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Little Big House to be a base for environmentalist, anti-colonialist movement

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019
Natasha Simpson
The tiny house will be the centre of operations for the Matriarch Camp –– a grassroots organization that campaigns against unsustainable forestry and fish farming –– and will also facilitate

Five ways to avoid the freshmen 15

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019
Natasha Simpson
Trying to maintain a fitness routine can be daunting once classes begin. Here’s five easy ways to ensure you stay on top of your health this semester.

Canada lacks clout

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019
Natasha Simpson
Nearly four years, many unmet expectations, one ethics scandal, and a pipeline saga later, many Canadians are well aware of their prime minister’s notable flaws. However, in an episode of

“My heart aches:” UVic community gathers to grieve lives lost in Friday bus crash

September 18, 2019October 4, 2019
Natasha Simpson
University staff and students gathered on Sep. 17 to grieve and support one another after a bus crash killed two first year students in the third incident on road to

Dear lawmakers: keep your legislation away from my uterus

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019
Natasha Simpson
Abortion was decriminalized in 1969. No law reflecting the Supreme Court's R. v Morgentaler decision ever passed through parliament, so no laws govern abortion in Canada. This is precisely the

The blue bin charade: what really happens to Canadian recycling

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019
Natasha Simpson
Since Canada’s first implementation of curbside recycling programs in the 1980s, Canadians have dutifully filled our blue bins believing we’re doing a good thing for the planet. However, much of

Eco-friendly ways to declutter your space

May 20, 2019June 13, 2019
Natasha Simpson
SM: In 2019, spring cleaning shouldn’t involve your garbage can. Here’s how to declutter your living space in a way that benefits you, your community, and the planet.

Why Brunei’s implementation of sharia law is already forgotten

April 25, 2019April 20, 2019
Natasha Simpson
On April 3, the country of Brunei put into practice the final laws of a sharia, law-based penal code. Sex between men, anal sex, extramarital sex, and abortion now are

Blood and bruises: inclusive classrooms gone wrong

April 23, 2019May 17, 2019
Natasha Simpson
B.C. teachers and students are increasingly at risk of attack in a system that cannot support traumatized and violent children in regular classrooms, and the University of Victoria falls woefully

Holodomor bus teaches students about the Ukrainian genocide

April 22, 2019April 29, 2019
Natasha Simpson
The bus is impossible to miss. It’s massive, painted with orange wheat fields, blue sky, and “HOLODOMOR — THE UKRAINIAN GENOCIDE” in white capital letters. A sight that causes drivers
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