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Generation gap: Pondering the intricacies of Pixar’s Inside Out

August 5, 2015August 10, 2015
Stephen Ross
Kathleen Ross is an eleven-year-old girl, just like Inside Out’s protagonist, Riley. Stephen is a grouchy professor who kind of hates everything just as a default. The two sat down...

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A blockade in solidarity with Mi'kmaw fishers took A blockade in solidarity with Mi'kmaw fishers took place last Friday and closed a section of the Patricia Bay Highway for an hour. The crowd of over 100 gathered to hear Indigenous elders voice their shared frustration with the ongoing inaction by the federal DFO and RCMP. A Mi'kmaw fishery continues to be terrorized by non-Mi'kmaw commercial fishers in Nova Scotia. Read more at the link in our bio.
Our latest cover art by @siemingly! 👏 Pick up a Our latest cover art by @siemingly! 👏 Pick up a copy of our latest issue at one of our box locations on campus and throughout Victoria — there's lots of copies available right now in the SUB (we just checked).
This is midterm season, and it's widely known that This is midterm season, and it's widely known that students struggle with their mental health during this time. Our team talked about the places we like to go to get away from our desks and clear our minds — here's some of our suggestions: -Lochside trail -Tofino (bit far but v relaxing) -East Sooke Park -Christmas Hill -little beaches and secret spots by Cadboro Bay/Arbutus Cove Take care of yourself, folks, and best of luck navigating this weird semester. 📸: A few weeks ago, some of our staff went on a socially distanced hike up PKOLS (Mount Doug).
While COVID-19 takes the spotlight across Canada, While COVID-19 takes the spotlight across Canada, B.C.’s other public health crisis continues to take lives. At a rally outside the Ministry of Health on Sept. 25, @momsstoptheharm  pressed for decriminalization amid cars honking their support.  “We can’t incarcerate ourselves out of this crisis,” say Jennifer Howard, an advocate with MSTH who lost her son Robby in 2016 to a fentanyl overdose. Read more at the link in our bio.
One from the archives 🤓 Martlet pages circa 197 One from the archives 🤓 Martlet pages circa 1973, featuring a religious pink Cadillac.
Divine Mercy Ezeaku’s photography project, Mag Divine Mercy Ezeaku’s photography project, Magnificent Shades of Ebony was created for a class in the spring of 2020 by Ezeaku “to convey the beauty of Black people feeling comfortable in their skin.” Inspired by her personal experiences in Canada and Nigeria, Ezeaku uses photography to connect with people that have similar stories and depict the positive way she wants Black people to view themselves. Read @voyageusedutemps full interview with Ezeaku at the link in our bio.
Premier John Horgan has called a snap election for Premier John Horgan has called a snap election for Oct. 24. If you are a new to voting in B.C., recently moved, or just turned 18, you'll need to update your voter registration by tomorrow night on the Elections BC website. You can still register when you go to vote, it just makes the process quicker if you register online in advance. Check out the link in our bio for the full story, where writer and self-proclaimed B.C. Poli geek @lazenbyalec answers all your election-related questions.
About 30 minutes northeast of Port Renfrew, near F About 30 minutes northeast of Port Renfrew, near Fairy Lake on Pacheedaht territory, sit several camps blocking unfinished logging roads. This is the Fairy Creek blockade: a non-violent civil disobedience action seeking a moratorium on the logging of old-growth forests in B.C., a transition to the logging of second-growth trees, and collaboration between logging companies and Indigenous nations on resource projects. Read more at the link in our bio.
tfw you see your name in print 🥺 Senior Staff W tfw you see your name in print 🥺 Senior Staff Writer MJ Lo has the right idea for this weekend — staying inside, sipping on a coffee, and reading our latest issue. Pick up your copy on campus and around Victoria!! ✌️

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