Brewmasters and bomber bottles

Brewmasters and bomber bottles

Craft breweries are bursting onto the scene in B.C. Micro-brewers have begun using high-quality and unconventional ingredients to spearhead a revolution against the bland, mass-produced Lucky Lagers and Molson Canadians that dominated liquor store shelves prior to the...

Cat Empire and De La Soul to play Phillips Backyard Weekender

Phillips Brewery will be quenching Victoria’s thirst for a live music concert series July 19–20 with Australian jazz/ska band The Cat Empire and hip hop legends De La Soul. The Phillips back yard, usually known as the brewery’s parking lot, pairs its local craft beer...

Weaver brings scientific approach to politics

B.C.’s first-ever Green MLA may be on political leave from his position as a UVic professor, but Andrew Weaver doesn’t plan on leaving scientific research at the university. Instead, he hopes to bring an evidence-based approach to legislature and provincial...
Time to talk textbook buy-backs

Time to talk textbook buy-backs

The end of term is approaching, and soon the relief of finishing exams will again be shattered by one further disappointment: bookstore buy-backs. Students often pay upwards of $500 at the beginning of each semester for textbooks and are lucky to receive half that if...