Divest UVic: It’s time to break up with fossil fuels February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Anna Dodd and Mike Graeme After a year of silence, Divest UVic is back. We checked in with what they have planned for the coming year, the history of divestment at UVic, and the strategic...
All Vans on deck: Skater fashion from the ’90s to 2019 January 24, 2019 Devon Bidal and Mike Graeme In its early days, skateboarding was the sport of outcasts. If skaters weren’t ripping up the empty pool in your backyard, they were probably already in the backseat of a...
UVic English prof purchases pre-written essay January 12, 2019January 15, 2019 Anna Dodd We’ve all been there. You looked at the assignment months ago and you thought about your topic, but somehow it’s the night before it’s due and you’re in a total...
Victoria’s very own child prodigy December 13, 2018 Josh Kozelj Meet nine-year-old Jose Rodriguez who's already completed pre-calculus 11 and is probably smarter than you Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez sprints through the plexiglass doors into the dimly lit Esquimalt Recreation Centre’s...
We need more than just a hashtag November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Natasha Simpson On Oct. 15, 2017, a tweet changed the world. “If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote “Me too” as a status, we might give people a...
The evolution of the moving picture show November 16, 2018 Devon Bidal Local theatres anticipate the next act as streaming shifts movie-watching culture Here lies the independent cinema: The Roxy Classic Theatre — opened as The Fox on February 1, 1949 — closed...
Power imbalances a world away from home November 1, 2018November 4, 2018 Emily Fagan UVic international graduate students speak on unethical treatment from supervisors and a lack of support from the university Uncomfortable power dynamics, manipulation, and a lack of support: for many international graduate...
Cannabusiness in YYJ October 18, 2018October 26, 2018 Josh Kozelj “Gonna have to get used to that,” my sister whispered to me. Sitting on a bench on the outskirts of the University of Toronto campus, over 4 000 kilometres from...
Fort on Fire October 4, 2018 Blaine Willick In August 2018, the Shovel Lake fire threatened my hometown of Fort St. James, B.C. My town always felt removed from the province; it’s a small northern community that often...
Falling through the cracks September 20, 2018 Emily Fagan Over the past year, some students feel the implementation of UVic's Sexualized Violence Policy has left them without confidentiality, support, and protection Three weeks into her first year at UVic, Alex*...
