Opinions
Grading the subjective
This specificity “guides students [through] an assignment which is quite different,” Clarke said, while still providing opportunities for creativity and innovation. The level of detail in the Company Report Card…
Reflections of a ‘senior’ student
I’ll always cherish the friends I made a decade ago in Victoria and elsewhere, but what excites me now is returning to campus and making new connections with students and…
Is Victoria really a ‘student city?’
Bergen has many advantages for students, ranging from affordable housing to safer nightlife. Sammen, Norway’s student welfare organization, offers a double dormitory for just 3553 NOK (about $489 CAD) per…
BC Ferries high fares are leaving students stranded
Ferry travel may be priced like a luxury, but for many students, it’s a necessity.
Fear of the unhoused should elicit our disdain, not agreement
Canada is facing a major housing crisis, so why do we look down on those who fall between the cracks? Sit down on a BC Transit shuttle, take your headphones…
The summer heat crisis in Petch needs an urgent solution
The room where I grow my cells has no air conditioning, so during heat waves — which are happening more and more frequently in Victoria, and across the country —…
Your face belongs to you, and Canadian law should say so
Denmark’s Culture Minister, Jakob Engel-Schmidt told the Guardian, “Human beings can be run through the digital copy machine and be misused for all sorts of purposes, and I’m not willing…
