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.
Sex and the (Univer)City | Snakes on a plane April 9, 2019April 7, 2019 Devon Bidal On Monday, Star Vancouver reporter Joanna Chiu tweeted that while she was on a flight to Toronto, she witnessed an older man hitting on a teenaged girl who was seated
The Hippocrates tree April 3, 2019March 24, 2019 Devon Bidal The University of Victoria campus is full of beautiful plants — a sight to behold in every season. Hippocrates, an ancient physician, supposedly taught lectures under a big Oriental Plane
Sex and the (Univer)City | Meet drag queen Anida Tythole March 30, 2019April 3, 2019 Devon Bidal In a faraway land called Abbotsford, B.C., there lives a man named Shane Stark. He is an Educational Assistant at a local high school where he works with special needs
I started vaping ironically and now I can’t stop March 27, 2019March 24, 2019 Evie Ockelford After occasionally using my roommate's vape outside at house parties, I eventually bought one of my own. Fast forward to five months later and I am frantically hiding my hefty
Fad marriage needs to stop February 18, 2019March 17, 2019 Adam Marsh Loving someone in 2019 is hands down the most courageous thing you could possibly do. In a culture where marriage is often treated as a sport, people who institutionalize their...
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...
Why Victorians aren’t allowed to feel cold or Canadian in winter January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Carina Pogoler Winter’s always colder on the other side “Canada? Wow! It’s cold up there!” This is often the reaction I get when someone learns that I’m Canadian. Many people that I’ve met...
The secret confessions and crushes of UVic Confessions and Crushes November 16, 2018November 18, 2018 Emily Fagan Looking back on a year of love, loss, and loaves of milk There are four students at UVic privy to every secret, odd thought, and drunken mishap that members of the...
How to handle silverfish this summer June 18, 2018June 15, 2018 Devon Bidal If you live in Victoria (or in any damp city), you’ve probably seen those nasty little bugs that inhabit our bathrooms, kitchens, and closets. They’re silver with long antennae and...
