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January 21, 2010

News

Bikers get space to repair rides
Jan. 20, 2010

UVic is getting ready to roll out its long awaited Bike Kitchen, attempting to make biking a more attractive option for staff and students travelling to campus — ...

Attending CFS-BC AGM an eye-opening experience
Jan. 20, 2010

What do you get when you bring together members from every B.C. school that’s a member of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)? A lot of discussion, as I ...

Series to explore tough questions
Jan. 20, 2010

Several diverse faiths will come together over the next month to debate where religion fits into some of the most contentious issues in our society. The Interfaith ...

Sports

Yeboah, Vikes easily sweep weekend double-header
Jan. 20, 2010

The Vikes women’s basketball team got down to business early on the night of Saturday, Jan. 16, coasting to a 70-50 victory over the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack. The ...

Living

Superstitions prompt questions in foreign lands
Jan. 20, 2010

When I was a child, my questions were always considered cute. As an adult, they’re thought of as just plain weird. “What would you wish for if you were given ...

Food and mood closely linked
Jan. 20, 2010

With many drab days in the forecast, it turns out students can help beat back the second semester blues with one simple move: altering their diets. “Our bodies are ...

Three ways to paradise
Jan. 20, 2010

This is a famous family recipe. My mom calls them three-way oatmeal cookies, because the recipe includes three main poisons to pick from: raisins, chocolate or half ...

Feral animal infestations an international trend
Jan. 20, 2010

After almost 30 years of unchecked rabbit breeding, UVic’s rabbit vasectomy program is now in full swing. Although removing the bunnies’ genitals may seem cruel, ...

Weighty hero brings hope
Jan. 20, 2010

The wrapping paper is recycled and the mistletoe stowed away for another year. Now, second-semester classes are in full-swing, so the resolutions made to save money and ...

Students resurrect Indonesian play
Jan. 20, 2010

What: “Geez” by Putu Wijaya Where: Metro Studio When: Jan. 21, 22, 23 How much: $10 for students Chances are, most Victoria audiences haven’t heard of ...

Poets pay tribute to lost Page
Jan. 20, 2010

The Black Stilt Coffee House was packed full as patrons listened to local poets pay tribute to recently deceased poet P.K. Page, who died on Jan. 14.  Among the ...

Sirens serenade Solstice
Jan. 20, 2010

The sweet sounds of Victoria’s newest bluegrass trio filled a crowded Solstice Café on Friday, Jan. 15. The Sirens, in only their second live show, packed the narrow ...

A Little More Human
Jan. 20, 2010

Barbara Stewart was hours outside of Grande Prairie, Alta., driving in the middle of the night. She watched her knuckles, clenched on the steering wheel, as her high ...

Not all advocacy created equal
Jan. 20, 2010

The opinions article, “Advocate equal funding,” printed Jan. 14, asserts that it is time to look at advocacy funding — that all the groups should get the same amount, ...

Civics

Ignatieff probed by UVic student body
Jan. 20, 2010

There was standing room only in the Michelle Pujol Room on Jan. 15, as Michael Ignatieff, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, fielded a series of increasingly ...

Bake sale donations go to Haitian survivors
Jan. 20, 2010

UVic staff and students were quick to open their wallets in the wake of a massive earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12. A day after the quake, the UVic Global ...

Opinions

Don’t let COP 15 turn you blue
Jan. 20, 2010

I initially found the outcome of the COP 15 Summit in Copenhagen last December discouraging. After streaming the news on the final day of the conference, I got up and ...

Iggy bestows his wisdom
Jan. 20, 2010

Liberal Party Leader Michael Ignatieff visited UVic on Jan. 15 to encourage “young citizens” to check off a name — any name — on the next election ballot. But did ...

Twenty years is a lot of D’oh!
Jan. 20, 2010

I am 20 years old, and at an age when I am not supposed to feel old. But Bart Simpson turning 20 gives me the urge to put a baseball cap on backwards and ...


 

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