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Graduating into a pandemic: Amid a time of helplessness students are also hopeful

Graduating into a pandemic: Amid a time of helplessness students are also hopeful

by Alexandra Mehl | Mar 12, 2021 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

This past year has shifted the student experience of university Photo by Deb Bertrand. Many of us began our university degrees sitting in a classroom filled with new faces. We scrambled to get to class, pulled all-nighters to cram for exams, and spent a great deal of...
Plastics and personal protective equipment: Where does PPE go to die when it’s done saving our lives?

Plastics and personal protective equipment: Where does PPE go to die when it’s done saving our lives?

by Alexandra Mehl | Feb 25, 2021 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

Advice for countering the increase in plastic waste during the pandemic  Photo by Matt Miller, a documentation of PPE in his neighbourhood While personal protective eqipment (PPE) such as masks and gloves serve to protect public health, their increased demand and...
Five places to connect to nature in Victoria

Five places to connect to nature in Victoria

by Alexandra Mehl | Feb 25, 2021 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

Hikes and walks for UVic students Photo by Alexandra Mehl. With a transition to online classes, students are spending most of their days at home. With the compounding stress students face, turning to nature may be a way to find a few moments to connect to...
Birth Control is empowering, here’s what you need to know about your contraception options

Birth Control is empowering, here’s what you need to know about your contraception options

by Alexandra Mehl | Feb 11, 2021 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

Comfort, care, communication are key for sexual health Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish. From cramming for the next midterm to maintaining relationships, a university students’ to-do list is ever-growing. That little checkmark scribbled next to each item feels victorious....
Community members getting down to the roots of self care through gardening

Community members getting down to the roots of self care through gardening

by Alexandra Mehl | Apr 23, 2020 | Local, News

Earth care, community care, and self care during COVID-19 Photo by Sadie Gibbs As people transition away from their fast-paced lives in offices, classrooms, and studios, a silence falls over concrete jungles across the planet. Sadie Gibbs, a student at the University...
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