by Alistair Ogden | Jan 26, 2017 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
Podcasts are a strange medium. In 2015, the Pew Research Center reported that 36 per cent of Americans had listened to a pod- cast, but half the population of the same country hadn’t even heard of the term ‘podcasting.’ Some pod- casts, such as WTF with Marc Maron,...
by Alistair Ogden | Jan 26, 2017 | Humour, Spoof
Ingredients: 1 chicken breast 1 package of noodles, owner unknown (but it’s probably your roommate’s) 2 cups of water 1 cup of vegetable broth (definitely stolen from your roommate) 1 carrot 1 head of broccoli (it’s been in the fridge for a few weeks, but it’s fine....
by Alistair Ogden | Jan 26, 2017 | Campus, News
With the pungent political stew south of the border still bubbling away at high heat, it can be easy to forget that British Columbia’s provincial election is sitting on the back burner, waiting to be served up on May 9, 2017. But at an open house on Thursday, Jan. 19,...
by Alistair Ogden | Jan 12, 2017 | Local, News
Historically, B.C. Transit busses have behaved like bad sexual partners, either coming too early or not com- ing at all. But in 2017, Victoria’s much beleaguered bus riders are in for a New Year’s upgrade. On Dec. 20 of last month, the Transit app released a new...
by Alistair Ogden | Jan 11, 2017 | Sports, Sports | Lifestyle
After winning bronze and silver medals in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 (respectively) in the 1500 metre freestyle, UVic’s most famous Olympic swimmer set his sights on gold in Rio, but came up short in sixth place. In an exclusive interview with the Martlet, conducted...