by Alistair Ogden | Jan 11, 2017 | Humour, Stories | Satire
In a bold attempt to increase immigration from south of the 49th parallel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the federal government will be flying an advertising banner over Washington, D.C., during Donald Trump’s presi- dential inauguration on Jan. 20....
by Alistair Ogden | Dec 14, 2016 | Humour, Stories | Satire
President-elect Donald Trump is denying he is a toddler by pledging to cancel an order for a new Air Force One. In a tweet last week, Trump wrote that “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4...
by Alistair Ogden | Dec 14, 2016 | Campus, News
The UVic Senate wrapped up 2016 with a concise meeting on Dec. 2, covering a host of topics with rela- tively few major decisions but several important updates. UVIC FALLING IN UNIVERSITY RANKINGS Tony Eder, executive director of academic resource planning, gave a...
by Alistair Ogden | Dec 1, 2016 | Campus, News
The Department of Environmental Studies has drawn criticism from students after hosting a former research scientist for Agriculture Canada whose views on genetically modified crops have been met with heated opposition in the past. Dr. Thierry Vrain, a research...
by Alistair Ogden | Nov 17, 2016 | Features, Stories
The eight of us sat in a GMC VanDura Campwagon outside the Thrifty Foods on Quadra and Cook. It was dark—9:30 p.m. in early November. We were nervous and excited, unsure of what to do next. In the two front seats, Kaia Bryce and Michael Nyquist, the most experienced...