by Anna James | Jan 30, 2018 | Campus, News
Homesickness. Depression. Missing one’s partner. A better program elsewhere. All are valid reasons to leave a university, but none are apparent through statistics alone. According to a study published by Maclean’s this month, UVic has a 65.9 per cent graduation rate....
by Anna James | Jan 25, 2018 | Culture
Are you curious about the sexual activities and attitudes of your fellow UVic students and staff? We certainly are. And why not? It’s 2018. Sex is the one of the most often thought about (and least discussed) topics on campus, so let’s not beat around the bush. Please...
by Anna James | Jan 25, 2018 | Campus, National, News
The stories behind the latest not-so-satisfying university statistic Homesickness. Depression. Missing one’s partner. A better program elsewhere. All are valid reasons to leave a university, but none are apparent through statistics alone. According to a study...
by Anna James | Jan 11, 2018 | Features, Stories
An Australian child’s exposure to baseball is limited. “Growing up I thought there were just two teams in the bigs; the Yankees and the Red Sox,” a Queensland-born minor leaguer once told me, “‘cause that’s all they showed on T.V.” Since age 11, I’ve been collecting...
by Anna James | Nov 30, 2017 | Op-eds, Opinions
The image of Kevin Spacey toting a blue yoga mat around a rehabilitation clinic angered many when it circulated online a few weeks ago. “Cause yoga practice stops pedophiles,” wrote one sarcastic internet commenter. The 58-year-old Spacey is reportedly attending a...