by Arianna Cheveldave | Oct 29, 2015 | Campus, News
In May 2016, Helga Thorson, Chair of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, will run this year’s I-witness Field School: one week of intensive study of the Holocaust, followed by three weeks of travel through Central Europe visiting Holocaust sites. Before the...
by Arianna Cheveldave | Oct 22, 2015 | Humour, Stories | Satire
If the Conservatives had gotten their way on Oct. 19, the RCMP would be answering your grandma’s calls about her neighbour’s rap music right now via the barbaric cultural practices tip line. As much as I hate the idea of the government asking us to spy on each other,...
by Arianna Cheveldave | Oct 13, 2015 | Culture, Music
After a sojourn in Toronto, Rachel Capon is returning to her roots at the University of Victoria’s School of Music. After graduating from UVic with a B. Mus in 2007, Capon has gone on to play cello with such masters as Yo-Yo Ma, Mike Block, and Natalie Haas. She’s...
by Arianna Cheveldave | Oct 8, 2015 | Campus, News
Federal candidates were largely agreeable at the Science and Technology Debate in the Bob Wright Centre on Sept. 23, where represen-tatives from three of the four main political parties answered questions regarding the future of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,...