by Astra Lund-Phillips | Jun 16, 2020 | Culture
For Victoria’s LGBTQ2+ Community, Pride comes with a sense of loss for in-person gatherings and hope for online connection this year Illustration by Anna Dodd. June is Pride Month, and marks the beginning of events focused on LGBTQ2+ celebration, gathering, and...
by Astra Lund-Phillips | May 22, 2020 | Opinions
Anonymous marking systems could prove beneficial for UVic Graphic by Darian Lee Often when coming back from a study abroad semester, students come home with stories of international adventures, nights out, and friends made. After spending a semester at the University...
by Astra Lund-Phillips | Mar 25, 2020 | Op-eds, Opinions
UVSS Candidates’ focus on Social Science students leads to greater disengagement A typical wall in the David Turpin Building during the 2020 UVSS election. Photo by Astra Lund-Phillips At the start of this month, you participated in the democratic institution...
by Astra Lund-Phillips | May 16, 2019 | Features, Graphic, Stories
How milk became the beverage of choice, and why young British Columbians are now moo-ving away from it Graphic by Nat Inez. Design Director Sitting in a Victoria café, Jordan Reichert, a local animal rights activist, speaks of growing up like many of us did: with the...
by Astra Lund-Phillips | Feb 20, 2018 | Culture, Events
Not a Moment, a Movement One month ago, a wave of pink hats and hand-painted signs washed over the world on as the Women’s March celebrated its second year. Last year, the Women’s March was a response to President Trump’s divisive political campaign and apparent...