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Ka-ching! Ka-ching! Hear those graduation bells ring!

Ka-ching! Ka-ching! Hear those graduation bells ring!

by Devon Bidal | Apr 1, 2019 | Humour, Spoof

Graduation is the perfect opportunity to donate money to UVic Ah, April. Springtime for most, hell for university students. And it’s worse for those about to graduate; it’s a time of exam stress, job hunting, and an endless stream of ‘What are you going to do after...
Sex and the (Univer)City | Meet drag queen Anida Tythole

Sex and the (Univer)City | Meet drag queen Anida Tythole

by Devon Bidal | Mar 30, 2019 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

A philanthropist drag queen and a ‘drag bitch’ walk into a bar, and other classic fairy tales Carrie Bradshaw may have claimed New York as her turf, but did you know we have our very own sex columnist right here at UVic? Once upon a time, there was a beautiful queen...
Mar. 25 UVSS Tweetcap: Ratification of election results, confusion on VIPIRG

Mar. 25 UVSS Tweetcap: Ratification of election results, confusion on VIPIRG

by Devon Bidal | Mar 30, 2019 | Campus, News

File photo by Belle White, Photo Editor. Mar. 25 was a beautiful day and the sun was still covering campus in a warm glow by the time the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) meeting rolled around at 6 p.m. Board members made quick work of the...
Sex and the (Univer)City | Meet drag queen Anida Tythole

Sex and the (Univer)City | The more the merrier

by Devon Bidal | Mar 14, 2019 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

‘The more the merrier’ is a fairly common saying. It’s a response that works for “Can I bring a friend to the party?”, “Should we get another dog even though we already have 17?”, and apparently, “Should I make my students read another 40-page paper the day before the...
Union or bust: BuzzFeed Canada joins U.S. in unionizing

Union or bust: BuzzFeed Canada joins U.S. in unionizing

by Devon Bidal | Mar 12, 2019 | Op-eds, Opinions

If you follow any BuzzFeed employees on Twitter, your feed was likely flooded with Tweets about people being laid off around the end of January. The company let go of 15 per cent of its American staff. They even did away with an entire section — the national news...
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