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UVic grads spread Himalayan grace through Fazl Socks

by Ethan Barkley | Nov 30, 2016 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

Looking for a gift that’ll warm your heart and keep your feet cozy this hol- iday season? Fazl Socks challenges consumers to “wear the change you want to see in the world.” The North India-based, cause-driven business, launched in May of 2016 by two UVic alumni, works...
Free tuition is not the ideal solution to student woes

Free tuition is not the ideal solution to student woes

by Ethan Barkley | Nov 17, 2016 | Op-eds, Opinions

The #allnoutnov2 National Student Day of Action, a reactionary movement to ever-climbing tuition, sought foremost to push back against the notion that, as the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) puts it, further education is a “privilege and a personal benefit that...
Free tuition is not the ideal solution to student woes

Behind the lens of @hotdudesreadinginvictoria, Victoria’s problematic fave

by Ethan Barkley | Nov 3, 2016 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

Local men may want to rethink reading in public, at the risk of confirming Orwellian suspicions that someone has been watching them. @hotdudesreadinginvictoria (HDRV), an anonymous Instagram account, has taken to snapping candid shots of bookish men in coffee shops...
Free tuition is not the ideal solution to student woes

Campus invaders to be pruned with new management strategy

by Ethan Barkley | Oct 6, 2016 | Campus, News

A comprehensive Invasive Species Management Strategy is coming soon to UVic, with a draft of the adaptive management plan to be made available through the Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability in mid-October. Balancing a growing university with the value of...
Free tuition is not the ideal solution to student woes

Duke, Duchess of Cambridge considering UVic for children after recent visit

by Ethan Barkley | Oct 5, 2016 | Humour, Stories | Satire

It seems there’s more on the minds of William and Kate as they unpack from their weeklong Canadian tour than the oversized maple leaf hat they lugged back for the Queen. In an unexpected turn of events, the couple revealed they used the tour as more than just an...
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