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How to run a marathon, even if you’re irreversibly lazy

How to run a marathon, even if you’re irreversibly lazy

by Evie Ockelford | Jun 25, 2019 | Sports, Sports | Lifestyle

A beginner’s guide to getting off the couch and across the finish line Stock image via Pixabay Last October, I dragged myself over the finish line of the Goodlife Fitness Victoria marathon. My time wasn’t impressive, but I had an excuse to eat absurd amounts of...
The trials and tribulations of returning to my small hometown for the summer

The trials and tribulations of returning to my small hometown for the summer

by Evie Ockelford | Apr 8, 2019 | Op-eds, Opinions

Just a small town girl Photo accessed via Wikimedia Commons. In the summer of 2014, I moved from a small village in the U.K. to Nanaimo, B.C. You may have heard of Nanaimo; we have a very entertaining unsolved crime bulletin board, with headlines like, “suspect steals...
I started vaping ironically and now I can’t stop

I started vaping ironically and now I can’t stop

by Evie Ockelford | Mar 27, 2019 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

Beware the fad! Photo by StockSnap accessed via Pixabay. Fads are always coming and going: fidget spinners, clout goggles and yodelling in Walmart to bother their innocent employees have been notable in the past few years. Us kids like to embrace these fads...
UVic’s engineering program is a recipe for burnout

UVic’s engineering program is a recipe for burnout

by Evie Ockelford | Mar 18, 2019 | Op-eds, Opinions

If you are reading this, there’s a good chance you have someone in your life who suffers from what I like to call “engineering studentitis.” Those who suffer from this condition have selective super-hearing that only functions when someone nearby is talking about...

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