Uncommon Cents: RRSPs (and taxes)

by | Jan 31, 2013 | Business | Tech

From Jan 1. to April 30, we are in the financial season of the year, when two sets of financial matters hit us. So, in my next column, I’ll talk about taxes. In this one, I’ll discuss the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). “RRSP” may sound boring and, if you...

The trouble with UVic’s bursary application questions

by | Jan 31, 2013 | Opinions

When applying for the UVic general bursary this October, I was asked to respond to a question that made me feel uncomfortable. The question was, “Do you self-identify as a lesbian?” No further questions regarding my sexual identity were asked. My first thoughts when I...

How a wimpy film fan learned to love horror

by | Jan 31, 2013 | Culture

Martyrs (2008) is a French film that, on the surface, looks quite similar to Saw or  Hostel — a nightmare for someone like me who couldn’t sit through the first Final Destination. It has mental hospitals, torture and horrific monsters covered in scars. At its heart,...

Don’t you toss that cigarette butt

by | Jan 31, 2013 | Business | Tech

Collect cigarette butts, and you could be rewarded with a bit of cash while cleaning up the environment. TerraCycle, a global company with its Canadian headquarters in Toronto, accepts used cigarettes by mail for recycling and gives the sender money based on the...

‘Students! Submit your work now!’

by | Jan 24, 2013 | Culture

Madeline Sonik, a sessional instructor in UVic’s Writing Department, is set to reveal her insider view on the world of publishing on Jan. 29.  Sonik has been published extensively and has won the 2012 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and other awards. Sonik writes...