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I tried a bamboo toothbrush in the pursuit of sustainable consumerism

I tried a bamboo toothbrush in the pursuit of sustainable consumerism

by Kaitlyn Kokoska | Jun 8, 2016 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

With a slew of sustainable products flooding our newsfeeds via crowdfunding campaign websites like Kickstarter, it’s difficult to tell what’s actually sustainable and what’s just trendy. I decided to try out one product called BamBrush, a biodegradable toothbrush made...
I tried a bamboo toothbrush in the pursuit of sustainable consumerism

Shakespeare comes back to life at City Hall

by Kaitlyn Kokoska | May 16, 2016 | Culture, Literature

According to historians, April 23 marks Shakespeare’s birthday and death day — and this year marks the 400th anniversary of both. To celebrate the poet and playwright, the City of Victoria put on Waking the Bard, hosted by Victoria’s poet laureate Yvonne Blomer as...
I tried a bamboo toothbrush in the pursuit of sustainable consumerism

UVic students start B.C.’s first blind soccer club

by Kaitlyn Kokoska | May 11, 2016 | Sports, Sports | Lifestyle

Some call it soccer, others call it football. No matter the name, soccer is played in over 200 countries and is the most watched sport in the world. At its most basic level, soccer only requires a ball and a single player to start—it’s one of the most accessible...

Community marches in solidarity with indigenous women

by Kaitlyn Kokoska | Mar 3, 2016 | Local, News

Remembrance and healing were at the forefront of the annual Stolen Sisters Memorial March for missing and murdered indigenous women, which took place on Feb. 14. The march of around 800 people began at Our Place Society on Pandora Ave., and proceeded to the...

Filmmaker inspires audiences at imagineNATIVE festival

by Kaitlyn Kokoska | Oct 22, 2015 | Culture, Film

On Oct. 17, the 16th annual imagineNATIVE film and media arts festival in Toronto featured former UVic student and local filmmaker Steven Davies. Davies is a documentary filmmaker and media artist who has worked with Coast Salish communities for a number of years....
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