by Kate Korte | Feb 5, 2020 | Humour, Stories | Satire
Meme by Darian Lee, Photo by Joshua Ngenda After seven long years of hearing the cries for divestment from fossil fuels from students and faculty and many hours of crunching numbers over lunch in the University Club, the UVic Board of Governors finally settled on an...
by Kate Korte | Jan 30, 2020 | Campus, Local, News
Event promises to entertain “controversial” ideas The David Strong Building at UVic. File Photo by Belle White Victoria’s Mayor Lisa Helps will be speaking at an event on Jan. 31 on campus, hosted by UVic’s Free Speech Club. The event will take place at 4:30 p.m. in...
by Kate Korte | Jan 28, 2020 | Campus, Environmental, News
45 per cent emissions reduction target for 2030 falls short of any divestment Jamie Cassels leads the Board of Governors into the meeting through a crowd of protesters. Photo by Joshua Ngenda, Photo EditorProtesters temporarily blocked Ring Road while waiting for the...
by Kate Korte | Jan 27, 2020 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
The case for quitting caffeine Six months ago, I quit coffee in an effort to ease my anxiety. Somehow, I’m still functioning as a recovering caffeine addict and a low-key workaholic. Last year, when I was taking four classes and working part-time, I became...
by Kate Korte | Jan 23, 2020 | Local, News
“Every time I [see] ‘breaking news,’ I am afraid that there is going to be a war” Graphic by Darian Lee, Design Director Over the course of a few days, the world’s attention has turned to two countries in the Middle East — Iran and Iraq. Although the fear of an...