by Katlyn Goeujon Mackness | Mar 20, 2014 | Humour, Stories | Satire
HUMOUR—As the sun was just shedding its morning rays on Victoria, second-year UVic student Pelty Grables arrived at her bus stop on McKenzie Avenue. A few other bus riders stood beside the covered structure, impatiently awaiting a bus that some doubted would ever...
by Katlyn Goeujon Mackness | Mar 13, 2014 | Business | Tech, Technology
“Cyber-Seniors” is an inventive initiative for social change, making a strong impact through a deceptively simple idea. The documentary film of the same name, which played during this year’s Victoria Film Festival, showcases how generation gaps may be bridged with the...
by Katlyn Goeujon Mackness | Mar 6, 2014 | A-List, Humour
January is now Blanduary Because nothing really happens. You tell yourself that you will be a good person after New Year’s and then slowly fizzle into being a schlub once again. February should really be called Lame-uary Literally the worst month: a whole lot of rain...
by Katlyn Goeujon Mackness | Feb 20, 2014 | News, Provincial
Since Sept. 2013, the B.C. government has been working to remodel the province’s liquor laws. The government released its final recommendations Jan. 31, which highlight things like allowing alcohol to be sold in grocery stores, removing the fences around beer gardens,...
by Katlyn Goeujon Mackness | Feb 7, 2014 | Op-eds, Opinions
Extraversion and introversion are words that are thrown around quite liberally these days. To the frustration of many, these terms are often misunderstood and can even have negative connotations. A common misperception is that extraverts are highly animated,...