by Kier Robins | Oct 16, 2014 | Features, Stories
I have a confession to make: I wasn’t one of Brian Hendricks’ better students. I didn’t film the outside of his house in the dead of night and drop the film in the mailbox to get an A. In fact, I used to heckle him, and honestly, he gave as good as he got. I was that...
by Kier Robins | Oct 2, 2014 | Culture, Music
On Thursday nights at Felicita’s, you can either find your own voice or enjoy a dose of schadenfreude when karaoke takes over the UVSS pub after 9 p.m. While enjoying a plate of decent wings and a discount bottle of domestic, it is a toss up whether a Journey cover...
by Kier Robins | Sep 25, 2014 | Op-eds, Opinions
On Thursday, September 18, 84 per cent of 31 000 B.C. teachers voted in favour of accepting Tuesday’s tentative deal between the feuding B.C. Teacher’s Federation (BCTF) and the Government Bargaining unit (BCPSEA). Most importantly for students and families, kids will...
by Kier Robins | Sep 12, 2014 | Culture, Food | Drink
As the 15x dropped me a very short walk around Country Grocer, the smell of mesquite smoke and grilled pork began to dominate the air around Bullen Park in Esquimalt. For any size donation, one can enjoy the competition as five great ribbers vie for the public’s votes...
by Kier Robins | Sep 11, 2014 | Campus, Local, News
After three months of construction, UVic opened its new 10-bay bus loop on Sept. 4 in the presence of local and provincial government representatives, as well as members of the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC). UVSS Chairperson Kayleigh Erickson MCed the...