by Nicolas Ihmels | Jul 31, 2025 | Humour
Use these at your own risk next time you’re late In my last year as a student at UVic, I’ve noticed people are always showing up late to class. To be fair, most of them have pretty good excuses. “My bus was late” or “my bicycle had a flat tire” are pretty common, and...
by Nicolas Ihmels | Jun 26, 2025 | Lifestyle, UVic 101
A guide for incoming students When we were young, having friends didn’t mean a whole lot. Those were people you played tag with, but as we get older, those connections come to mean a lot more. They become more than just our friends; they become the foundations...
by Nicolas Ihmels | May 29, 2025 | UVic 101
A guide to on-campus mental health resources for Mental Health Awareness Month University can be a stressful time for many — even during the summer semester, when many students are taking a break from classes. May is Mental Health Awareness Month in Canada, so the...
by Nicolas Ihmels | Mar 6, 2025 | Culture, Film, Music
The music films across genres that made waves in this year’s lineup Last month, the thirty-first annual Victoria Film Festival (VFF) came to town. The festival showed more than 90 films across genres in the span of just over a week. Eleven standout films this year...
by Nicolas Ihmels | Dec 12, 2024 | Humour
What makes a terrible Christmas gift, from experience What makes a great Christmas gift? In my opinion, it’s an item of significance that is purchased or made to make the recipient’s life better in some way. A good example of this is giving your dad a phone case, so...