The Incredible Smokie Man

HUMOUR —There is a time of night when it is so late or I am so drunk that I must buy grease-infused food. I use the loonies and toonies that remain in my pocket after a night of gallivanting around town (read: trying to play glow-in-the-dark golf or rescue the goats...

Anatomy of the male underwear

I’ll be the first to admit that I was a late bloomer when it came to anything sexual. My parents and I never really did sit down to have “the talk,” as much as my mother attempted to. I would simply cover my ears and hum so I didn’t have to listen to any details of...
Museums can take us back to a personal past

Museums can take us back to a personal past

I’m not a lifetime resident of Victoria, but I’m close to it. I’m more like a lifetime tourist. Although I didn’t start living in this city until I attended UVic, I have known Victoria since I was four. I still have vivid memories of my first visit to this...

Intellectual musings on the walls

“What is your favourite part of UVic?” I have been asked this question countless times. While one answer has always popped into my head straight away, I have always been too afraid of being persecuted as an unappreciative student to say it. A university is supposed to...