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‘It was no longer something on the horizon that was coming to get us. It was in our live reality. That almost made me feel validated in some sick way’

I worked at a concession stand at the beach in a little hut. I think there was just one big fan in the whole little hut for us to be…

‘We’re on fire. And people catch fire from your fire’

My first experience of the degradation of man towards nature was as a tree planter back circa 1980 to 85. At times, it would feel like I was being sucked…

‘Nature is powerful and it doesn’t care if there’s a town there’

This was 2021, the year after COVID. Things were starting to open up again and I planned a trip with my friend Amelia from high school to stay at her…

‘It was like walking into a sauna’

It's an old building with really, really old windows, and they don't close properly. So in the winter, there's a draft. In the summer, there's hot air coming in through…

UVic’s sexualized violence response policy is failing survivors

UVic’s SVPR is undergoing a review, three years after the last one, and students are stepping forward to reveal how the current system has failed them. Their stories highlight crucial…

Meet highly recruited cross country runner Ian McAllister

McAllister is the reigning two-time Ontario High School Cross Country Champion — only the twelfth runner since 1957 to win the senior men’s event back-to-back, at what’s widely considered one…

Howie Richardson’s pioneering climbing career was his tether to community

Howie Richardson’s pioneering climbing career was his tether to community. Now, the thriving Victoria climbing scene offers a similar promise.

‘We have all the tracks. It just needs to be fixed’

Advocates say Vancouver Island’s dormant rail line could be better serving our communities — and students.

The truth behind course evaluation surveys at Canadian universities

Course Evaluation Surveys, across the board, open the door to biases, cyberbullying, and systemic discrimination.