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By the distraction of a shirt: Many missed the power of a scientific accomplishment

The Rosetta space mission harnessed the gravity of Mars and sent something the size and shape of a washing machine a cumulative distance of over 6.4 billion kilometres. However, the…

Roommate confessions

Anonymous confessions by anonoymous roommates.

Animal rights protestors make Pig BBQ Joint their target: Locals rally back with support

On Saturday Nov. 22, protesters associated with the animal rights activist organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) staged a demonstration inside and outside of Pig BBQ Joint in downtown Victoria. They…

A better way to handle uncomfortable topics

The controversial on-campus debate that took place on Nov. 14, “Abortion: Human Right, or Human Rights Violation?”, reminded me of the day I joined the Occupy Boston Movement. I was…

Roommate confessions

The shit-spiral that is roommate relationships Roommates, much like intimate relationships, can bring out the best and worst in us. Things usually start out great, honeymoonin’ and cooking dinner for…

Ebola quarantines are antiquated

In the U.S., blanket quarantines like those currently in place in four states to control the spread of Ebola have not been used since the influenza pandemic of 1918. In…

Religious freedom no excuse for oppression

On Oct. 31, the Law Society of British Columbia overturned the initial decision to recognize graduates of Trinity Western University (TWU) in the province because of a discriminatory “community covenant”…

HK protesters still have reasons to fight

Hong Kong is undeniably a part of China, but does that mean it has no chance for democracy?

Stop! I hear a cacophony!

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