Op-eds

Aggression and the illusion of power

If a person bugs you, ignore him, and he’ll stop. This was the standard advice that adults gave me as a child. I suppose it was comfortable to them because…

The empiricist: Government suppression of science hinders students

I’m told it’s advisable to tell you who I am and why you should listen to my ideas. I personally would rather not do that, for the simple reason that…

Controversies remain a part of Frosh

Frosh weeks take place at nearly every university, and most people are familiar with the usual pub-crawls, keggers, and hijinks that students get up to at this time. People understand…

Quebec Charter of Values must be the last nail in the coffin of separatism

History is full of stories of people who fought for democracy and sacrificed their lives to have liberty in different parts of the world. Freedom fighters, libertarians, socialists, communists, republicans,…

Is Stephen Harper in charge of the University of Victoria?

Dear community, students, faculty, staff and administration, do you know who’s in charge of the University of Victoria? If you visit the university’s website, you’ll read that “the Board of…

The Lens by Klara Woldenga: September 19, 2013

Slack a little, gain a lot

Courses are like crackers. They just cost more. Make sense? No?! Oh . . . I figured that was self-explanatory. Well then, let me expand. According to Wikipedia, the saltine cracker challenge…

Why disorient yourself?

$10.25, $505.80, $500 or more. With numbers like these to balance, it is no wonder most students avoid accounting. And yet, these are the numbers students will be thinking of…

The national student loan lack-of-service centre

  Everyone with a student loan has a horror story to tell about dealing with the National Student Loan Service Centre (NSLSC) or as I like to call it, the…