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Editor’s note: This article was originally published on the My UVic Life student blog on Feb. 4, 2015. The First Peoples House is a beautiful space that holds a heart-warming…Anonymity comes at the expense of reasonable discourse
We need to talk about anonymity. Earlier this year, I downloaded Yik Yak to keep an eye on what students at UVic were talking about (newspaper editors need to stay…Answering the TRC’s Calls to Action
Last year, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its Calls to Action to redress the legacy of Indian Residential Schools. The 11th Call to Action asks the federal…Lonely at the top: Kanye’s PR problems
This story was originally published in The Strand, Victoria University’s student paper, on Feb. 23. TORONTO — With the drawn-out release of his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo , Kanye West…Pink Shirt Day uses buzzwords, propaganda, and corporate sponsorship to create false positivity
This story was originally published in The Other Press, Douglas College’s student newspaper, on Feb. 24. NEW WESTMINSTER — On Feb. 24, many people across B.C. will participate in Pink Shirt Day,…I wish Coldplay would just go away
Having tuned in to the Super Bowl more at my father’s whim than by any choice of my own, I was greeted with a technicolour display of nauseating exuberance led…Beyoncé bowls over white expectations
So, the Super Bowl happened. There were a couple gangs of men running into each other and falling down, while some other dudes whistled and waved hankies, but more importantly:…To the UVSS nominees . . .
It’s that time of year again: current student executives weigh their options, considering recommitting to jobs they may have learned to do; the optimistic, the power hungry, and occasionally the…Our Digital Print Issue
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