Sports | Lifestyle

Piva in profile

Second-year women’s field hockey goalkeeper Larissa Piva joined the UVic varsity team with extensive experience in competitive sports. In high school, Piva was the goalkeeper for her school’s provincial bronze…

Vikes fall to national champ Pandas

  It was a disappointing evening for the UVic women’s rugby team, as they started their two-game home stand with a 34-5 loss against the defending CIS Champions, the University…

Royals assent

Team aspires to build on last season’s winning ways

Days of Thunder means busy weekend for Vikes athletics

One month into the academic calendar, the Vikes’ athletic schedule is beginning to heat up. This upcoming weekend’s slate of games includes home games in soccer, basketball, rugby and field…

Chocolate pudding

Serves four... well, maybe two

Crosby Stewart in profile

At five foot eight and 170 lbs, Crosby Stewart is one of the newer and smallest additions to the Vikes rugby team. Having joined rugby halfway through grade 11, and…

Essential knowledge for essential oils

Essential oils can be useful for many aspects of student life (concentration, sleep and immunity) but, as with all natural remedies, they should be used carefully. Distribution of natural remedies…

Riva laces up for final year

While Thomas Riva is taking six years instead of five to finish his engineering degree, no one can accuse him of going slow. In July, the track star won the…

3 alternatives to UVic’s sporting facilities

Victoria offers a number of different facilities and athletic teams that are open to beginners and intermediate athletes alike. Venture outside of the university’s campus to join athletic teams or…