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Considering becoming a teaching assistant? Here’s what you need to know

As a first-time teaching assistant (TA) this past semester as a graduate student, I went into the experience without knowing what to expect. Coming out the other side after four…

Looking back on first year

Moving into second year, I am excited to continue to open my heart and mind to new experiences and embrace what university has to offer, both challenging and joyous.

Try these Christmas traditions on for size

Looking to try a new tradition for the holidays? Ready to be done with this semester and spend time doing literally anything other than school? If you said yes to…

What happens to students living on campus over Christmas break?: An explainer

It’s the holidays, the time of year when family and friends are the most important people in the world. To ensure that everyone gets to spend time with their families,…

Five tips for living more sustainably

It can be hard to feel like any of the steps you take to be sustainable are actually accomplishing anything while mega-corporations are continuously exploiting the environment for gain and…

Eco-friendly ways to declutter your space

SM: In 2019, spring cleaning shouldn’t involve your garbage can. Here’s how to declutter your living space in a way that benefits you, your community, and the planet.

Sex and the (Univer)City | Snakes on a plane

On Monday, Star Vancouver reporter Joanna Chiu tweeted that while she was on a flight to Toronto, she witnessed an older man hitting on a teenaged girl who was seated…

The Hippocrates tree

The University of Victoria campus is full of beautiful plants — a sight to behold in every season. Hippocrates, an ancient physician, supposedly taught lectures under a big Oriental Plane…

Sex and the (Univer)City | Meet drag queen Anida Tythole

In a faraway land called Abbotsford, B.C., there lives a man named Shane Stark. He is an Educational Assistant at a local high school where he works with special needs…