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Porn is a job too
University and college cost thousands of dollars, and education is expected as a rite of passage for young people in our society. When there’s no financial support from family, and…
Education in general
At some point in the pursuit of higher education, everyone must choose which direction to take. Often people start by sampling everything, and then later shift into a more specialized…
American Comcast-Netflix deal may have consequences in Canada
On Feb. 23, the Internet video service Netflix announced that it had reached an agreement with American Internet service provider (ISP) giant Comcast, whereby it would pay for direct access…
Letters: Week of February 27
Refocus on ferries On Feb. 5, the B.C. government released its report on a round of public consultations on ferry service. The report states that a majority of respondents opposed…
What UVic stands to lose by ignoring Humanities and Fine Arts
While I have been supremely lucky in my experiences at the University of Victoria, it isn’t a school that favours its Humanities or Fine Arts programs. It’s a school very…
The future of news
Pooh-poohing the prospects of journalism is fashionable these days. Newspapers are collapsing by the dozens. Those that don’t simply disappear are snapped up by self-described philanthropists such as the Washington…
Letting the cat out of the bag
Many years ago, when I too was young, I went for a walk and met a stray kitten. He followed me home and I let him in, opened a…
