My UVIC Student Wellness Centre Experience
During the second term of my second year at UVIC, I decided to get professional help for my mental illness. I am currently recovering...
Author: Annika
My Artistic Process in a Website
During the spring 2022 semester, I took two digital media arts classes alongside two writing classes. My final assignment in Arts Education 322 was...
What is Comedy Art?
Do you know about comedy art? Well get knowing, because it has a very important part in society. I found that my best art...
Do’s and Don’ts of Victoria
I’ve lived in Victoria for a year and a half and I still feel like a foreigner to Victoria’s streets. From the climate to...
How I Practice Weekly Self-Care: The Virtues Project
Humans’ mental health took centre stage ever since COVID-19 swooped in mid March of 2020, when we were forced to sit at home and...
Why In-Person Classes are Worth it
This year is my second year studying at UVIC. Yet, I feel like this year is my first year as a REAL university student...
A Fairytale at Floyd’s
Join me as my foodie friend, Ross, and I go on a brunch adventure to Floyd’s Diner in James Bay! Writing is my passion,...
Being a Full-Time Student to Working Full-Time: A Rewarding Transition
This past year I was a first year student studying at the UVIC campus. I did four classes per semester and found free time...
Moving out of the Dorm Room into Your Own Place
So, you’ve got the first year of university under your belt. You’ve spent 8 months in ‘solitary confinement’ in your dorm room; venturing out...
Perspective on Careers from a Fine Arts Major
After first year of university straight out of high school as a student hoping to graduate with a fine arts degree, I felt right...
My First Year of University on Campus During a Pandemic
I did it! After experiencing the COVID-19 restrictions, stress, and anxieties while attending my first year of university fresh out of high school, I...
How to Celebrate Finishing up the First Online School Year
This year students are finishing their first (and hopefully last) year learning online during COVID-19. There are many reasons to celebrate completing this challenging...
Unique ways I connect with others as a student during COVID-19
Choosing to live on campus during a pandemic was a risk I was willing to take because I wanted to meet new people. Even...
My Reading Break on Campus
This reading break was my first full week of living in Victoria without schoolwork as my number one focus. My break from academics began...
Find Your Freedom Away From Your Desk
In the last couple of weeks, I feel that due dates have been screaming at me louder than my morning alarm. It’s easy to...
Constructing Self Love
As a first year student living on the UVIC campus in 2020, I frequently pass by the construction site for the new dining and...
How to Stay Focused in Zoom Classes
Welcome, human. If you’re reading this, you have the ability to be distracted. It happens to all humans, especially in the academic community. The...
The First Trip Back Home
The holidays call for substituting books with family. To prepare for my three week stay in Saskatchewan (or, as my UVIC friends like to...
My Top Tip for the Best UVIC Life
There will be a time where you’ll be so focused on assignments, due dates, quizzes, or midterms and finals. You’ll feel like a juiced...