Why You Should Go to UVic
Nature. Education. Community. Sunshine. These are why students love UVic. But why should you go to UVic? Unfortunately, no one can tell you which school...
Author: Malcolm
Caffeine – An Experiment in Willpower
Caffeine is like putting rocket fuel in a go kart. At first it seems like a great idea—your go kart blasts ahead of everyone at...
Why you should ALWAYS drop classes
This is in response to Erin’s blog post about dropping classes. Although her list of bullet points is entirely valid, I think it missed...
Student Health and Wellness
The goals of a university student – good grades, enough sleep, and a social life; however, you can only chose two (according to a popular...
UVic – an Evolving University
It doesn’t matter if a university is first or second tier. It doesn’t matter how many students they reject, how many students they fail. What...
UVic Red Tape Bouldering Competition (Video)
A bunch of people get together in a room and touch rocks – it is a lot of fun! This is a short video recap...
Adventures Near UVic
Back in class and the lab. Feeling thankful for a great break, and great friends. This break made it really clear how many friends...
Learning About This University Research Secret Changed my Life
What’s the worst part of research and writing? Well for me, without question, it’s dealing with references. Throughout my time at UVic I’ve combed through...
YouTube Yoga for Stress Relief
Recently I have been deeply contemplating my undergraduate Biology degree. I will be graduating in the Spring 2016, after 9 terms of courses and...
Enter the BUGS Photo Contest
The Biology Undergraduate Society, BUGS for short, is having a photo contest. Here are a few of the awesome submissions so far. The photo contest is...
Failing at Fitness – Climbing at CARSA
This article is about a war of worlds, if I was incredibly narcissistic. The direct opposition to my fitness is my love of foods...
I’m voting today, and you should too!
After my federal election face palm post, I figured out who I’m going to vote for! This was a much harder decision than I...
Federal Election Face Palm
No quiz, test or exam has made me feel as stupid as the federal election. This post is not to share my political views....
Being a Little Shellfish! My Summer Co-op
Rotting oysters smell terrible! Getting their gooey innards all over your clothing is worse, but the job was still terrific. During the summer I...
Video introduction
This is as much a video introduction of myself as it is my introduction to making videos and editing. Talking to a camera is...
Succeeding while sick
It must suck to sit beside me right now. I sound like there is a cat that is coughing up hairballs stuck in my...
Exams, term papers and Kokanee.
Exams are coming. Nothing I can do will change that. With one month until my first exam, it is time to develop good habits...
Great resources in the McPherson Library
The library is where I study, and where I will continue to study. I spend more awake time in the library than at home....
Study stress
This week my world was consumed by studying. 8am-10pm every day. Repeating concepts until they infected my dreams – that is the sign that...
Organic cheese hypocrisy
Imagine you are on a beautiful farm. It is sunny out. A young calf frolics in the grass. It comes up to you with...