A New Homecoming: Alumni Return to Theatre in Changing Times
By guest blogger Lindsey Schneider (UVic ’20) “It’s a lot of stairs,” my director Taylor warns me. We’re at the base of a charming...
By guest blogger Lindsey Schneider (UVic ’20) “It’s a lot of stairs,” my director Taylor warns me. We’re at the base of a charming...
Any piece of writing about the positives of our situation right now runs the risk of sounding incredibly tone-deaf. I don’t want to write...
Classes are now over, and many UVic students are reeling from the changes that the last few months have brought. Graduation plans, summer jobs,...
As my 14-day quarantine period draws to a close, I have been reflecting on my trip back to the US from Victoria. After a...
Traveling after finishing one’s degree is a time-honored tradition. After 16 (or more!) years of education, many recent grads look forward to seeing more...
Sunset over the quad. Photo my own. When I first came to Canada almost four years ago, I took a tour of the campus...
Recently, UVic announced that all classes would be transitioning away from in-person instruction due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Right now UVic students in all...
In 2020, self-identified women in Canada make up the majority of university graduates. UVic is now 53% women, and as I walked through the...
What do parasitic worms, third-world mapping projects, and VR language-learning apps have in common? They were all the subject of Research Reels videos at...
I’m a deep believer in the idea that everything has its season. I don’t expect the same out of myself that I do in...
Growing up in a rural area, I was well accustomed to online courses. I took a required state history course online, as well as...
Ah, home for the holidays. It’s amazing to be back where you grew up, enjoying the season with your family. But after you’ve caught...
It’s November at UVic, and it really feels like it. The oaks have shaken off their red leaves, the winter wind is picking up...
Let me just say: there is so much more to theatre than performance. By extension, there is so much more to a theatre degree...
If you’d have asked me four years ago if I ever thought I’d be writing a blog post about going to therapy at my...
It’s that time of year for lofty aspirations. Call them resolutions, call them goals, call them intentions (if you’re a yogi); there’s something about...
I never was an enthusiastic sleeper. As a kid, I never fell asleep at nap time, out of sheer resentment for my day being...
What does it mean to be second, or third, generation? In a nation of immigrants, it’s easy to feel not Canadian enough, and if...
When I travelled to Spain on study abroad last year, I was shocked at the amount of litter I saw on the streets. I’ve...
Growing up in Alaska, I never swam in lakes. The concept of an idyllic summer spent paddling a canoe past reedy shores or dipping...