Why you should take a study-abroad year
I’ve just finished my full year abroad in the UK, and it’s been the best risk I’ve ever taken. If you have the opportunity...
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Summer Activities in Victoria
If you plan to be living in Victoria over the summer, you’ll really enjoy it! The city really comes alive during the summer with...
Mountain Meteorology Field School: What I Learned
This past reading break, I got the amazing opportunity to partake in a week-long field school in the Geography Department, called Mountain Meteorology, a...
Should you live in a Dorm or a Cluster House?
I have had the privilege of living in both a Cluster unit and in a traditional dorm, so I know everything there is to...
Tips for Success each Semester!
In university, the beginning of each semester can tend to feel like the start of something brand new: like entering high school again. It...
A 1 in 97 chance: finding the best university for you
Decisions, decisions, decisions: we make about 35,000 of them a day – some important, others not so much, but there are few as life-changing...
4 Reasons Why Applicants to UVic Should Attend Recruitment Events at UVic
As someone who’s lived in Victoria for most of my life and thought I had a pretty good idea what UVic was like while...
Photos From a Saturday at the Beach
As the semester begins to get crazier and busier, it can be really difficult to take time out of your days or weeks for...
How I Tackled Feeling Out of Place
I have always loved learning. I did my best to never miss a day of school growing up, and I hated when someone would...
Your not-so-secret secret study space: the department lounge
Ask any student at a university and they will each have their “secret something” on campus: their secret to getting cheap food, a secret...
Nailing That Essay
Now that the Spring semester has begun and it’s almost time to begin thinking about the courses we might have ahead of us, I...
UVic’s unofficial mascot: George the campus peacock
When I first arrived at UVic in the fall of 2021, I was introduced to the official mascot; a large cartoonish Viking named Thunder....
A Gift of Togetherness
At the beginning of the month of December, I had the opportunity of participating in UVic’s holiday video, a partnership between Student Affairs and...
Why Honours Might Be Worth Your Time
If you’re anything like me, maybe you walked into university with the goal of completing a year of classes and seeing how that went....
My Favourite Spots on the Westshore
It’s no secret that the housing market in Victoria could use some work—it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find rentals in the communities surrounding UVic....
5 beautiful nature spots near Victoria
I spend the majority of my free time outdoors visiting my favourite places to relax in nature and exploring the island to discover new...
5 Fun Finds at the UVic Bookstore
As a UVic student, I have always loved the UVic Bookstore. This large, pleasant store has everything a student could need – and more....
My Not-so-Glamorous Study Essentials
Since studytube, studygram, studytok, and other communities have popped up on the internet, many students have turned to these communities to feel inspired to...
How Well Do You Know Campus?
Chances are there’s some places on campus that you can recognize from the tiniest details, with other spots you’ve rarely or never been to....
Using Your Degree For Good (Even If You Haven’t Graduated Yet!)
As university students it can be easy to adopt the mindset that you have to wait in order to accomplish something like making a...