What it’s Like Being First Generation in Academia
Being the first person in your family to attend a post-secondary institution can be one of the most exciting things you do in your...
Being the first person in your family to attend a post-secondary institution can be one of the most exciting things you do in your...
Do you every find yourself wondering why people act the way they do? Was it a product of their environment? Was it because that’s...
I completed my last exam of the semester on December 19. “Finally” I thought, “I am done, and I will now be able to take...
Intramurals was one of those things that everyone around me seemed to strongly encourage when I came to UVic in my first year. Throughout...
As university students it can be easy to adopt the mindset that you have to wait in order to accomplish something like making a...
This past summer I completed my first Co-Op with the Canadian Red Cross working as an Emergency Care Worker in the Langford Covid vaccine...
If you ask a new-to-UVic student what their favourite things are about UVic there’s a good chance that one of them will be campus....
I was warmly surprised when the MyUVicLife Blog team got to meet Dr. Kevin Hall, President of the University of Victoria. I know that...
Guest post by Brianna Bock Hey! Are you a Fine Arts student? Current or graduating? Did you do anything creative with the Greater Victoria...
As a university student, you face a lot of big decisions, challenges, and a roller coaster ride of emotions. It can feel pretty isolating...
I interviewed Allie da Silva, who is a VP of the Commerce Students’ Societies’ Community Outreach Portfolio. Her team is putting on a month-long...
I’ve been working for Residence Life and Education as a Community Leader for the past year and a half and I’ve recently been reflecting...
This August, I moved into Tower, a building in UVic Residence. This is my fourth year living on campus, and my third year working...
There are always things in life that we say we want to do or think that they would be interesting to try, but how...
I’ve been missing Victoria and all its quirks and beauties a little more than usual in the last few weeks. If you’re experiencing some...
Dear UVic Campus, It’s me, Izzy. You probably don’t remember me, but I’m one of the thousands of lucky students that’s been hanging around...
Growing up I was always attached to my hair for whatever reason. I’ve met so many people who said that they would never shave...
Living in an on-campus residence is many students’ first experience living away from home. LLCs can make this new experience so much better by...
It’s become a bit of a running joke on social media that already two months in to 2020, the world has fallen into utter...
My second year of university is a blur. I took five courses per semester, worked an average of 15 hours a week at a...