How to Get the Most Out of Your Tour (from a Tour Guide)
As a Welcome Centre Tour Guide, I get the opportunity to be one of the first faces to represent UVic to prospective students and...
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Finding Your Summer Home
Summer is fast approaching and if you are staying in Victoria you’re probably looking for your new temporary home. Here are some tips to...
Turning Your Dorm Room Into a Home
Learning how to make the most of a small space can be key when moving into residence. Working in a few little things can...
UVic Photo Series: Snow Day
Snow Day at UVic! Here are some shots from UVic’s own Winter Wonderland 😀 (click to enlarge) Bonus:
Why second semester is better (and worse) than first semester
Does anyone else think it’s completely insane that we’re already a month into second semester?!? People are always talking about how time flies, but...
Confessions of a School Supply Addict
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” That’s right, it’s time to go back to class after eating ourselves into a food coma...
School’s Back: A Five Step Guide to Making it Through the Semester
1. Sport a hip new pencil case. Others are sure to notice you for your dazzling stationery accessory. In fact, a new pencil case...
Everything is not okay, and that’s okay.
I write this from my apartment in Avignon, France where I am on an exchange term from UVic. Like the many first-year students who have...
The Value of Varsity Athletics: A Rebuttal
“You should reconsider where your priorities lie. Figure out if it is in academics or sport.” This statement was made directly to me in...
Have Yourself a Merry American Christmas
I know, I know, we all had enough of Christmas and all this stuff but excuse me while I treat you to one more...
3 Tips to Help You Achieve Your Resolution of Getting Physically Active
Happy New Year, UVic! I don’t know about you guys, but 2015 was full of twists, turns, laughs, a few unforeseen speed bumps and...
UVic Survival Guide
Congratulations! You’ve survived the summer and made it to September. Booyah! I know, nobody has said “booyah!” in like 10 years, but maybe it’s...
The Beatles and Jelly Babies, hockey, Beyoncé…UVic?
Dear world, This week in school, I sat in an entire class dedicated to learning about the History of the Beatles. Just let that...
Crazy about theory
Now that it’s already week three of being back to campus, writing about what it’s like to be a student is, oddly enough, harder...
The weirdness of back to school in January
Hello, Internet! (We’ve met before. Well, I’ve met you. I’m a great fan of your work. Can I get you a drink? You look...
A break from reality or a slap in the face with it
Ah, winter break. I don’t have to tell you that the measly two weeks couldn’t have come any sooner. I finished school on the...
A first semester recap
The first week back is rather odd for year one students as the same feelings associated with the first semester are no longer here....
Hitting the ground running
Between classes, volunteering and various other personal tasks, this first week at UVic promises to be nothing short of wildly busy and yet, I...