DIY Gifts for the Holidays
As the holidays approach, many people have started thinking about holiday gifts for their friends and families. However, for many, times are tough and...
Tagged: sustainability
100 Low Waste Swaps
Want to transition to a low-waste lifestyle? Don’t know where to start? Here are 100 low-waste swaps you can try: Beeswax wrap for foil...
Thrifting For Beginners
Thrifting has become huge these last couple of years. Of course, it has. It is a sustainable and cheap option in a world where...
Must-Visit Low Waste Stores in Victoria
When you start university and are on your own for the first time you end up buying A LOT OF STUFF to get yourself...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about LLCs
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...
How do I be sustainable on campus anyways?
You get to campus and grab a cup of coffee from Bibliocafe. It arrives in a paper cup with a plastic lid. You look...
Mindfulness, Meditation & Environmental Change on Campus
Guest post by Sina Berndt, Emma Ulveland, Jamie Ball, Karli Mann (AKA: Alternative Space Makers) How do you get a dancing coffee mug to...
What on earth will you do with a GEOGRAPHY degree?
For many of us, we get this question a lot: “Well, what will you do with a(n) [insert Social Science/Humanities/Fine Arts subject here] degree?”...
Little changes, big impacts: Thrifting as a component of living sustainably
As a Geography Major, I’ve come to learn that sustainability isn’t just about the environment. Little changes in our social behaviours cause ripple effects...
Six Tips for Sustainable Living
January is the time to make change, and if you’re looking to make a difference in your life and the lives of others in...
Lessons in Sustainability from a Study Term Abroad
In 2017, I, like many other UVic students before and after me, jetted off on an international exchange. I arrived in Utrecht, the Netherlands,...
How I Got to be CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation for a Day
Guest post by Riley Hunt, 3rd year BCom student The Odgers Berndtson CEOx1Day competition, which I recently participated in, was a great opportunity to...
The Summer Class to RULE THEM ALL.
Sometimes you look through your course list and you see a course title and know immediately that it is going to incredible. This summer...
How to be Influential @UVic.
Who are influential people? An inspirational person is someone who encourages you, inspires you, motivates you, who brings out the real you, and who...
The Largest Bicycle Parkade in the World
As a geography student I hear a lot about these idyllic European cities that have solar power and windmills and gigantic bike parkades, so...
Saving the world inside a 16th century castle in France
My international exchange to the Netherlands has had a rather interesting start. Within 8 hours of landing in my new home of Utrecht I...
UVic Community Cabbage: By Students for Students
Many of us love to volunteer, to help out the community, to help for a cause, to make a difference and create change for the...
More than just a beverage: A meaningful handshake with Level Ground Trading
It’s one of the most popular beverages we crave in the mornings, during the day, and for a boost during those late nights of...
Love My Mug: a year 2020 without disposable cups
On November 5th in the Michele Pujol Room, the Sustainability Project (UVSP)—funded by the UVic Undergraduate Student Society—officially kicked off their Love My Mug...
10 ways to kickstart your green career
In first year I took Environmental Studies 200 and loved it. From then on, I wanted to pursue a career in the environment. Throughout my degree I...