Home NEWS July 24, 2021 Health insurance provider for UVic international students suffers security breach UVic is warning international students that they may have been affected by a security breach of Guard.me 一 the health insurance provider July 20, 2021 UVic reaches capacity: January applications closed two months early Photo by Noelle Collins Photography. Classes are full, folks: the University of Victoria is no longer accepting new undergraduate applicants for January 2022, saying that they have “reached capacity” amidst an increase in applications. The application closure comes two months in advance of the previously... July 19, 2021 Evo Car Share is coming to Victoria Starting August 1, residents of Victoria will have a new way to get around town. Evo is launching OPINION July 20, 2021 One day of support is not enough Settlers and Indigenous people need to keep working together beyond cancelling Canada Day once Graphic provided by the Native Students Union. On July 1, 2021, there were several events in Victoria to honour the children that never made it home from residential schools. These events came with... July 20, 2021 We needed climate action yesterday Heat wave emphasizes the crisis in “climate crisis” Photo by Mike Graeme, climate strike 2019. We sound like a broken record. Students, scientists, and concerned members of the community have been calling for climate action for decades now. All that has changed in recent years is the... July 19, 2021 Our climate crisis foreshadows the end of days, but we may still have time to rewrite the ending It’s the end of the world, and it didn’t start with COVID-19. Our ecological crisis has been going on for much longer than that. CULTURE July 22, 2021 Third annual Queer Bike Prom provides a welcoming opportunity for connection The Queer Community comes together for a hang Photo by Sie Douglas-Fish. On Friday, July 9, Victoria’s third annual Queer Bike Prom kicked off beside the Belfry Theatre. Bikers dawned colourful formal wear, gaudy-fun drag fits, and casual rainbow clothing. The bikes themselves were also decorated 一... July 21, 2021 Island filmmakers shine at the virtual Vancouver Island Short Film Festival Festival features a range of short films on July 23rd and 24th, from local and international filmmakers Photo provided. On Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24 the 16th annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festival (VISFF) will livestream 14 short films over two days. This year’s lineup is... June 18, 2021 New mural brings vibrant Coast Salish art to UVic’s Student Union Building New mural in the SUB features work by local artist and UVic alumna Sarah Jim. The Native Student Union commissioned the piece to bring local W̱SÁNEĆ artistry to campus and to make the SUB basement a welcoming space for students. SPORTS AND LIFESTYLE July 22, 2021 Valley Cider Company and the Cowichan Green Community partner up for another seasonal cider For the second time, the Valley Cider Company and the Cowichan Green Community have partnered up to deliver a delicious seasonal cider that is made for the community, by the community. July 22, 2021 New UVic harm reduction club hopes to raise awareness and reduce stigma surrounding the overdose crisis Starting this summer, UVic will be home to a new harm reduction club. The club will focus on bringing awareness to the overdose crisis and reduce stigma around drug use. The clubs founders, Sydney Elarid and Erin Franz, are planning to create volunteer opportunit July 21, 2021 Seven novels by BIPOC authors you can read this summer Expand your reading list with these recommendations Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish. Exams are over and summer is here! With our new-found freedom it’s time for UVic students to soak up the sun with a good book. This year, let’s take the opportunity to diversify our reading lists... FEATURES July 16, 2021 Repatriation and racism at the Royal BC Museum “To the community, via the museum, we’re appointed to caretake these treasures on behalf of o April 22, 2021 UVic’s year of COVID-19 Photo by Noelle Collins. How the university responded to the pandemic For the majority of the 2020-2021 academic year, the UVic campus was essentially deserted — slackliners were absent from the quad, there was never a queue at BiblioCafé, residence parties were prohibited, and classrooms and offices... March 26, 2021 Hermann’s Jazz Club still swinging after 40 years A brief history of the downtown venue from 1981 to 2021 Forty years after founder Hermann Nieweler’s original vision, Hermann’s Jazz Club is still surviving as live music venues shut down across the country and the world. The venue’s road to its 40th anniversary has not...
