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April 12, 2021

COVID-19 exposure at UVic School of Music, according to internal notice

Only a week after the Sir Arthur Currie exposure was made public, there has been another exposure event in the School of Music Graphic by Darian Lee On Wednesday Apr. 7, students attending in-person classes in the School of Music were notified of a COVID-19 positive case...

April 8, 2021

Deadline for ending sheltering in parks pushed back to end of April

Photo by Michael John Lo. City and province have signed memorandum but questions remain On March 22, the City of Victoria signed a memorandum of understanding with the Province of British Columbia. With the province running out of time to move the over-200 people still sheltering in...

April 8, 2021

Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project finds a new home

Photo by Jay Wallace Eventual expansion put on hold as project seeks Health Canada exemptions The Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project, an interdisciplinary collaboration between the University of Victoria and Health Canada, has a new home. Following months of moving around in conjunction with provincial health orders,...

OPINION

April 8, 2021

Indian farmers are protesting inequality and corporate domination. Why aren’t the rest of us?

Photo by Gayatri Malhotra via Unsplash History is being made in India. Since the passing of three controversial farming bills in September 2020, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest the actions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Critics of these laws...

March 29, 2021

The university shouldn’t pass the costs of the pandemic onto students

(Kevin Hall | photo by UVic) As we approach the time of year when the UVic Board of Governors decides whether or not to raise tuition, we’re asking UVic not to pass on the costs of the pandemic to students. But more importantly, we're asking that...

March 26, 2021

The Vancouver Police Department has consistently met Indigenous land defenders with hostility, but sit idly by while ‘Freedom’ marches occur

Colonizers have been spreading disease for decades, but Indigenous rights are where they draw the line Graphic provided by the Native Students Union. The night of March 12-13, 2021, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) violently arrested two Indigenous people over a rail blockade. The actions of the...

CULTURE

April 8, 2021

The Belfry Theatre’s Being Here powerfully portrayed refugee experiences in Canada

Photo supplied by Belfry Theatre. The new initiative, Belfry on Film, brought these stories and more to a virtual format due to COVID-19 restrictions In response to the pandemic, the Belfry Theatre launched Belfry on Film — an initiative to bring recorded plays to remote audiences. The...

April 8, 2021

Phoenix Theatre’s Problem Child marks their first full live-streamed performance

Problem Child screenshot provided by Brianna Bock Short-lived campus production offers a nice break from theatrical Zoom script reads  On March 24, 2021, the Phoenix launched a four night run of Problem Child, their first full live-streamed, socially-distanced production since drawing the curtains last year. Directed by...

March 12, 2021

UVic music student organizes benefit concert celebrating Black composer

“It's my heritage, and I want to share it” Photo provided. When the Black Lives Matter movement shook the world last summer, conversations about injustice and inequality often turned to institutions in the public eye, such as government, police, and schools.  But there was also a reckoning facing...

SPORTS AND LIFESTYLE

April 8, 2021

Challenging Racist “British Columbia”: 150 Years and Counting charts racism and resistance in the history of the province

Three of the seven authors are either current or former educators at UVic Challenging Racist “British Columbia”: 150 Years and Counting is a new book that works to highlight the experiences and resistances of BIPOC communities in British Columbia, and has already sparked action among the...

April 8, 2021

More than fifty regions across British Columbia work to eliminate racism with Resilience

Screenshot by Jane Hurtig. A network of anti-racism resistance, support, and resources. On March 19, Resilience BC: Anti-Racism Network launched a new website that will provide support for anti-racism initiatives in communities across the province. The website includes a map with contact information for network members residing...

March 26, 2021

Student athletes navigate training, teambuilding, and restrictions throughout the pandemic

Jaime lee Hellard | Photo supplied Student athletes face the challenges of shifting province-wide restrictions As national competitions and races are cancelled due to the pandemic, many student athletes have had to shift their focus while they train for their sport. While some athletes are focussing on...

FEATURES

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...

March 13, 2021

What makes an A? Grading patterns vary widely across campus

Grading at UVic differs between departments, making comparison for scholarships and grad school difficult Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish. Since 2012, close to 45 per cent of course grades at UVic have been an A- or higher. Even though the university says A grades are “normally achieved by...

February 25, 2021

U of Thrift: UVic students on finding their second-hand style

Fast fashion is no match for one-of-a-kind thrift finds and new local thrift stores are opening to meet the demand When I met with Dana Johnson, she instantly introduced me to Bernie. Bernie, she says, was a hit at pre-pandemic parties. After finding it at a...