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May 12, 2021

New SSD campaign pushes for accessible online options in fall return plans

UVic has announced a full return to in-person classes, the SSD says they need to accommodate students who are immunocompromised or living with a disability Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish. The University of Victoria recently announced  plans to fully return to campus in Fall 2021. This decision has...

May 12, 2021

As province opens temporary housing at Royal Athletic Park and Russell Street, advocates call for dispersed housing and real homes

Province, city hope to build permanent housing by 2022 Photo by Alec Lazenby. For some members of Victoria’s unhoused community, the long wait for a roof over their heads is almost over. With temporary housing units almost complete at Royal Athletic Park and Russell Street, BC Housing...

May 6, 2021

New student housing and dining complex on schedule for 2023 completion

On May 5, UVic showed off the construction of their new student housing and dining facilities to the media. The $232.4 million project, funded in collaboration with the provincial government, will house 621 students, provide retail and dining spaces, and host an Indigenous student lounge.

OPINION

May 12, 2021

Palestinians are facing violent settler colonialism at the hands of Israel

From house evictions to everyday violence, Israel continues to prove it is a racist settler state Graphic provided by the Native Students Union. For the past week there have been demonstrations in the city of Jerusalem, and there has been little media coverage of the events. Everything...

April 22, 2021

The British crown need not hold any more power here

Graphic provided by the Native Students Union. It is time to sever ties with those who have oppressed for centuries The country of Canada is a constitutional monarchy. This means that the Crown has authority but must exercise it in accordance with the constitution of the nation-state....

April 22, 2021

Students deserve to know about COVID-19 cases on campus

While COVID-19 numbers surge on the island and elsewhere in B.C., the provincial government and UVic are still withholding statistics that could help people resist pandemic fatigue and combat institutional distrust. In the last month, there have been at least two COVID exposure events (one in...

CULTURE

April 22, 2021

Why is there pornography in the library?

Erotica of the past is important to understanding sexuality of the present. Sourced from Gale Primary Sources, Archives of Sexuality and Gender - Images from Joy Publications' "Wet Dreams," 1973. PORNOGRAPHY! IN THE LIBRARY! I just thought you ought to know. Yes, UVic’s archives and databases contain many...

April 22, 2021

As the food industry adjusts to COVID-19, food delivery drivers play an increased role

(Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish) Restaurant owners appreciate reach of delivery services, but see the importance of the government’s cap on delivery commission Between restrictions on indoor dining and individual preferences to eat at home during the pandemic, delivery services have taken on an even greater role in...

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...

SPORTS AND LIFESTYLE

April 22, 2021

Where to find harm reduction resources in Victoria

A guide to the city’s overdose prevention, supervised consumption, and drug testing sites Everyday, harm reduction services save lives in B.C. In 2016, harm reduction services assisted in the averting 60 per cent of possible deaths due to intervention, according to the BC Centre for Disease...

April 22, 2021

Digital community started by UVic students provides resources related to sexualized violence

Instagram page EmpowHer UVic launched by Social Justice Studies 200 students This article discusses sexualized and gender-based violence and may be difficult for some readers. Seven UVic students have created an Instagram page, @empowher.uvic, that provides resources related to sexualized violence and aims to create a digital...

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...

FEATURES

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...

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...