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June 12, 2019

Protesters, university officials tight-lipped at May Board of Governors meeting

Over a dozen students attended the May Board of Governors meeting to protest the university’s continued investments in fossil fuels. Students, including many members of the student group Divest UVic, filed a 24-page report to the BoG requesting UVic divest from fossil fuels within the

June 8, 2019

Timeline for UVic housing project reduced by 16 months

The largest capital project in UVic’s history — the creation of two residence buildings that will house student living, dining, and classroom facilities — is now scheduled to be completed 16 months earlier than originally anticipated.

May 31, 2019

Adventurous couple to power Hawaiian canoe 1200 km to Alaska

When you’ve climbed over 20 000 feet to summit of Denali in Alaska, received a Guinness World Record for a self-guided ski crossing of Antarctica, and completed multiple 100 mile races, paddling from Washington to Alaska is light work. On June 3, this Seattle-based couple

OPINION

June 14, 2019

We need YOU to end Canada’s systemic genocide

Last week's MMIW report detailed 231 Calls for Justice to end the genocide of Indigenous peoples in Canada — but it will take more than Trudeau's reluctant acceptance of the report to institute much-needed change.

June 13, 2019

BC Ferries didn’t do their research, or they’re brainwashing us

It seems BC Ferries either hasn’t done its research or is intentionally attempting to brainwash the thousands of people who use its services everyday. In any case, the corporation is not at the cutting edge of climate action.

June 13, 2019

NEWS UNSETTLED | No more excuses

It seems that Canadians feel it’s an “exaggeration” to use the word genocide when referring to the mass murder of Indigenous peoples. As the beneficiaries of resource extraction and land theft, Canadians do not get to say that they aren’t involved in the violent processes

CULTURE

June 2, 2019

D-Day film tells the stories of 14 survivors, 75 years later

75 years ago, troops advanced onto beaches in the Normandy region of France for the D-Day invasion — the largest seaborne invasion in history. A new History Channel documentary tells the story of D-day through the eyes of 14 survivors.

May 19, 2019

UVic Grad inaugural winner of CBC Next Up comedy contest

Three years ago, Alistar Ogden wrote his first comedy set as a playwriting student at UVic. This April, Ogden performed as CBC Comedy’s inaugural Next Up contest winner at the Halifax ComedyFest, one of only three comedy festivals in Canada broadcast on national TV.

May 19, 2019

Happy Days: the theatre of the absurd

The play Happy Days, written by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, is best known for a style called ‘Theatre of the Absurd’. Like in his other masterpiece, Waiting for Godot, Beckett takes a premise that sounds like it wouldn’t work on stage, then deconstructs it to

SPORTS AND LIFESTYLE

June 13, 2019

Festival season kicks off with Cook Street Block Party

Swarms of bicycles are locked at every sign pole, these clusters growing more dense with each block closer to the Cook Street Village Block Party. People and pooches of all ages stroll in the middle of the street in the late spring sun. For people

May 31, 2019

Vikes field hockey star makes international debut

Anna Mollenhauer, a second-year women’s field hockey defender, had an exceptional season with the Vikes and simultaneously launched her career with the Canadian senior national team. She claimed the Canada West third star of the week and USport’s Player of the Year (an honour that

May 23, 2019

UVic alum wins prestigious 140k research award for innovative telescope technology

Matt Dobbs has always been interested in finding and understanding the boundaries of human knowledge. Now, he’ll be given the time and resources needed to move back out west and work on his dream project—a groundbreaking digital telescope that can read and record radio signals

FEATURES

June 12, 2019

“You are not alone”: A UVic athlete’s journey with mental health in wake of a sexual assault

A UVic Athlete, Paige Thomson, was sexually assaulted at Sticky Wicket in August 2017. Since then, she has displayed resilience and bravery despite mental health challenges. By sharing her story, she wants others to know that they are not alone.

May 16, 2019

Glass half empty: the rise and fall of milk in B.C.

For years now, Statistics Canada has shown a decline in milk consumption across Canada. But this has not always been the case. It wasn’t long ago that milk reigned supreme as the prime suggested choice for a beverage with your meal, an accompaniment to cereal,

April 23, 2019

Blood and bruises: inclusive classrooms gone wrong

B.C. teachers and students are increasingly at risk of attack in a system that cannot support traumatized and violent children in regular classrooms, and the University of Victoria falls woefully short in terms of preparing student teachers for the violent aspects of their profession’s