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Lilia Zaharieva suits up for her next fight

August 11, 2018August 9, 2018
Abby Neufeld
B.C. cystic fibrosis patients file class-action lawsuit against the government After a year of campaigning, petitioning, and lobbying, UVic student Lilia Zaharieva has taken the next step against the provincial and...

Zaharieva gets lifetime supply of Orkambi from Vertex

March 7, 2018March 8, 2018
Abby Neufeld
With others not so lucky, Zaharieva fights on In August 2017, Lilia Zaharieva was notified that the UVSS would be switching health care plans. As a result, coverage for her cystic...

The clock ticks on for Zaharieva

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018
Abby Neufeld
“The only reason I have the voice to fight is because my community came together and gave it to me,” she says. / The last we heard from Lilia Zaharieva, she...

UVic student rallies for access to life-altering drug

November 16, 2017November 18, 2017
Abby Neufeld
Lilia Zaharieva is far from giving up her fight for access to Orkambi, the life-altering drug that was taken from her when the UVSS changed their health plan this past...

Tragedy hits home

November 2, 2017November 15, 2017
Abby Neufeld
How the Las Vegas shooting affected Victorians On Oct. 1, 2017, a man barricaded in the Mandalay Bay Resort rained bullets down on the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas,...

Finding a place to cry on campus

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017
Abby Neufeld
It's that time of year again If you’ve ever been perusing the depths of Facebook in a spiral of procrastination, it is likely that you’ve come across the ever-growing Facebook page,...

UVic students left in the lurch as UVSS switches health plans

October 2, 2017October 6, 2017
Abby Neufeld
In Spring 2017, the UVSS Board of Directors voted to move their Studentcare Health and Dental plan to a new health plan—B.C. Fair Pharmacare. The shift came with a decrease...

UVic student helps herself and others through mental health awareness

July 6, 2017July 11, 2017
Abby Neufeld
When Dana Neily talks about her struggles with balancing mental health and schoolwork, she appears calm and collected — like she’s had this conversation before. Perhaps her nonchalant attitude comes from her...

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