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The UVSS and SPCA are teaming up to give new graduates aging dogs instead of degrees

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016
Adam Hayman
For the past couple of years, the terrors of exam time have been mediated with the Pacific Animal Therapy Society (PATS), the UVSS’s De-Stress Week campaign puppy playtime. Now, De-Stress...

Things get weird at the Great Canadian Beer Festival

September 24, 2015August 8, 2016
Adam Hayman
The necks of your trusty and tipsy correspondents were not the only things baking in the sun at the Great Canadian Beer Festival; the culture of the festival itself stewed...

Comics: Sept. 24

September 24, 2015September 23, 2015
Adam Hayman
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A funny, insightful interview with Brian Regan

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015
Adam Hayman
Brian Regan will be coming to Victoria for what should be called his “historical records” tour. Although Regan is not the kind of guy to claim such a title, he...

Price increases create bottleneck for brewers

July 2, 2015June 30, 2015
Adam Hayman
The Liquor Distribution Board (LDB) of B.C. changed its pricing model on beer, with the previous three-tiered system falling to the wayside. A wholesale model was introduced in April and...

Viva la revolution!

May 7, 2015May 6, 2015
Adam Hayman
Craft Beer Revolution’s second edition bigger, better, and pleasantly quaffable

Why Roll-Up The Rim is destroying our cities

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015
Adam Hayman
The dejected, flattened, and faded Roll Up cup seems like a fitting still life for the Canadian spring. We’ve seen them in curbs and on sidewalks that border our main

Savouring Victoria’s micro-brew boom

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015
Adam Hayman
When I order a craft beer in my hometown of St. Albert, Alta., I’m met with strange looks. Even on nights where the few local breweries have pints on special,...

Q&A: Ted Smith talks about upcoming SCC trial, and legalization

March 12, 2015March 11, 2015
Adam Hayman
Marijuana advocate discusses busting federal loophole and his future plans

MRT: Episode 4 – Flicks and Votes

March 9, 2015
Taylor McKee, Adrian Paradis and Adam Hayman
If you have ever been curious how Oscar voting works or whether or not slates are a good idea for university elections but have never been able to seamlessly transition
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Tuition will go up next year: 💵 Domestic stud Tuition will go up next year: 

💵 Domestic student tuition is going up by 2% 
💵 International student tuition is going up by 3.75% (went up by 20% in 2018, 15% in 2019, and 3.75% in 2020) 

At the meeting, UVic president Kevin Hall called the budget fair and said that the process for determining the budget was transparent. 

Student representatives Juliet Watts and Kate Fairley voted against the budget. 

Full article at the link in our bio.
The Fairy Creek blockades started as an effort to The Fairy Creek blockades started as an effort to save old growth forests. Eight months and nine locations later, a rotating case of forest defenders continue to join those that have been there from day one.

An injunction was served at all camps this morning. The B.C. Supreme Court granted the injunction on April 1 to the logging company Teal-Jones Group. 

For more on this developing story, check out our article at the link in our bio.

Photos and words by @michaeljohnlo
The Province has issued new COVID-19 guidelines fo The Province has issued new COVID-19 guidelines for March 29, 2021. Here is what you need to know.

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UVSS election results! A full article will be uplo UVSS election results! A full article will be uploaded to our website shortly.
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In one of our latest news articles, we tried to fi In one of our latest news articles, we tried to find out how much UVic is spending on social media. 

UVic recently hired seven new Social Media Ambassadors (SMAs) to help promote UVic on Instagram and TikTok. Each Social Media Ambassador is paid $19.50 an hour and is required to work for five hours or less each week.

The total cost of the new SMA program is covered under UVic’s communications and marketing budget and is included in the approximately $14 600 000 budgeted for external engagement. The seven new SMAs will cost UVic ~$10,920 for a semester. Aside from the SMAs, UVic also spent $63,340 on Facebook, which also owns Instagram, from 2019-2020.

For more on the SMAs and what they do, check out the news article about these new positions on martlet.ca — link in our bio. 

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Join us on FRIDAY for the UVSS Election Debates!! Join us on FRIDAY for the UVSS Election Debates!! This is a great opportunity to ask candidates your questions directly and get their thoughts on issues that matter to you. 

At the link in our bio, you'll find a form to submit questions and more links to our election coverage where you can learn more about the candidates. 

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all about the vaccine rollout 🤗 this is a summa all about the vaccine rollout 🤗 this is a summary of the information available on ImmunizeBC.ca and Island Health's website. If you'd like to learn more, check out those sources. 

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