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The Bad Mama Jama Show packs a one-two punch

March 17, 2019March 18, 2019
Carina Pogoler
Catch live music and stand-up comedy at Vinyl Envy, Saturday night, every second month On one Saturday night of every second month, Vinyl Envy in downtown Victoria is the place is...

UVic unveils Strategic Enrolment Management Plan (SEM)

March 5, 2019March 18, 2019
Carina Pogoler
Your March 1 Senate meeting Tweetcap Friday’s Senate Meeting was short and sweet. Senate members seemed happy about the Seven Layer Dip — who wouldn’t be? Jamie Cassels, Chair of the...

CRD Board declares Climate Emergency

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019
Carina Pogoler
A Tweet-cap of the CRD Board meeting's key moments On Feb. 13, the CRD Board of Directors unanimously passed a motion to declare a Climate Emergency. The CRD Board are a...

Professional Dominatrix is doing workshops in Victoria until March

February 10, 2019
Carina Pogoler
Sorry I can’t, I have a Dominatrix workshop that day From spanking, Golden Showers, and a sample slave contract, to boundaries, safety, and a practical starter's shopping list, Mistress Eve covers...

Why Victorians aren’t allowed to feel cold or Canadian in winter

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019
Carina Pogoler
Winter’s always colder on the other side “Canada? Wow! It’s cold up there!” This is often the reaction I get when someone learns that I’m Canadian. Many people that I’ve met...

Fill in the map to learn about the First Nations territories that you call home

January 12, 2019
Carina Pogoler
Can you name any of the Indigenous groups who call the southern tip of Vancouver Island home? If not, why might that be? These questions stuck with me when Alana Sayers,...

Greater Victoria Green Team launches pilot project in Mystic Vale

November 8, 2018November 18, 2018
Carina Pogoler
B.C.’s biggest environmental volunteer organization partners with UVic's Campus Planning and Sustainability office On Nov. 14, the Greater Victoria Green Team (GVGT) will host middle school students from Claremont Secondary and...

Your Oct. 29 UVSS board meeting Tweetcap

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018
Carina Pogoler
The Oct. 29 UVSS Board meeting was a cheerful affair, as representatives, Directors-at-Large, and Lead Directors joked with each other and filled their plates with dinner. Ahead of them lay...

R is for Reconciliation, R is for Ruling

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018
Mike Graeme and Carina Pogoler
Supreme Court ruling on consultation with Indigenous peoples does not dramatically change current state of affairs On Oct. 11, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government is not obligated to...

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1. Former UVic President Jamie Cassels leads the Board of Governors through a crowd of Divest protestors in January, at the meeting where they passed the responsible investment policy. Photo by Josh Ngenda. 

2. On March 5, five Indigenous Youth for Wet'suwet'en were arrested at the legislature. In this photo, some of the Indigenous Youth and their supporters are surrounding a police car. Photo by Mike Graeme.

3. A playground in summer 2020. Photo by Josh Ngenda. 

4. 9 000 people gathered in Centennial Square for a Black Lives Matter Peace Rally. Photo by Michael John Lo. 

5. Saanich Police shut down a gathering on campus during the first week of classes. Photo by Michael John Lo. 

6. A protestor at a Moms Stop the Harm rally in October calls for more government action as overdose deaths spiked. Photo by Kiley Verbowski.
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