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Vote for higher taxes on Canada’s rich

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021
Glenn Howard
If there’s one issue that gets university students fired up during a federal election, it’s taxes.

Naked bungee jumpers fundraise for mental health

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020
Glenn Howard
Participants in the fundraiser climbed a steep metal staircase wearing, if anything, a towel. They then walked along thick wooden planks to a waiting area where they derobed and a

App helps 400 UVic athletes succeed

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019
Glenn Howard
With the help of one app, hundreds of UVic athletes train with the same technology that powers baseball all-stars Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman for the MLB’s Houston Astros.

Beautiful music, rich culture at 10th Latin American and Spanish Film Week

October 4, 2019October 9, 2019
Glenn Howard
Indestructible: The Soul of Salsa Music was shown on September 20th at Cinecenta as part of the 10th Annual Latin American Film Festival. Festival-goers were asked to slide into unused

Let’s agree to disagree

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019
Glenn Howard
With a potential new prime minister coming in October and a new university president coming next summer, cultivating the ability to disagree will be especially important this year. So, how

Ford’s OSAP cuts and tax breaks hurt working class students

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019
Glenn Howard
I am one of the thousands of Ontario students who woke up shocked in early June to discover that Doug Ford's OSAP had cut my financial aid by $9

Six students take seats on UVic Board of Governors and Senate

March 27, 2019March 28, 2019
Glenn Howard
On Jan. 18, six Student Representatives ran unopposed and were acclaimed to the UVic Board of Governors and the Senate. The lack of opposition was due in part to the

Waiving interest on student loans makes education more accessible

March 23, 2019March 25, 2019
Glenn Howard
The B.C. NDP has kept their 2017 campaign promise: ending interest payments on provincial post-secondary student loans. The government’s announcement is a crucial step forward for making post-secondary education more

Mike Delamont confronts difficult childhood in ‘Mama’s Boy’

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019
Glenn Howard
On Mar. 8, Mama’s Boy opened the 10th annual Spark Festival at the Belfry Theatre. Mike Delamont used every part of his towering six-foot-six frame to deliver a moving, intimate

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