UVic extends winter break until Jan. 11 December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Kiley Verbowski Classes will resume on Jan. 11, instead of Jan. 6. Administration staff and instructors are still expected to return to work o
“President Hall, Time to Divest” reads temporary mural on campus November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Kiley Verbowski On Wednesday, Nov. 18, around a dozen members of Divest UVic assisted artist and alumni Emily Thiessen in painting a 14-foot mural on the ground outside the doors of the
Inaugural University of Victoria Indigenous Film Festival features three short films created by Indigenous UVic students and alumni November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Kiley Verbowski On Nov. 13, the Native Students Union hosted their first ever Indigenous film festival live at Cinecenta and online. The event featured three short films produced by recent Indigenous UVic
“We can’t incarcerate ourselves out of this crisis”: Moms Stop the Harm holds rally for drug decriminalization October 7, 2020October 20, 2020 Kiley Verbowski At the rally, representatives from MSTH emphasized the need for an evidence-based health care approach to B.C.'s overdose crisis — rather than criminalizing drug-users.
Victoria’s annual Market Square Tuba Christmas celebration to usher in the holiday season December 11, 2019January 8, 2020 Kiley Verbowski It’s that time of year again! Tuba time, that is. On Saturday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m., more than 100 brass and euphonium players will serenade holiday shoppers in Market
How many trees does it take to elect a Prime Minister? December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Kiley Verbowski "I worked as a poll clerk at one of the 192 polling divisions in the Victoria riding. This was the first election in which I’ve worked, and I was astounded
Waste Land: A climate anxiety haunted house November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Kiley Verbowski 2556 Fifth Street is slated for demolition in December, and the remains will be more colourful than most. For the first time in Victoria, local artists have transformed a
