UVic launches vaccination platform, expands on rapid testing requirements September 8, 2021September 19, 2021 Mary Heeg UVic has launched the online platform where students, staff, and faculty can declare their COVID-19 vaccination status. The platform will be open until Sept. 26 at midnight, but UVic is
Wild Coffee employees on strike, locked out of workplace July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Michael John Lo and Mary Heeg At approximately 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 27, employees of Wild Coffee in downtown Victoria began a workers strike, picketing outside the shop located at 632 Yates St.
What makes an A? Grading patterns vary widely across campus March 13, 2021March 16, 2021 Mary Heeg Grading at UVic differs between departments, making comparison for scholarships and grad school difficult Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish. Since 2012, close to 45 per cent of course grades at UVic have been...
Worsened gender-based violence continues during COVID-19, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities February 17, 2021February 22, 2021 Mary Heeg Since the start of the pandemic, gender-based violence has increased between 20 and 30 per cent and has disproportionately affected marginalized communities. Heightened violence and its unequal effects have left
Online and overwhelmed: Students, instructors share mental health, accessibility, and workload concerns December 2, 2020January 7, 2021 Mary Heeg and Alec Lazenby Last March, UVic moved to online classes. Students have raised concerns around mental health, workloads, and accessibility.
Platform promises: How the parties in the B.C. election stack up October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Alec Lazenby and Mary Heeg With a provincial election fast approaching on Oct. 24, B.C.’s parties have been busy making a lot of campaign promises. While parties compete for voters’ favour, polls estimate that the
B.C.-based company partnering with non-profit to provide face shields to deaf, hard of hearing community May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Mary Heeg Initiative aims to overcome communication challenges posed by traditional personal protective equipment Photo provided by Tinkerine In response to COVID-19, two B.C.-based organizations are producing face shields, a type of personal protective...
Consequences of a broken promise: Proportional representation and the 2019 federal election November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Mary Heeg and Alec Lazenby Despite Liberal promises that 2015 would be the last federal election using first-past-the-post, the voting system remained the same in 2019. Had this promise been kept, the election would
UVic website redesign to launch summer of 2020 November 14, 2019November 27, 2019 Mary Heeg Next summer, UVic will launch a redesigned version of their central website. The current website, which hasn’t undergone a major revision since 2012, has been the source of complaints about
