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Fairy Creek blockades still active despite injunction

April 6, 2021April 8, 2021
Michael John Lo
Blockaders at Fairy Creek plan to sit tight, and those fighting from home say they will continue to put pressure on the government to stop old growth logging.

Internal notice of COVID-19 case on campus leads to students demanding answers

April 1, 2021April 6, 2021
Michael John Lo
Graphic by Darian Lee Frustrated by lack of information, students derail UVic Instagram post about career services Residents of the Sir Arthur Currie (SAC) building received a notice that there was a...

UVSS Elections Results: Referendums fail, Pollard elected in only contested seat

March 26, 2021April 1, 2021
Michael John Lo
Voter turnout was 6.6 per cent, all uncontested candidates confirmed Voting has ended, and the results are in: with low voting turnout, current board members won big, and all the referendums...

UVic, let’s go beyond anti-racism workshops and towards structural changes

March 25, 2021April 8, 2021
Michael John Lo
Community-centered resilience is key in dismantling institutional oppressions Photo by Belle White. In response to the Atlanta shootings last week, UVic President Kevin Hall put out a statement. Hall is committing to...

UVic President Kevin Hall is reaching out to students with Reddit AMA, Zoom Town Halls

March 2, 2021March 3, 2021
Michael John Lo
UVic President Town Halls are back for the first time since 2014  Photo sourced from UVic on Instagram, background added. UVic President Kevin Hall is stepping into the digital limelight. President Hall...

Jonathan Granirer and David Foster to represent students on UVic Board of Governors

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
Michael John Lo
The only candidates, seasoned representatives, step onto the board without an election File photo by Belle White. Jonathan Granirer and David Foster will represent UVic undergraduate and graduate student voices respectively on...

Fine arts students: It’s getting harder for our work to stay up on Instagram

February 16, 2021February 22, 2021
Michael John Lo
Sech says that Instagram’s selective censorship is hurting emerging artists, and is also limiting authentic expression. “In mainstream media and these music videos that you’re watching — it’s usually a

UVic esports to introduce a paid ‘battle pass’ in January

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
Michael John Lo
There is currently no finalized price point, but the paid premium battle pass allows participating students to unlock prizes, such as a $500 tuition credit. UVic administration says that a

UVic preparing freezers for potential COVID-19 vaccine storage

December 16, 2020February 1, 2021
Michael John Lo
Clearing out these freezers will help the health authorities store the vaccine if extra storage is needed.

Bylaw-violating fuchsia clipped from Cadboro Bay boulevard

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020
Michael John Lo
A beloved fuchsia in Cadboro Bay was reluctantly trimmed by its owners on Nov. 21, despite a public campaign by a meme account to save the plant. The fuchsia was
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Full articles about both exposures are on our webs Full articles about both exposures are on our website. UVic will not be releasing public information about these cases. 

UVic says they have worked with Island Health to inform some students that they should self-monitor for symptoms and were not considered high risk.
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.
CW - Atlanta shooting | Read the full article by S CW - Atlanta shooting | Read the full article by Senior Staff Writer Michael John Lo on martlet.ca
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. 

#uvic #victoriabc
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. 

#uvic #victoriabc
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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