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A closer look at David Shebib, long-time Victoria independent candidate

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020
Sylas Serné
In this election, Victoria had a crowded list of candidates. Independent David Shebib’s approach to politics could be described as “D.I.Y.” — he’s put hand-painted signs touting slogans such

Corporate coffee certain on campus

March 26, 2019March 24, 2019
Sylas Serné
It's inevitable: Starbucks is coming to campus. But activist group Stop Starbucks UVic wants to make the corporate presence on campus more sustainable

Laying his ancestors to rest

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018
Sylas Serné
Dust ‘n’ Bones, a documentary about traditional grave-digger Harold Joe, is screening at Cinecenta on Nov. 22 The upcoming documentary Dust 'n Bones follows Harold Joe and the problems he faces...

Family warfare: How to avoid tense family dinners this holiday

December 14, 2016December 14, 2016
Sylas Serné
Oh, the holidays: the time of year when the reality of brown road slush and awkward encounters with your new step-brothers are etched into memories of pristine white snow and...

Muslim and Jewish student associations host shared dinner

December 1, 2016December 7, 2016
Sylas Serné
The Jewish and Muslim community have a long history of both peaceful and violent interaction, but to the UVic Jewish Students Association (JSA) and the UVic Muslim Students Association (MSA),...

Toronto punk outfit PUP sets its sights on Victoria

November 16, 2016November 17, 2016
Sylas Serné
The Toronto band PUP started mak- ing raucous high-energy punk music together in 2013, and have refused to stop ever since. Over the last two years, they have played nearly...

Theatre alums reflect as 50th annual Alumni Festival unfolds

October 19, 2016October 24, 2016
Sylas Serné
The Phoenix Theatre is bringing back three successful alumni to perform this year for the 50th annual Alumni Festival, which is running through to Oct. 29. “These artists have travelled the...

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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. 

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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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