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“You are not alone”: A UVic athlete’s journey with mental health in wake of a sexual assault

June 12, 2019July 10, 2019
Josh Kozelj
A UVic Athlete, Paige Thomson, was sexually assaulted at Sticky Wicket in August 2017. Since then, she has displayed resilience and bravery despite mental health challenges. By sharing her story,

Glass half empty: the rise and fall of milk in B.C.

May 16, 2019June 5, 2019
Astra Lund-Phillips
For years now, Statistics Canada has shown a decline in milk consumption across Canada. But this has not always been the case. It wasn’t long ago that milk reigned supreme

Blood and bruises: inclusive classrooms gone wrong

April 23, 2019May 17, 2019
Natasha Simpson
B.C. teachers and students are increasingly at risk of attack in a system that cannot support traumatized and violent children in regular classrooms, and the University of Victoria falls woefully

Out of psych: the human impact of UVic’s seven months without a general psychiatrist

April 4, 2019June 26, 2019
Emily Fagan
In the seven months without a general psychiatrist at UVic, students reported being denied referrals and access to their files, were given misleading information about the available psychiatric care, and

Witnessing history: Victoria resident Aldo Nazarko remembers August 28, 1963

March 9, 2019March 22, 2019
Josh Kozelj
CFUV host Aldo Nazarko shares his experience at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom There are few moments in history that are so iconic they become synonymous with their...

Divest UVic: It’s time to break up with fossil fuels

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019
Anna Dodd and Mike Graeme
After a year of silence, Divest UVic is back. We checked in with what they have planned for the coming year, the history of divestment at UVic, and the strategic...

All Vans on deck: Skater fashion from the ’90s to 2019

January 24, 2019
Devon Bidal and Mike Graeme
In its early days, skateboarding was the sport of outcasts. If skaters weren’t ripping up the empty pool in your backyard, they were probably already in the backseat of a...

UVic English prof purchases pre-written essay

January 12, 2019January 15, 2019
Anna Dodd
We’ve all been there. You looked at the assignment months ago and you thought about your topic, but somehow it’s the night before it’s due and you’re in a total...

Victoria’s very own child prodigy

December 13, 2018
Josh Kozelj
Meet nine-year-old Jose Rodriguez who's already completed pre-calculus 11 and is probably smarter than you Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez sprints through the plexiglass doors into the dimly lit Esquimalt Recreation Centre’s...

We need more than just a hashtag

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018
Natasha Simpson
On Oct. 15, 2017, a tweet changed the world. “If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote “Me too” as a status, we might give people a...
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