COVID-19 exposure at UVic School of Music, according to internal notice April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Boston Laferté Only a week after the Sir Arthur Currie exposure was made public, there has been another exposure event in the School of Music Graphic by Darian Lee On Wednesday Apr. 7, students...
Deadline for ending sheltering in parks pushed back to end of April April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Alec Lazenby Photo by Michael John Lo. City and province have signed memorandum but questions remain On March 22, the City of Victoria signed a memorandum of understanding with the Province of British Columbia....
Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project finds a new home April 8, 2021April 11, 2021 Alec Lazenby Photo by Jay Wallace Eventual expansion put on hold as project seeks Health Canada exemptions The Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project, an interdisciplinary collaboration between the University of Victoria and Health Canada,...
UVic Board of Governors passes budget, including tuition increase for all students April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Alec Lazenby File photo by Belle White. International student tuition has been raised substantially over last three years, including increases of 20 and 15 per cent in 2018 and 2019 respectively The University of...
Fairy Creek blockades still active despite injunction April 6, 2021April 16, 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...
Moving Trans History Forward Conference brings together trans and gender-diverse scholars from across the globe March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Alec Lazenby (Aaron Devor | photo by Blake Little) Fourth biennial conference covered wide range of topics from facial recognition to Two-Spirit education From March 11 to 14, the UVic Chair in Transgender Studies...
UVSS elections: 11 directors-at-large acclaimed March 25, 2021April 3, 2021 Martlet Staff File photo by the Martlet All candidates were acclaimed due to a lack of nominations In this year's UVSS elections, all directors-at-large (DaLs) were acclaimed due to a lack of nominations. Although...
UVSS All Candidates Forum faces low attendance and limited disagreement March 24, 2021March 26, 2021 Alec Lazenby With most candidates acclaimed or running unopposed, contestation was low as referenda proponents push for quorum Screen capture from the forum. The All Candidates Forum is a staple of UVSS elections. Each...
