Protesters, university officials tight-lipped at May Board of Governors meeting June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Emily Fagan Over a dozen students attended the May Board of Governors meeting to protest the university’s continued investments in fossil fuels. Students, including many members of the student group Divest UVic,
Timeline for UVic housing project reduced by 16 months June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 Emily Fagan The largest capital project in UVic’s history — the creation of two residence buildings that will house student living, dining, and classroom facilities — is now scheduled to be completed
Adventurous couple to power Hawaiian canoe 1200 km to Alaska May 31, 2019June 2, 2019 Josh Kozelj When you’ve climbed over 20 000 feet to summit of Denali in Alaska, received a Guinness World Record for a self-guided ski crossing of Antarctica, and completed multiple 100 mile
Victoria youth climate group launch Meatless Mondays campaign May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 Kate Korte Emma-Jane Boulian and Rebecca Wolf Gage are looking to reduce the CRD’s Carbon Footprint — one meatless meal at a time. The organizers estimate that if everyone in the CRD
Proposed UVic downtown graduate student housing and condos to become hotel May 24, 2019June 12, 2019 Emily Fagan The University of Victoria’s 2017 decision to build a a downtown condominium and graduate student housing complex on Broad Street has been reversed, and the three-storey property will converted to
UVic alum wins prestigious 140k research award for innovative telescope technology May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Josh Kozelj Matt Dobbs has always been interested in finding and understanding the boundaries of human knowledge. Now, he’ll be given the time and resources needed to move back out west and
UVic launches U-Bicycle bike share program May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Josh Kozelj If you have been on campus lately, you’ve likely noticed a little extra green sprouting up around the SUB and quad—and no, it’s not just nature starting to bloom. UVic
Anti-SOGI 123 talk cut short by protesters May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 Sarah Suleman The atmosphere in Oak Bay took an unexpected shift on the evening of Thursday, May 2 as a public talk against SOGI 123 drew heavy criticism, hundreds of protesters, violence,
Korean fundraiser seeks to reunite Somali refugee family May 17, 2019June 13, 2019 Kate Korte An upcoming local fundraiser looks to help Marwo Abdi, a Somali woman living in Victoria, reunite with four of her family members. Abdi came to Canada in 2008 after receiving
Over $3 000 in parts recovered for UVic Formula motorsport team May 9, 2019May 16, 2019 Emily Fagan Saanich police arrested a 48 year old man who had been attempting to sell parts stolen from the University of Victoria Formula Motorsport club on the online listing site UsedVictoria.
