UVic to consider extending winter break after student petition November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Kate Korte Over 1 500 people have signed a petition requesting a longer winter break Trees sprinkled with snow in front of Clearihue Building. Stock photo. As exam season approaches, many UVic students feel...
“President Hall, Time to Divest” reads temporary mural on campus November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Kiley Verbowski On Wednesday, Nov. 18, around a dozen members of Divest UVic assisted artist and alumni Emily Thiessen in painting a 14-foot mural on the ground outside the doors of the
HUMA 295 is bringing experiential learning to the humanities November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Christopher Driscoll The most recent addition to the humanities curriculum, HUMA 295, offers students an opportunity to gain research assistant experience at UVic. The new course focuses on introducing students to the
UVic’s 5 Days of Action focuses on equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Kate Korte Graphic via UVic.ca From Nov. 16-20, UVic's 5 Days of Action presented a wide range of insightful workshops and virtual engagement sessions with UVic President Kevin Hall. Each day has an...
Vital Signs Report shows youth disproportionately affected in terms of mental health, employment November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Kate Korte This year’s new “Pandemic Snapshot” addition to the Victoria Foundation’s Vital Signs report provided statistics for how the pandemic has impacted people of different age groups. People under 30 were
City of Victoria to house 200 by end of year, while bylaw issues arise for unhoused November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Alec Lazenby and Michael John Lo Homelessness continues to be a serious problem across Canada, but in Victoria it has become a particularly hot topic. As winter approaches and demand for solutions increases, the city has
PIRG, OER referenda fail to meet quorum during online fall electoral event November 6, 2020November 12, 2020 Kate Korte Despite a majority of "yes" votes, only 5.9 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots File graphic by Niusha Derakhshan. During the UVSS fall electoral event, students voted on introducing an...
UVSS AGM exceeds quorum, hits cap of Zoom call at 300 November 5, 2020November 6, 2020 Kate Korte For the second straight year, the UVSS maintained quorum — the number of students needed to pass main motions and the annual budget — for the entirety of their annual
Facebook made over $1.3 million on the B.C. election, with Liberals spending more than double NDP November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Kate Korte As the mail-in ballots are counted and the election signs are taken down, political parties’ Facebook ads will disappear from British Columbians' feeds. Collectively, the top three parties' Facebook pages,
The Rebellious Astronomer: UVic physics professor Julio Navarro named Citation Laureate November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Christopher Driscoll UVic physics professor Julio Navarro was named a 2020 Citation Laureate, an award that denotes high impact research. Navarro began his career as a student in post-military-dictatorship Argentina and has
