UVic closed due to snow January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Emily Fagan The University of Victoria has announced it will be closed today due to snow. Tonight's scheduled event featuring Jordin Tootoo has been postponed.
B.C. collects $43 million from Airbnb in first year since taxation agreement January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Kate Korte Airbnb rentals regulated and creating revenue in Victoria Stock image via Pixabay Airbnb has changed the tourism industry by allowing locals to rent out space in their homes to tourists, often for...
UVic welcomes rebranded mental health week to campus January 12, 2020January 14, 2020 Josh Kozelj This year, UVic has partnered with 15 on-campus groups to host 25 events for their sixth annual week-long mental health event, including a sold out keynote showcase with Jordin Tootoo.
Tweetcap | January 6 UVSS meeting January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Truly Hunter At their Jan. 6 UVSS Board Meeting, the Board of Directors talked about the Unist'ot'en land crisis and the development of a new 24/7 student help line for UVic.
“I didn’t stand a chance”: International students face discrimination in tight Victoria housing market January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Emily Fagan With a vacancy rate of 1.2 per cent and 78 per cent of UVic students living off campus, finding a place to live as a student in Victoria can be
UVic student killed in Iran plane crash January 9, 2020January 20, 2020 Kate Korte UVic student Roja Omidbakhsh was killed in a plane crash in Iran. Omidbakhsh was a first year Gustavson School of Business student, registered in what would have been her second
Tweetcap of Dec 9 UVSS Board of Directors Meeting December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Truly Hunter On Dec 9, UVSS board members met to discuss updates to electoral policy, reduction of costs for educational resources, and transportation initiatives for disabled students.
Virtual reality allows UVic students to explore archaeological sites in Spain December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Kathryn Rogers Through the Department of Greek and Roman Studies, UVic students are using virtual reality technology to explore the archaeological sites Ilduro and Can Modollel, located near Barcelona, Spain.
30 years after the Montreal Massacre, UVic’s memorial event acknowledges all forms of gender-based violence December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Natasha Simpson On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lépine entered a classroom at École Polytechnique in Montreal with a hunting rifle. He ordered the male engineering students from the room, gathered the women
Tweetcap of Dec 6 Senate Meeting December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Truly Hunter At the last UVic Senate meeting of the decade, senators talked divestment and made amendments to the Faculty of Education policy.
