Candidates clash at all-candidates forum in Vertigo Lounge October 16, 2019October 18, 2019 Alec Lazenby With the federal election kicking into high gear, the UVSS, the Martlet, Elect Her, the Political Science Course Union, and the Get Out The Vote campaign partnered to host an
Wiccan holidays scrapped from UVic religious observances calendar October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Josh Kozelj Eight Wiccan holiday dates were removed from UVic’s annual religious observances calendar this year, leaving students and faculty who identify as Wiccan without a way to request time off for
Students protest UVic fossil fuel investments at September Board of Governors meeting October 2, 2019October 8, 2019 Emily Fagan Several dozen student protesters attended the first UVic Board of Governors meeting of the year to speak out against the university’s investments in fossil fuels. In the meeting, the BoG
Margaret Atwood talks new book, global activism to sold out UVic audience October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Emily Fagan Excited whispers and the rustle of pages filled the lobby of the University Centre on Sep. 28 as a bustling crowd waited to be let in to the Farquhar Auditorium.
Recap of the Sep 23 UVSS Board of Directors meeting September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Josh Kozelj The UVSS Board of Directors met for just over two hours earlier this week to finalize the agenda for their Annual General Meeting (AGM), introduce a new board member, and
Comedy, laughter used to fundraise for Mauna Kea September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Josh Kozelj Earlier this month, one UVic group used comedy to help protesters thousands of kilometres away. The Centre for Indigenous Research and Community-Led Engagement hosted a comedy night on Sep.
Global climate strike coming to Vancouver Island next week September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Josh Kozelj Environmental activists will gather across the Greater Victoria region later this month for a general strike and week-long rally to advocate for climate change awareness, standing in solidarity with
UVic Student whose house was destroyed by Hurricane Dorian seeks to rebuild September 19, 2019October 2, 2019 Kate Korte Hurricane left her dad stranded for two days, house destroyed Image via GoFundMe.org A week before Asiyah Robinson was expected to start her final year of a double major degree in Biochemistry...
“My heart aches:” UVic community gathers to grieve lives lost in Friday bus crash September 18, 2019October 4, 2019 Natasha Simpson University staff and students gathered on Sep. 17 to grieve and support one another after a bus crash killed two first year students in the third incident on road to
Two UVic students dead in weekend bus crash September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Josh Kozelj and Emily Fagan Two UVic students were killed, and three more were seriously injured, when a bus went down an embankment over the weekend between Bamfield and Port Alberni.
