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Saanich school district strike reaches fifth day

Across Saanich, 14 schools have closed their doors this week due to an ongoing labour dispute between the Saanich School District and the Canaduan Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 441,…

Cluster housing visitors limited to 20 until further consultation

On October 22, students living in the residences of Ring Road, Tower, South Tower, and Cluster Neighborhood received an email from Residence Life Services stating that due to “received concerns…

UVic researchers bring palliative care to those homeless or barely housed Victorians

Last month, a new mobile palliative care program officially began serving those homeless or barely housed in Victoria. The Palliative Outreach Resource Team (PORT) meets people wherever they are and…

Candidates clash at all-candidates forum in Vertigo Lounge

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

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

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

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

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

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. 12,…