Federal government to provide UVic over nine million dollars for construction of National Centre of Indigenous Law June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Josh Kozelj With nearly 100 students, faculty, and media members crammed into the MacLaurin Building lobby, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced this morning that the Federal government will
Holodomor bus teaches students about the Ukrainian genocide April 22, 2019April 29, 2019 Natasha Simpson The bus is impossible to miss. It’s massive, painted with orange wheat fields, blue sky, and “HOLODOMOR — THE UKRAINIAN GENOCIDE” in white capital letters. A sight that causes drivers
UVic students among those who turned their backs on Trudeau and Scheer April 18, 2019May 9, 2019 Kate Korte The Daughters of the Vote event in Ottawa was more politically-charged than usual this year when delegates turned their backs during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech, and left the room
A conversation with Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire March 23, 2019April 4, 2019 Emily Fagan UVic’s Department of Humanities honoured Roméo Dallaire as the first recipient of their Public Humanist award for his role as the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping mission during the
10-day pledge to eat only dumpster food raises money for Inuit communities January 14, 2019January 13, 2019 Mike Graeme Today — Monday, Jan. 14 — marks day seven of the UVic students' challenge As garbage bins fill with food waste in urban centres across the country, the stomachs of people...
Legal action continues against forced or coerced sterilization practices in Canada December 26, 2018December 14, 2018 Brianna Bock In 2017, two First Nations women in Saskatoon launched a class-action lawsuit against the province of Saskatchewan, each seeking seven million dollars in damages after they had been sterilized without...
The Minister of Status of Women on gender in politics, student leadership, and referendums December 14, 2018 Kate Korte “You are the most powerful generation to have ever lived. You have the most at stake and the least voice at the table.” On Nov. 26, the Martlet had the honour...
Hundreds block Johnson Street Bridge, six arrested in name of a livable climate December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Mike Graeme Around 250 people gathered in the middle of Johnson Street Bridge, Victoria, on Monday night to hold a candle-lit vigil for a livable climate. Traffic was disrupted for about two...
UVic hosts fourth annual Building Reconciliation Forum December 3, 2018November 29, 2018 Mike Graeme "Education got us into this mess, so it's education that has to get us out" Nearly 250 leading thinkers from universities, federal and regional governments, and Indigenous communities and governing bodies...
Update: Saudi Arabian students at UVic December 2, 2018 Anna Dodd Here's what's new since August On August 6, the Saudi Arabian government announced it would be withdrawing all Saudi nationals studying at Canadian universities. The announcement was made after Chrystia Freeland,...
