“Years in the making”: Innovative community responses to food insecurity during COVID-19 April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 Michael John Lo As food banks are tightening their belts, some are looking at gardens for their potential. Others look to more radical ways to combat food insecurity.
Repatriating travellers face uncertainty during journeys home April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Dorothy Poon As travel restrictions are being implemented worldwide to slow the spread of coronavirus, those living or working abroad are facing uncertainty returning to their countries of origin.
UVSS funding electronic gift card initiative April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Josh Kozelj The UVSS have budgeted $10 000 to fund an electronic grocery store gift card initiative to help students financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in cooperation with Walmart. The gift
Victoria group coming together to make over 1 600 sandwiches for homeless April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Josh Kozelj The day Paul Logan delivered his first sandwich as part of “the Sandwich Initiative” was supposed to be his last day of work before retirement. However, due to the COVID-19
What to do if you’ve lost your job due to COVID-19 April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Alec Lazenby Recent estimates predict that three million Canadians could lose their jobs in the coming weeks. Thankfully, there are supports available to those who have lost their job due to COVID-19.
“This is not working”: Students coping with sexual assault, harassment allege lack of support from university April 15, 2020May 13, 2020 Emily Fagan For two years, the Martlet has reported on the evolution of and response to UVic’s sexualized violence policy. Ahead of the policy's review, we took a look at some potential
April 6 UVSS Board Meeting Recap April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Josh Kozelj Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UVSS Board of Directors met for nearly three hours through the online video conference app Zoom — and discussed events from the 2020 UVSS election,
Tough decisions for international students during COVID-19 April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Michael John Lo Facing an ever-growing list of flight cancellations and border closures, international students studying at the University of Victoria face difficult choices amidst the uncertainty caused by the global pandemic. Do
UVic instructors adapting to online teaching despite quick turnaround April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Alec Lazenby When UVic announced earlier this month that the university would be transitioning away from face-to-face classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, instructors had to think fast. While the rest of their
The vaccine for COVID-19? Staying home March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Kate Korte While cases in Canada rise at a rate similar to the early days in Italy, people ignore the advice of our Provincial Health Officer, Bonnie Henry. The concept of social
