UVic launches U-Bicycle bike share program May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Josh Kozelj If you have been on campus lately, you’ve likely noticed a little extra green sprouting up around the SUB and quad—and no, it’s not just nature starting to bloom. UVic
Anti-SOGI 123 talk cut short by protesters May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 Sarah Suleman The atmosphere in Oak Bay took an unexpected shift on the evening of Thursday, May 2 as a public talk against SOGI 123 drew heavy criticism, hundreds of protesters, violence,
Korean fundraiser seeks to reunite Somali refugee family May 17, 2019June 13, 2019 Kate Korte An upcoming local fundraiser looks to help Marwo Abdi, a Somali woman living in Victoria, reunite with four of her family members. Abdi came to Canada in 2008 after receiving
Over $3 000 in parts recovered for UVic Formula motorsport team May 9, 2019May 16, 2019 Emily Fagan Saanich police arrested a 48 year old man who had been attempting to sell parts stolen from the University of Victoria Formula Motorsport club on the online listing site UsedVictoria.
UVSS joins call for sustainable, free transit in first meeting May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Emily Fagan At the first meeting of their new term, the University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) Board of Directors unanimously voted to publicly support a call for sustainability-focused changes to the
Over $2 500 in parts stolen from the UVic Formula Motorsport workshop April 26, 2019 Emily Fagan Crucial equipment was discovered missing from the UVic Formula Motorsport club's workshop yesterday, threatening their participation in an international competition this May. The parts are suspected to be stolen, and
Final UVSS board meeting sees presentations on election report April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Emily Fagan On April 15, the 2018/2019 UVSS Board of Directors met for the final time to reflect on potential ways to improve UVSS elections and poli-sci gargoyles. The meeting consisted of
Blood and bruises: inclusive classrooms gone wrong April 23, 2019May 17, 2019 Natasha Simpson B.C. teachers and students are increasingly at risk of attack in a system that cannot support traumatized and violent children in regular classrooms, and the University of Victoria falls woefully
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
Rumoured threat of arrests may have affected turnout for Victoria climate strike April 21, 2019April 23, 2019 Mike Graeme Due to rumours of possible arrests, the turnout for the global student climate strike on Mar. 15 was compromised, organizers say. Some Victoria City Councillors are speculating on intentional intimidation.
