Climate cafe series led by UVic students a safe community space for unburdening climate anxiety May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Sarah Roberts The idea to launch climate cafes in Victoria began with discussions between Severin Odland, a UVic graduate student in environmental psychology, his partner, and their friends. They realized they were
UVic Libraries to completely upgrade search interface over summer May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Ashlee Levy UVic Libraries is undergoing a major system upgrade. The change, happening on June 28, will include a new integrated library system and search interface.
Student representatives on Board of Governors resign, citing discontent with UVic leadership May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Isabella Kennedy On May 8, both the undergraduate and graduate student representatives on UVic's Board of Governors (BoG) resigned, citing discontent with the university's leadership.
UVSS elections sees lowest voter turnout ever, delayed Board nominations April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Jalen Codrington “[E]lections aren’t cool,” reads this year’s UVSS electoral report — a document created by the independent Electoral Office to analyze the outcomes.
UVic students participate in Save Old Growth hunger strike April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Ashlee Levy On April 1, first-year UVic students Grace Charness and Jordana Pangburn joined a hunger strike for Save Old Growth.
UVic student kicks off Saanich Council campaign April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Ashlee Levy Jordan MacDougall kicked off his Saanich Council campaign on April 9 with a barbecue at Beckwith Park. MacDougall, a political science and Indigenous studies student, hosted the early campaign event
A deep dive into the science behind the uses of seaweed April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Lyndsay Silvestre Everyone has a perspective on seaweed. To some, it’s the slimy stuff on the shore that washes up in piles after a storm, to others, it’s a tasty snack, and
Ren Louie publishes first book “Drum from the Heart” April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Brianna Bock Drum from the Heart, the first book authored by Ren Louie, is a coming of age story about a nine-year-old boy who is gifted his first drum. Illustrated by Karlene
Jenessa Joy Klukas’ storytelling journey April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Isabella Kennedy A recent graduate from UVic's fine arts department, Klukas has written for the independent news outlet the Tyee as a fellow and has been working at IndigiNews as their Education
New UVSS Board of Directors voted in, referendum fails to meet quorum March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Ashlee Levy Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish.