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​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
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