Petition asks for UVic to move towards reusable cups March 12, 2018March 7, 2018 Josh Kozelj A petition launched by the UVic Sustainability Movement (UVSM) in hopes of persuading the university to move away from distributing paper coffee cups on campus has garnered over 1 500 signatures...
UVic announces world’s first Indigenous law degree at pivotal time March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 Josh Kozelj News comes amid demonstrations on campus, across Canada It’s not everyday that a world first is announced at UVic, but that’s exactly the news that the UVic law department shared on...
UVic energy plant delayed, but still on the way March 11, 2018March 7, 2018 Emily Fagan $20-million plant being built by Fine Arts buildings Nearly $20 million has been budgeted for a new campus energy plant, which is currently under construction between the Interfaith Chapel and the...
5 Days of Action brings awareness to inclusion on campus March 9, 2018March 7, 2018 Angel Manguerra The "5 Days of Action; 365 Days of Commitment" is a five-day event on campus that UVic hopes will engage the community in a dialogue to end discrimination, harassment, and...
The Martlet announces gala to kickstart equipment fundraiser March 8, 2018March 7, 2018 Josh Kozelj Beginning in 1938 as the Sentinel and the Microscope and founded as the Martlet in 1948 (and briefly changed to the Cougar City Gazette in the 1970s), it’s safe to...
Zaharieva gets lifetime supply of Orkambi from Vertex March 7, 2018March 8, 2018 Abby Neufeld With others not so lucky, Zaharieva fights on In August 2017, Lilia Zaharieva was notified that the UVSS would be switching health care plans. As a result, coverage for her cystic...
The clock ticks on for Zaharieva March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Abby Neufeld “The only reason I have the voice to fight is because my community came together and gave it to me,” she says. / The last we heard from Lilia Zaharieva, she...
Envision UVic wins all UVSS races; all referenda pass March 3, 2018March 6, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Who envisioned things going this way? The UVSS Elections office released preliminary UVSS Board of Director results at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 2, announcing that Envision UVic had swept the...
Any ideas? March 2, 2018March 1, 2018 Belle White In its seventh year, IdeaFest goes well beyond being a UVic TED Talk Ideafest is UVic’s annual, free, public research festival designed to showcase world-class scholastic research in ways that are...
Here’s all you need to know about voting February 28, 2018 Cormac O’Brien and Kate Korte For the next three days, students will have their say in how they are represented and advocated for on campus. Whether it's menu options at Felicita's, resources for sexualized violence...
