UVic student leads art-based mental health initiative November 6, 2018November 13, 2018 Josh Kozelj Faces of our Community event brings international and domestic students together The UVic community welcomed a wall of fresh faces to campus last month — literally. The ‘Faces of our Community’...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the UVic Repair Café November 6, 2018 Mike Graeme The 99 per cent of stuff we throw out needs saving Get out your shattered gadgets, tattered jackets, and battered desk lamps — the Repair Café is coming to UVic on...
Recent seismic activity around Vancouver Island is “business as usual” November 5, 2018 Anna Dodd But the earthquakes serve as good reminder to be prepared If you live on Vancouver Island, you’ll know we live in an active earthquake zone called the Cascadia Subduction Zone....
Your Oct. 29 UVSS board meeting Tweetcap November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Carina Pogoler The Oct. 29 UVSS Board meeting was a cheerful affair, as representatives, Directors-at-Large, and Lead Directors joked with each other and filled their plates with dinner. Ahead of them lay...
UVic tiny house build completed, but leaves campus early November 4, 2018 Mike Graeme “Goodbye to Tiny House #5 for the Tiny House Warriors!” reads a Facebook post by the UVic Tiny House Warriors Support Team on Oct. 24. “The house is leaving UVic...
R is for Reconciliation, R is for Ruling November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Mike Graeme and Carina Pogoler Supreme Court ruling on consultation with Indigenous peoples does not dramatically change current state of affairs On Oct. 11, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government is not obligated to...
Pardons will be issued for past cannabis possession charges November 1, 2018 Brianna Bock But make sure to read the fine print As of Oct. 17, cannabis is legal in Canada. So what does that mean for people who were arrested for possession when this...
UVic students write Ukrainian prisoners messages of hope and solidarity November 1, 2018 Emily Fagan The Ukrainian Students Society encourages students to take action on global issues On the misty morning of Oct. 24, members of the UVic community gathered at Petch Fountain to write postcards...
Signs found on campus demand cigarette smokers stick to “shame benches” October 22, 2018 Emily Fagan Smokers speak out about the stigma surrounding cigarette addiction There is a place inside Ring Road, in the shadows of the Clearihue clocktower, where aside from an official UVic sign reminding...
New faces nominated and ratified as representatives at latest UVSS board meeting October 20, 2018October 20, 2018 Josh Kozelj Like the dwindling number of sunny days left for Victoria this year, the latest UVSS board meeting was short and sweet. In an event that lasted just under half an...
