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Is Campus Security making students feel less safe?

On the tail ends of the new Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response draft policy, students have come forward to report their dissatisfaction with the way UVic Campus Security (CSEC) has…

Our chat with Jay T. Cullen, UVic prof and Canadian astronaut candidate

Oceanographer. Marine chemist. Professor. Father. Jay T. Cullen wears many hats, and last month, he received another: Canadian astronaut candidate. On Feb. 1, it was announced that Cullen, a professor…

Andrew Weaver introduces two bills with huge potential for B.C.

Among a series of bills introduced by Andrew Weaver, B.C. Green Party leader and MLA Oak Bay-Gordon Head last month, two are poised to make a potential impact on the…

IdeaFest panel challenges current conceptions of reconciliation

How do we reconcile the past to create a better future? What does reconciliation mean at a local or national level? What does it mean in relation to Canada’s 150th?…

Protesters crash effective altruism debate

Members of the campus community were put at odds with one another after raucous protest interrupted an UVic Effective Altruism club event at Cinecenta on Wednesday, March 1. The event,…

Energize UVic sweeps student election; referendums fail to meet quorum

UPDATE: We’ve updated this story to include comment from Energize UVic’s campaign manager and one of their candidates. UPDATE March 5: We’ve updated this story to include comment from Connect UVic’s…

Here’s your very long Lead Director’s Debate recap

Although this year’s UVSS Elections Lead Directors’ Debate may be remembered by some for a few fiery moments of passion, it was largely characterized by similar answers from slates on…

Students lead push to rename Joseph Trutch Hall

For the second time in seven years, UVic students are attempting to change the name of Joseph Trutch Hall. Lisa Schnitzler, a Trutch Hall resident, started a petition in December…

No concrete answers after UVic’s snowmageddon causes pileup

For most students at UVic, Feb. 8’s snowstorm was the most chaos on campus they’d ever seen. Cars were trapped in the flood of people trying to exit Ring Road,…

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