UVic student rallies for access to life-altering drug November 16, 2017November 18, 2017 Abby Neufeld Lilia Zaharieva is far from giving up her fight for access to Orkambi, the life-altering drug that was taken from her when the UVSS changed their health plan this past...
B.C. students pay tuition, Ontario students don’t November 2, 2017November 15, 2017 Josh Christopher This fall, some University of Victoria students are having their tuition paid by the province — the province of Ontario. This is the inaugural semester of the Ontario Student Grant, an initiative from...
What students should know before voting in the B.C. election May 8, 2017 Sarah Lazin and Myles Sauer On Tuesday, May 9, the B.C. Green, NDP, and Liberal parties will vie for the votes of British Columbians in the province’s 41st election. Each party’s platform is lengthy and encompasses...
MLA candidates contest and concur at Q&A May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 Cormac O’Brien Speaking to a modest crowd, eight prospective MLAs spoke at a Q&A session at the Vic Theatre on April 29. The candidates answered questions on issues facing youth in Victoria,...
What to look out for in the B.C. provincial election April 19, 2017 Cormac O’Brien The writ has dropped for the 41st British Columbia general election, meaning the next three and a half weeks will be chock full of lawn signs, political statuses on Facebook,...
Andrew Weaver introduces two bills with huge potential for B.C. March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 Alistair Ogden 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...
Local author encourages Canadians to take part in reconciliation July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 Sarah Lazin One year ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released its summary report outlining the steps needed for Canada to properly reconcile with First Nations peoples. But in the...
New guide dog certification might be barking up wrong tree March 31, 2016March 30, 2016 Arianna Cheveldave On Jan. 18, 2016, the Guide Dog and Service Dog Act came into effect, modernizing service and guide dog guidelines in B.C. The certification is optional, but is meant to...
Are B.C. colleges and universities cheating the system? March 31, 2016March 30, 2016 Aaron Guillen This article was originally published in The Other Press, Douglas College's student newspaper, on March 23. NEW WESTMINSTER — To most post-secondary students, money is a valuable and rare thing. Besides taking, on average,...
Site C injunction latest chapter of project’s contentious history March 17, 2016March 16, 2016 Cormac O’Brien It seems like every week that new contentions arise surrounding the controversial Site C Energy Project. The project, a proposal to dam the Peace River in Northern British Columbia, has been...
