Community shifts focus to help Ukrainian refugees coming to Vancouver Island June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Ashlee Levy One third of Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes due to the conflict, with an estimated 20 million people displaced within Ukraine, many of whom are unable to
Repatriating travellers face uncertainty during journeys home April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Dorothy Poon As travel restrictions are being implemented worldwide to slow the spread of coronavirus, those living or working abroad are facing uncertainty returning to their countries of origin.
Tough decisions for international students during COVID-19 April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Michael John Lo Facing an ever-growing list of flight cancellations and border closures, international students studying at the University of Victoria face difficult choices amidst the uncertainty caused by the global pandemic. Do
UVic group part of Canada-wide Bernie Sanders support movement March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Josh Kozelj Calvin Simpson was a massive Bernie Sanders supporter in 2016, however, he didn’t get involved in outreach for a simple reason: he didn’t know how as someone living in Canada.
UVic-led graphic novel project aims to inform new generation about Holocaust February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Alec Lazenby Over 70 years on from the Holocaust and with antisemitism rising across the globe, a UVic-led project aims to inform a new generation in order to prevent a repeat of
UVic student killed in Iran plane crash January 9, 2020January 20, 2020 Kate Korte UVic student Roja Omidbakhsh was killed in a plane crash in Iran. Omidbakhsh was a first year Gustavson School of Business student, registered in what would have been her second
UVic professor, students feeling impact of ongoing Hong Kong protests November 15, 2019November 17, 2019 Meaghan Bate As protests in Hong Kong continue, tensions have grown in Victoria and Vancouver between pro-democracy supporters and pro-China supporters. Peaceful demonstrations have quickly turned aggressive between these two groups, causing
Global Brigades club sending students to Honduras November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Kate Korte While other students kick back, relax, and maybe even study over reading break, 50 students will go on one of a medical, business, or engineering brigade to work on sustainability
Hundreds of Victoria students join 20 000 protesters in global climate strike September 27, 2019 Josh Kozelj Hundreds of UVic students joined protesters outside the B.C. Legislature on Sep. 27 for the final event of the “week of action” to advocate for climate change awareness.
Global climate strike coming to Vancouver Island next week September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Josh Kozelj Environmental activists will gather across the Greater Victoria region later this month for a general strike and week-long rally to advocate for climate change awareness, standing in solidarity with
