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World

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
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