Looking back on this year’s activism: What’s next? May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Michael John Lo Graphic by Adrian Dunkerson Judging by the enthusiastic and liberal participation of rallies, protests, and direct action that has happened on campus and in the city this year, UVic students have...
Engagement starts with YOU(VSS) March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Astra Lund-Phillips In the main 100- and 200-levels of the David Turpin building and on the exterior, there were 60 posters up, including multiple large billboard-style posters, not to mention the chalking
Scott Morrison’s leadership is a death sentence for Australia January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Natasha Simpson "For the past couple of decades, Australia’s fires have been getting bigger and more destructive, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison says that, while he recognizes the connection between global climate
The RCMP is a force of colonial bigotry January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Truly Hunter The bigotry we are witnessing is institutional, systemic, violent, and unjust. No matter how many land acknowledgements are performed, the patterns of the past remain. Indigenous people are treated as
Victoria’s accessible housing is not accessible January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Truly Hunter "Despite their assertion that Victoria is facing an accessible housing crisis, the city’s housing plan will not be accessible for citizens in the most immediate need."
Saanich’s rental bylaw system puts the onus on students, not landlords January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Dorothy Poon "Saanich’s rental bylaw system, does little to protect students from inadequate housing conditions. Instead, the current system largely holds students — not landlords — responsible for bylaw violations of Saanich
The unfair public image costs of “policing poverty” January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 Natasha Simpson "Should police officers be on the front lines of dealing with people who, for a multitude of reasons, cannot afford housing in Victoria? Of course not. But the answer is
A misleading solution: “Compostable” plastics are horrible for the environment January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Cedric St. Pierre Borchert Thanks to the demands from eco-conscious consumers in Victoria, compostable plastics are popping up everywhere. But there’s a catch: all compostable plastics are ending up in landfills, where they cannot
(Not so) new kids on the Bloc: the Bloc Québécois’s resurgence in the 2019 Canadian federal election December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Dorothy Poon "The resurgence of the Bloc Québécois in the 2019 federal election isn’t just a momentary spike in populist politics. Instead, the party’s resurgence following a near-decade of disappointing election results
Colonialism at Christmas: How homogeneous holiday traditions damage society December 11, 2019January 8, 2020 Truly Hunter These days, everyone, not only Christians celebrate Christmas. But what effect on society does this cultural norm have?
