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Give your thumb a rest and check out these alternatives to endless doomscrolling

If your thumb has been doing more miles than you have lately, you’re not alone. Scrolling has become the default way for many of us to fill every spare second…

Team mom and superfan Elena Cruz is fuelling basketball championships at UVic

In the 2024–2025 season, the Vikes secured a national U Sports title. The team uplifted their greatest supporter, Elena Cruz, with a personalized championship ring.

Vikes Women’s Rugby is flipping the script on rival teams and setting a new standard for success

The Vikes women’s rugby 7s team closed their season by defeating their rivals, the UBC Thunderbirds, 26-5. This triumphant win was achieved on the very same field where the 15s…

Seven electives you can take this summer

From environmental art and movie soundtracks to family dynamics and the history of sexuality, try these low-barrier electives this summer. 

UVic student housing delayed five years following B.C. budget announcement

“[The delay] was definitely very abrupt,” Lawton said. “I know UVic was on the brink of breaking ground. We were actively in the process of helping them advocate with Saanich…

Seven queer-owned businesses to support in Victoria

Next time you’re downtown, head over to Chinatown and grab some food at Dumpling Drop. Owner and operator Tarn Tayanuth started the business to support her mother following an Alzheimer’s…

Sumo Tigers may not be ratified, but that won’t stop them from practicing

In Vancouver, Mansfield ran the Sumo Tigers club, which he brought with him to Victoria. Though Mansfield did not know enough students to meet the membership requirements for the UVSS…

Vikes Women’s Rugby team annihilates their competition at first leg of Canada West’s Rugby 7s

CanWest Rugby 7s consists of three tournaments, the first of which was in Edmonton, where the Vikes came in second place. The next leg is on home turf.

Students of Colour Collective to host their second Global Village event next month

Overlapping will be the “Global Kitchen,” a free food fair in the SUB Upper Lounge from 12 to 3 p.m., where student chefs will prepare dishes from their cultures and…