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International students facing altered plans, tuition fees, and homesickness amid COVID-19

For international students, COVID-19 is causing unique struggles. With international travel halted for the foreseeable future, international students are stuck behind borders.

Justice Van delivers supplies directly to Victoria’s street community

Six nights a week, The Justice Van Society delivers food, clothing, shelter, and other equipment to people living on the street.

Eight helpful tips for success in your online classes

Online education is an adjustment, but there are ways to make it work better This summer, all of UVic’s classes will be online. Premier John Horgan has also confirmed that…

How B.C. is preparing for wildfires and floods amid COVID-19

Public health guidelines force emergency planners to change tactics as the province prepares for the possibility of another record-breaking summer of fires As British Columbians hunker down at home, emergency…

5 000 tree planters prepare for a planting season despite COVID-19

For the past four years, Levin Chamberlain has spent his summers tree planting in B.C.’s southern interior.  The routine has become special for Chamberlain, who graduated from UVic with a…

B.C.-based company partnering with non-profit to provide face shields to deaf, hard of hearing community

Initiative aims to overcome communication challenges posed by traditional personal protective equipment In response to COVID-19, two B.C.-based organizations are producing face shields, a type of personal protective equipment (PPE)…

COVID-19 forcing in-class instruction to a halt left us all without closure

The last few weeks have taught me more about grief and anxiety than any class could Until a few weeks ago, no one could have anticipated that we would have…

The difference between “physical” and “social” distancing

Experts are calling for a worldwide transition to using the term “physical distancing” to refer to COVID-19 public safety instructions rather than “social distancing,” which they argue can be misconstrued…

How to get through sports withdrawal amid COVID-19

With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe, halting virtually every sports league or event in the world, here are some movie and book recommendations to help you get through sports…