Internal notice of COVID-19 case on campus leads to students demanding answers April 1, 2021April 6, 2021 Michael John Lo Graphic by Darian Lee Frustrated by lack of information, students derail UVic Instagram post about career services Residents of the Sir Arthur Currie (SAC) building received a notice that there was a...
Student athletes navigate training, teambuilding, and restrictions throughout the pandemic March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Alexandra Mehl Jaime lee Hellard | Photo supplied Student athletes face the challenges of shifting province-wide restrictions As national competitions and races are cancelled due to the pandemic, many student athletes have had to...
Graduating into a pandemic: Amid a time of helplessness students are also hopeful March 12, 2021March 13, 2021 Alexandra Mehl This past year has shifted the student experience of university Photo by Deb Bertrand. Many of us began our university degrees sitting in a classroom filled with new faces. We scrambled...
On the first weekend back on campus, UVic residence students party on during pandemic September 12, 2020September 14, 2020 Michael John Lo Around nine p.m., UVic students started trickling out of their residences and began gathering in the quad. The crowd quickly
UVic professor leading international geography journal’s special COVID-19 issue July 3, 2020July 7, 2020 Josh Kozelj With so much interest in the pandemic, the editors decided to dedicate their entire July issue to the matter. They switched their focus from providing a platform for debates on
Martlet survey reveals students feel online classes are not the same quality as in-person instruction, have mixed reviews of UVic’s response to COVID-19 June 22, 2020July 7, 2020 Kate Korte 408 students responded to questions about online classes, affordability, and UVic's COVID-19 response Generated by Kate Korte on WordCloud.com, words were sourced from student's long answer survey responses As summer...
5 000 tree planters prepare for a planting season despite COVID-19 May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 Josh Kozelj Graphic by Darian Lee 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...
How COVID-19 has emboldened colonial governments May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Boston Lafferty Members of the Native Students Union. Photo by Belle White, Contributing Photographer. COVID-19 has greatly impacted the entire world in almost every aspect of society. If one is not deemed an...
UVic announces undergraduate classes will be “predominantly online” May 11, 2020June 17, 2020 Kate Korte Graphic by Darian Lee Many undergraduate students won't be returning to in-person classes in the fall as UVic will provide "predominantly online” instruction. Further clarification will come with the fall timetable...
What will the aftereffects of COVID-19 be? April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Brianna Bock It’s difficult to imagine what tomorrow will bring, much less what the world could look like when COVID-19 is eventually under control. What lessons will the world learn from this
