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Apathy and Elections

What the UVSS Health Care Controversy tells us about students In the spring of 2017, the UVSS Board of Directors voted to change the student health and dental plan to…

#MeToo in the newsroom

Time to let experiences dictate what we discuss On Sunday, Oct. 15, actress Alyssa Milano took to Twitter and encouraged women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted to respond…

You’re using the term ‘Nazi’ wrong

EDMONTON — On August 11-12, a rally was organized by white nationalists, white supremacists, and members of the alt-right in Charlottesville, Virginia, to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate general…

Clarifying our climate reality

Thinking ahead, not beyond If you’re an active citizen, chances are you’ve had one or two conversations concerning climate change. Considering you’re reading this in a university newspaper, it’s likely…

Camosun College Student Society sounds off on CFS controversy

In response to the CFS national chairperson’s assertions in your article, we must confess we are deeply troubled. While we cannot verify all of those assertions to be untrue, we…

Under cover out in the open

Recently, four graduates of the University of North Carolina created a new type of nail polish, Undercover Colors, which can detect the presence of certain date rape drugs such as…

BCTF votes to accept “A Fair Deal”

On Thursday, September 18, 84 per cent of 31 000 B.C. teachers voted in favour of accepting Tuesday’s tentative deal between the feuding B.C. Teacher’s Federation (BCTF) and the Government Bargaining…

Deal With It: the untold stories of hepatitis C in Canada

In 2013, the Victoria-based organization Hepatitis C Education and Prevention Society, known as HepCBC, rallied local patients and clinicians to be interviewed for a new film which will make its…

Don’t rock the vote

The average voter turnout in Mali’s general election is 21.3 per cent, the lowest of any country. National officials blame low turnout on a lack of faith in democracy and…

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