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UVic debuts new Master of Community Planning degree

Maintaining a local program will be key to Vancouver Island’s future development as, according to the Planning Institute of B.C., the province is experiencing a planner shortage coupled with growing…

Shorthanded Vikes prove their depth in scrappy preseason battle with Division I Oregon State

After taking a commanding defeat on Thursday, Aug. 20, the Vikes rallied on Saturday, Aug. 22, going basket for basket against the Beavers.

UVSS revives defunct university relations committee

Lead Director Matthew Allen Curtis said the open committee’s purpose is to be a “united front” for student interests.

Campus security is changing their uniforms to be more ‘approachable,’ university says

The new uniforms were made following “feedback ... that their former uniforms too closely resemble those of other emergency responders," UVic said.

UVic participation in post-secondary emergency manager network ‘scant,’ university says

In late July, independent Canadian news outlet the Breach published a major investigation — the result of more than a year’s work by two reporters — revealing that over the…

NEWS UNSETTLED | ‘Beacon Hill Park’ makes me uncomfortable

Placenames and the history of areas are important to know and respect on Indigenous land. You never know what you may pick up without the proper knowledge or respect for…

Substack is a welcome port in the storm of brainrot

With literacy rates declining and attention spans plummeting, Substack is exactly what we need to help ourselves out of this pit.

Pop-up bookstore Alphabet City Books is creating a community hub for Victoria’s book lovers

Tucked in the back of Habit Coffee’s Chinatown location sits Alphabet City Books, a pop-up bookstore stocked with a carefully curated selection.

OFFBEAT | CFUV shares top July albums

Reveal Yourself, knitting, Buildings and Food, Hillsboro, Kristin Witko, and Chanel Beads counted among CFUV's top charting artists in June.

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