“Years in the making”: Innovative community responses to food insecurity during COVID-19 April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 Michael John Lo As food banks are tightening their belts, some are looking at gardens for their potential. Others look to more radical ways to combat food insecurity.
Local choir singing for more than music April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Josh Kozelj Although choir has always been a huge part of her life, Rama DeLaRosa never saw herself becoming a choir director — let alone someone who has helped people find their
Protect your community, support local businesses April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Truly Hunter "Unity and solidarity are more important than ever. Now is the time for us to band together and find a way to keep each other afloat while society struggles to
Ninth annual Ideafest showcases UVic research March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Alec Lazenby From March 2-7, UVic’s ninth annual Ideafest offered 35 events that publicized research being done by students, faculty, and staff. The week-long festival included interdisciplinary panels, student presentations, and a
LETTER | Re: “Shock and disappointment” towards UVic and Vikes Athletics February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Letters First and foremost, the Vikes and the university in no way condone abusive behaviour by coaches.
UVSS ELECTIONS | SOCC referendum February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Josh Kozelj On Jan. 16, the UVSS approved three questions to be posed to UVic students alongside the 2020 student society elections. One of the three questions will ask students whether they
Marie Clements’s film Red Snow illuminates unexplored relationships February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 Sumbal Sabah In her film Red Snow, shown on Feb. 13 at the Victoria Film Festival, Marie Clements draws connections between the experiences of the Gwich’in and the Afghan people post-9/11. She
Comic Potential showcases striking set design and effective changes in tone February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Brianna Bock Showing at the Phoenix Theatre until Feb. 22, Comic Potential is a polished, romantic, sci-fi comedy. The performance features both comedic and dramatic moments as well as striking set design.
UVic offers free pads and tampons for all February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Natasha Simpson In Canada, 34 per cent of women and girls have at some point had to give up another necessity in order to budget for menstrual products. At UVic, starting in
QVic Life provides campus community, support for queer students February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Brianna Bock QVic originally was a residence-only program run by the Office of Student Life (OSL) where LGBTQ+ students would meet up once a week and organize events for students in residence.
