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The Lens: May 8, 2014

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Tuition will go up next year: 💵 Domestic stud Tuition will go up next year: 💵 Domestic student tuition is going up by 2% 💵 International student tuition is going up by 3.75% (went up by 20% in 2018, 15% in 2019, and 3.75% in 2020) At the meeting, UVic president Kevin Hall called the budget fair and said that the process for determining the budget was transparent. Student representatives Juliet Watts and Kate Fairley voted against the budget. Full article at the link in our bio.
The Fairy Creek blockades started as an effort to The Fairy Creek blockades started as an effort to save old growth forests. Eight months and nine locations later, a rotating case of forest defenders continue to join those that have been there from day one. An injunction was served at all camps this morning. The B.C. Supreme Court granted the injunction on April 1 to the logging company Teal-Jones Group. For more on this developing story, check out our article at the link in our bio. Photos and words by @michaeljohnlo
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In one of our latest news articles, we tried to fi In one of our latest news articles, we tried to find out how much UVic is spending on social media. UVic recently hired seven new Social Media Ambassadors (SMAs) to help promote UVic on Instagram and TikTok. Each Social Media Ambassador is paid $19.50 an hour and is required to work for five hours or less each week. The total cost of the new SMA program is covered under UVic’s communications and marketing budget and is included in the approximately $14 600 000 budgeted for external engagement. The seven new SMAs will cost UVic ~$10,920 for a semester. Aside from the SMAs, UVic also spent $63,340 on Facebook, which also owns Instagram, from 2019-2020. For more on the SMAs and what they do, check out the news article about these new positions on martlet.ca — link in our bio. #uvic #victoriabc
Join us on FRIDAY for the UVSS Election Debates!! Join us on FRIDAY for the UVSS Election Debates!! This is a great opportunity to ask candidates your questions directly and get their thoughts on issues that matter to you. At the link in our bio, you'll find a form to submit questions and more links to our election coverage where you can learn more about the candidates. #uvic #victoriabc
all about the vaccine rollout 🤗 this is a summa all about the vaccine rollout 🤗 this is a summary of the information available on ImmunizeBC.ca and Island Health's website. If you'd like to learn more, check out those sources. #uvic #victoriabc
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