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This Week in Tweets (March 18–25): Media Bytes

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March 26, 2013
Aaron Kolarcik

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Starting this summer, UVic will be home to a new h Starting this summer, UVic will be home to a new harm reduction club — @uvicharmreduction . According to its founders Sydney Elarid and Erin Franz, the club aims to bring awareness to the overdose crisis and reduce stigma around drug use. “There’s a lot of myths around harm reduction and a lot of misconceptions,” Franz told the Martlet. “All the stigma is only further contributing to the harm and it motivated me to want to debunk some of that and actually create some awareness so that people can be a bit more educated.” As fifth year Psychology students, Elarid and Franz say the idea to start the club came from learning about the principles of harm reduction in their classes as well as online during their spare time. It very quickly became a passion project. Full story on our website in the lifestyle section. Link in bio! Article by Alec Lazenby, graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish @siemingly #uvic #victoriabc #harmreduction #decriminalizedruguse #yyj
Approximately 3 170 students were impacted. Head t Approximately 3 170 students were impacted. Head to the link in our bio for the full story. #uvic
We are going LIVE for an interview with @uvicssd ! We are going LIVE for an interview with @uvicssd ! Tuesday at 4pm on our IG. We'll be talking all things accessibility and UVic and getting an update on their campaign's progress so far. #uvic #victoriabc #universitylife #studyincanada #disabilitypridemonth #disabilitypride #disabilityawareness #yyj
Heard UVic students are struggle to find housing t Heard UVic students are struggle to find housing this September!! Have you all tried just manifesting affordable housing?!?! In all seriousness, we are looking for students to speak with us about their search for September housing for a Martlet article! Swipe to the last slide for more info. UPDATE - we have enough people! 🌟Memes by @siemingly 🌟 #uvic #lawofattraction #yyj #beautifulbc #housingcrisis #uviclife #victoriabc
In this month's editorial, our staff are calling f In this month's editorial, our staff are calling for climate action after B.C. experienced an extreme heat wave. Editorials are collectively written opinion articles. They are written by the Martlet staff and do not reflect the opinion of any one staff member. For the full article, head to the link in our bio. #uvic #victoriabc #climatecrisis #climatestrike #climateaction
UVic has closed applications for January intake du UVic has closed applications for January intake due to a high number of applicants. A typical fall term sees about 4 300 new students on campus each year, said Tony Eder, Executive Director of Academic Resource Planning at UVic. “As we emerge from COVID, we have an increase to about 4 800 new undergraduates,” said Eder in a statement to the Martlet. “Given our large fall intake, we’ve decided to limit the number of new students entering in January.” The January term usually only sees 700 to 800 new students. With a larger fall cohort and increased overall enrollments this year, UVic has decided to limit the January intake, said Eder. Full story at the link in our bio! #uvic #victoriabc #studyincanada #universitystudent
Are you feeling less than stoked about the restric Are you feeling less than stoked about the restrictions easing? That is normal, and a lot of other people feel the same way. Here are some tips that may help you adjust to our changing circumstances. The full article is online now - link in bio #uvic #victoriabc #yyj #universitylife #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthadvocate #psychologyfacts #anxietysupport
Our latest feature discusses the RBCM: "Since 188 Our latest feature discusses the RBCM: "Since 1886, the Royal B.C. Museum (RBCM) has operated on the unceded lands of the Lekwungen people. The museum accumulated a collection of thousands of remains of Indigenous people, along with cultural and historical items. In many instances, these items or remains were not taken with the consent of Indigenous peoples. Though there have been recent success stories of repatriation, the inner workings of the RBCM have been called into question." The full feature is now live on our website. Give it a read at the link in our bio.
🌟 We are going LIVE on Instagram 🌟 12-12:3 🌟 We are going LIVE on Instagram 🌟 12-12:30 on Thursday! This is a perfect event for anyone interested in learning from the people behind the headlines, and especially folks interested in the overdose crisis, housing crisis, and Indigenous stories. For our first IG Live, reporters Isabella and Alec will join Kate to discuss their roles. Alec will talk about some of the challenges with covering the overdose crisis and housing crisis in Victoria and Isabella will touch on how she approaches Indigenous stories.

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