March 10, 1959: Tibetans rise up against the oppression of Chinese military occupancy. His Holiness the Dalai Lama fled. He continues to lead his people in exile. ...
About 30 citizens and members of the Victoria Coalition Against Poverty greeted the Tuesday, March 2, provincial budget with a “death march” from Centennial Square to ...
The region’s newsprint collected for recycling will now have to travel a bit farther thanks to the closure of one of B.C.’s last paper recycling plants. Catalyst Paper ...
Potterheads, Canlit hounds and Orwellian-dystopia fans all have something in common — each has held a banned or challenged book in his or her hands. This week, ...
Propaganda, protest and appropriation took the forefront at “The Olympic Torch: Symbolism and Politics.” Presented by UVic Social Justice Studies, the panel began with ...
Libraries across B.C. are trying to stave off yet another round of provincial budget cuts with the launch of a new website designed to reinforce the importance of ...
Who: UVic NSU and UVSS What: Stolen Sisters Memorial March Where: Our Place Society, Totem Park When: Starts 11 a.m. This Valentines Day won’t be about romance ...
This summer could see another low in the number of student jobs, according to UVic’s Co-Op and Career Services. However, this upcoming fall could see the beginning of ...
It’s February, which means it’s time to remember history. Black History Month is a time that “provides an opportunity to share and learn about the ...
With Clubs and Course Union Days now two weeks behind us, there’s still plenty of time to get involved with a club that fits your interests and impacts your ...
OTTAWA (CUP) — The Conservative government has decided not to renew funding for the Canadian Council on Learning, a national organization that studied and published ...
An estimated 1,500 people descended on Centennial Square on Jan. 23 to protest the federal government’s decision to shut down Parliament until March — and Facebook played ...
There was standing room only in the Michelle Pujol Room on Jan. 15, as Michael Ignatieff, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, fielded a series of increasingly ...
UVic staff and students were quick to open their wallets in the wake of a massive earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12. A day after the quake, the UVic Global ...
Student government is nothing new for universities, but students being the government is something unfamiliar. And that’s just what the British Columbia ...