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MacLaurin Learning Commons closure limits available study spaces for students

While the renovation of the space came as a surprise to many students, a spokesperson explained that the MacLaurin Learning Commons was never intended to be permanent. The space used…

International student asylum claims rose almost 600 per cent in five years

Applications for asylum by international students have skyrocketed in the last five years according to data sent from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to Global News. The rise in…

B.C.’s Consumer Carbon Tax is a key election issue

B.C.’s consumer carbon tax has been front and centre as an election issue over the past month, as B.C. nears a provincial election on Oct. 19.  Here's what UVic students have…

Opinions

You should help make fried rice at UVic’s next belonging dinner

Are you sick of eating cafeteria-style hunks of meat and vegetables on a plastic tray? Escape the never-ending culinary horrors and attend a Belonging Dinner at UVic.

Members of the UVic community should all learn to use naloxone

According to the most recent statistics published by the provincial government, from July 2024, deaths due to overdose are estimated to be 6.2 per day. 

We tried the value meals on campus so you don’t have to 

Now that the program is in its second year and UVic is once again filled with hungry students, I felt the time was right to test them out. Below is…

Culture

UVic students and museum researchers find extraordinary dinosaur fossils 

The team found over 90 fossils

The Phoenix Theatre’s new show explores connection and belonging

The im:print 2024 project is produced by the Inter-Cultural Association (ICA) of Greater Victoria, an organization that helps immigrants to Victoria establish their new lives, and  provides community support.

Here’s how to host the perfect Thanksgiving as a student

There’s nothing quite like Thanksgiving dinner. It’s one of my favourite meals, paired with a certain type of cozy fall feeling that just can’t be topped. When I moved away…

Sports | Lifestyle

What makes UVic students smell, and what can we do about it?

We’ve noticed a recent uptick in Reddit posts complaining about body odour on campus. We spoke to an exercise scientist to understand what’s really going on. 

Fall into action: Seven must-see sporting events in Victoria this month

Whether you’re a diehard sports fanatic, or just looking for a way to get some fresh air and escape that one roommate who won’t put their dishes away, these October…

Six Halloween events happening around Victoria this October

Looking for some spooky ways to celebrate October — other than a visit to the pumpkin patch? Check out these six Halloween-themed events haunting Victoria this month. 

Features

Meet highly recruited cross country runner Ian McAllister

McAllister is the reigning two-time Ontario High School Cross Country Champion — only the twelfth runner since 1957 to win the senior men’s event back-to-back, at what’s widely considered one…

Howie Richardson’s pioneering climbing career was his tether to community

Howie Richardson’s pioneering climbing career was his tether to community. Now, the thriving Victoria climbing scene offers a similar promise.

‘We have all the tracks. It just needs to be fixed’

Advocates say Vancouver Island’s dormant rail line could be better serving our communities — and students.

Humour

How to tell someone’s relationship status based on what they wear this Halloween 

It can be stressful to find a costume that checks all the boxes: attractive, funny, spooky, unique –– the list goes on. We’ve compiled a list of relationship statuses with…

How to survive Thanksgiving with your politically incorrect relatives 

Well, it’s that time of year again. The time of year where you take a break from all of the due-tomorrow homework assignments from your professors and sit down with…

Class participation confessional

For some, class participation is no big deal. For others like me, it's a nightmare. It’s not like we can outright refuse… Can we? 

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