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Student societies oppose post-secondary system review, as B.C. government says more funding ‘not practical’
The B.C. government says public post-secondary institutions are facing fiscal challenges due to federal reductions in study permits for international students, declining domestic student enrolment, and global inflation, but says…
AccessBC calls for improved pain management policy for IUD insertions
Although the universal contraception policy successfully increased access to prescription contraception, leading to significant growth in IUD usage, many patients continue to face preventable and sometimes severe pain because adequate…
New study co-authored by UVic professor may show the first potential tool use in wolves
In an interview with the Martlet, Paquet noted that this instance is just considered “potential” tool use. Regardless, he said, it’s a “significant” demonstration of the wolf’s cognitive abilities. Noncaptive…Opinions
Eating Disorders Are Wicked
Claims about the casts’ bodies have shifted the focus of the press tour from Wicked from the film itself to a fixation on thinness, with fans creating elaborate theories about…
Final exam schedules could be serving students better
While many of us may wish for changes to exam scheduling, options are limited. A realistic change could be shorter exams.
Five Victoria releases to get you away from Spotify, and towards local performers
“Eventide” features twinkling electric guitar that chops and reverberates with Glass’s own enunciation, reminiscent of bands like Explosions in the Sky. It remains a purposely instrumental release, made for the…Culture
Trackmeet is a band built on friendship, garage jams, and ‘Super Monkey Ball’
Their collaboration and mutual respect for one another is how their single, “Joanna" — most pop-forward song — came together.
A Pop Protest for Palestine: Bashar Murad’s ‘ITSAHELL!’
ITSAHELL! reflects Murad’s dreams for the future, a protest against the genocide of Palestinians carried out by the Israeli state, and a critique of Western culture.
‘Little Dickens’ makes ‘A Christmas Carol’ its own in this raunchy puppet show
Little Dickens is full of hijinks and heart. It is a great adaptation of a familiar story, and stands proudly on its own wooden feet. It is definitely a must…Sports | Lifestyle
Vikes basketball transitions into 2026 keen to win
“I think a big key for us this year is inside-out movement,” said women’s center Abigail Becker. “We have great shooters, but also a lot of size inside. If we…
Seven classes with no prerequisites you can register for this spring
Gender Studies 214 immerses students in the work of women, queer, non-binary, and trans people of colour, with a focus on speculative fiction by African and Asian North American authors.…
Surfrider UVic petitions to make on-campus reusables the default
According to data from the 2022 campus waste audit, 4 000 cups were discarded daily on campus. “In theory, [single-use cups] are recyclable. However, you have a mixture of materials…Features
For the love of local: A look into Victoria’s local market scene
“You realize that populated in your own city are hundreds of garage studios, metal working studios, people who are knitters … these markets bring them out of the woodwork and…
In conversation with John Vaillant
Fort McMurray is another perfect example. You have this urban aberration in the middle of one of the most flammable ecosystems on Earth, namely the boreal forest, and that's going…
‘Climate change is real. We are causing it. Once we agree on those two things, we will be able to change all these systems in place.’
My father bought a piece of land towards the forest. The soil was horrible, and took many years to make lively again. I think my Dad is trying to make…Humour
How to spend all two days of the fall reading break
If you have the Euro-summer travel bug that seems to have bitten every twenty-something, this reading break could be your chance! Go abroad and enjoy all of the wonders that…
The only guide you need to Halloween costumes
The scariest thing at UVic isn’t a costume, it’s realizing you picked the wrong major three years ago.
How UVic students can cope with the Liquor and Cannabis strike
Consider liquor distilled in seldom-used bathrooms, or encouraging your friends at Gustavson to get involved with another kind of "green" business.Meetings
UVic Senate, Dec. 5
The final Senate meeting of 2025 saw debate over transnational education, a workspace allocation policy, gendered language, and more.
UVSS Board Of Directors, Dec. 1
The UVSS Board of Directors discussed five main motions, including a statement on the OneBC event, in their short Dec. 1 meeting.UVSS Board of Directors, Nov. 17
Foster said he had never seen a policy “so alarming” and “personally offensive” as this one, which he viewed as taking away students' rights to participate in a fair democracy. Others…Our Digital Print Issue
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