by Anna Dodd | Feb 11, 2019 | News
After cancelling classes as of 3:30 p.m. and campus services as of 4:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, the University of Victoria finally announced at 10:15 p.m. that the campus would be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 12 due to extreme weather conditions. “All classes are...
by Anna Dodd | Feb 8, 2019 | Campus, News
On Friday, Feb. 8, Victoria saw a very unfamiliar sight: snow. The white, fluffy stuff that Canada is famous for blew all the way over to the West Coast for a rather chilly day filled with giant snowballs, hot chocolates, and frozen trees. We took a walk around the...
by Anna Dodd | Feb 7, 2019 | Features, News
After a year of silence, Divest UVic is back. We checked in with what they have planned for the coming year, the history of divestment at UVic, and the strategic coordination by Canadian universities to manage divestment campaigns. In 1896, Swedish scientist Svante...
by Anna Dodd | Feb 1, 2019 | Culture, Film
It’s February 1, which can only mean one thing: the Victoria Film Festival (VFF) is back for another year! Running from Feb. 1 to Feb. 10, the festival is a 10-day extravaganza featuring the cinematic creations of International, Canadian, and independent movie...
by Anna Dodd | Jan 22, 2019 | Campus, News
Your Jan. 21 UVSS board meeting recap On Monday, Jan. 21, the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) Board of Directors met for the third Monday in a row to deliberate on the goings at the University of Victoria. Unlike the previous board meeting that...