by Declan Snowden | Feb 26, 2026 | Campus, News, Science, Technology
“30 by 30” is a nationwide initiative started by Engineers Canada to increase the number of women graduates in engineering to 30 per cent by 2030. The UVic Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has endorsed this goal, and UVic as an institution has made...
by Declan Snowden | Feb 26, 2026 | Campus, News
UVic professor and former leader of the BC Greens pushes for updated language in academic awards, applauds updates to Indigenous awards policy In recent Senate meetings, the topic of updating the language of UVic academic awards to clarify identity requirements has...
by Declan Snowden | Feb 26, 2026 | Op-eds, Opinions
A platform that enables deepfake pornography has no place in a just society It’s Jan. 2, 2026. You open X (formerly Twitter) to find a sexually explicit photo of yourself. A photo you never took. Once Grok — X’s built in generative AI model — was updated to be able to...
by Declan Snowden | Feb 26, 2026 | Opinions
Life-saving, life-changing medication shouldn’t be locked behind a counter In 2023, AccessBC successfully campaigned for free prescription contraceptives in British Columbia, including hormonal and copper intrauterine devices, oral hormone pills, subdermal implants,...
by Declan Snowden | Feb 20, 2026 | Campus, Elections, News
The group aims to present a united front in Senate on a number of shared goals Senate The election results from this year’s Senate and Board of Governors races, which ran from Feb. 17-19, saw 10 members of the Student Leadership Alliance (SLA) — an alliance of...