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Victoria’s 2025 proposed budget is more invested in policing the unhoused population than helping them

With the housing crisis continuing to demonstrate no end in sight, the City of Victoria needs to make serious changes to their investments.

Chrystia Freeland won’t save the Liberals

While Chrystia Freeland’s resignation marks the end of an era for Trudeau’s Liberals, it also serves as a sobering reminder: rebuilding trust and credibility can’t happen through old loyalties.

The Luigi Mangione case sets a precedent of terror

True public safety cannot be achieved through fear and punitive measures from the government. It is only by confronting the inequities that drive violence, and questioning the use of labels…

‘Beast Games’ is a warning about the dangerous pursuit of spectacle

Beast Games, released on Amazon Prime Video on Dec. 19, is a reality competition television series that has broken multiple records, including the largest number of contestants, and the largest…
George the Peacock

Bird squabble 

I had the honour of spotting George in the quad and asking him a few questions before he began shrieking and flew away.  

Life after corona: A journey through the wilds of UVic

The quad is an overgrown mess of grass, with the occasional forgotten Blundstone and slackline still dotting the landscape. The nostalgia-inducing smell of freshly burnt coffee, which surprisingly could still…

Students of residence tire of UVic’s COVID-19 policies, take over University Centre in protest

In a stunning turn of events, UVic students have (once again) occupied the University Centre in a protest — and this time, it’s in protest of UVic’s mercurial response to…

Pro-oil club doesn’t feel represented at UVic, but the Ostrich is here to change that

In the coming months, we’ll be publishing more informative articles about the oil and gas industry. We’ll also be covering all Edmonton Oilers hockey games instead of the UVic Vikes'.…

The UVSS will now be editing our stories so they are ‘on message’

Finally, the UVSS has kindly decided to edit our articles before they are published.

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