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UVSS says motion to change DaLs to faculty representatives invalid

Society will form working group, consult with students regarding changing board structure Previously known for struggling with attendance, this year’s Oct. 28 University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) annual general…

UVSS starts Ecofoot working group with goal of carbon neutrality

The UVSS is beginning the long road towards carbon neutrality. In spring 2021, the previous Board of Directors promised to make the SUB carbon neutral by 2040.

UVic’s most influential custodian and Felicita’s Pub namesake passes away at 97

When UVic alumnus Bernard Von Schulmann found out about the news, he picked up the phone and started calling. He didn’t stop until he had contacted more than 50 of…

Solid Carbon Project confirms scale of feasibility of storing CO₂ in ocean basalt on a gigatron scale

Scientists working on the Pacific Institute for Climate Solution’s (PICS) Solid Carbon Project have concluded that they have found a large-scale carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage solution to help combat climate…

Indigenous-led Campus as Living Lands Project aims to make space for resurgence

The Campus as Living Lands Project supports a series of land-based learning opportunities and is being championed by Jeff Corntassel, an associate professor with the Department of Indigenous Studies at…

UVic braces for a changing climate

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officially announced that July 2021 had the highest average monthly temperature ever recorded. At the end of June, temperatures in Victoria approached 40°C. Stores…

Sean Holman begins Environmental and Climate Journalism professorship at UVic

On Sept. 1, renowned investigative journalist Sean Holman began a five-year appointment as the new Wayne Crookes Professor of Environmental and Climate Journalism with the University of Victoria’s Department of…

UVic vampire history course celebrates 20 year anniversary

For any student that is interested in looking for an academic experience that will surely shed light onto the darkness of the vampire's life without getting burnt, this is their…

Access4All continuing push for accessible learning

As the fall semester witnessed the return of face-to-face instruction on UVic’s campus, the #Access4All initiative states, “international and disabled students are being left behind.”