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On the first weekend back on campus, UVic residence students party on during pandemic

Around nine p.m., UVic students started trickling out of their residences and began gathering in the quad. The crowd quickly

Students detail long wait times for mental health services

“So having this feeling of ‘I’m doing the right thing to obtain counselling,’ but when those services are difficult or even unattainable it feels like a huge failure.”

Victoria City Council defers full funding of equity, diversity, and inclusion office

Despite deferring the creation of an equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) office due to financial difficulties related to COVID-19, Victoria City Council has approved hiring for two EDI-related positions.

Three months later, Chantel Moore’s family continues to seek justice

Surrounded by friends and supporters, Chantel Moore’s family gathered once again on the steps on the B.C. Legislature to seek justice and advocate for replacing armed police officers with trauma-informed…

Over 400 people join online candlelit vigil for International Overdose Awareness Day

For those that have lost loved ones to the overdose crisis, the rising number of overdose deaths represent more than just figures on charts.  At a candlelit vigil on August…

Bastion Square “More Justice More Peace” mural protected by a protest after drawing complaints from VicPD over “ACAB” slogan

ACAB, “All Cops Are Bastards,” alludes to the systemic nature of police violence After collaborating with Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists on a mural reading “More Justice, More Peace,” city…

Pandemic! At the Campus: free roaming deer, activism ephemera, a campus without its people

A look around campus during the COVID-19 pandemic

UVic launching new website and Brightspace online learning system

Brightspace to replace Coursespaces ahead of term where 90 per cent of undergraduate courses will be online The University of Victoria will not only welcome a new President this fall,…

UVic announces new fund dedicated to speed up COVID-19 research

Research Accelerator Fund focused on COVID-19 recovery, future research projects As the world rushes to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Victoria announced on July 28 that they’ve…