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100 Debates on the Environment event in Victoria draws large crowd

The 100 Debates on the Environment event filled the pews of the First Metropolitan United Church on October 3. Concerned voters listened as four local candidates took to the stage…

SOCC sends formal request to move into VIPIRG’s old room in SUB

The Students of Colour Collective (SOCC) has issued a formal request to the University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) to move into room B122 of the SUB.

Candidates clash at all-candidates forum in Vertigo Lounge

With the federal election kicking into high gear, the UVSS, the Martlet, Elect Her, the Political Science Course Union, and the Get Out The Vote campaign partnered to host an…

UVic Bounce aims to help combat student burnout

Student burnout is a serious issue, but UVic Bounce hopes to combat it by decreasing the stigma associated with seeking help.

Wiccan holidays scrapped from UVic religious observances calendar

Eight Wiccan holiday dates were removed from UVic’s annual religious observances calendar this year, leaving students and faculty who identify as Wiccan without a way to request time off for…

Your UVSS Board of Directors Oct. 7 Tweetcap

On the same night Canada’s federal party leaders squared off for two hours in a televised debate, the UVSS Board of Directors met in a much less feisty affair for…

A guide to the 2019 federal election

Canadians will head to the polls on October 21 to decide who they want as the next federal government. We have compiled a brief overview of the main political parties…

Little Big House to be a base for environmentalist, anti-colonialist movement

The tiny house will be the centre of operations for the Matriarch Camp –– a grassroots organization that campaigns against unsustainable forestry and fish farming –– and will also facilitate…

Students protest UVic fossil fuel investments at September Board of Governors meeting

Several dozen student protesters attended the first UVic Board of Governors meeting of the year to speak out against the university’s investments in fossil fuels. In the meeting, the BoG…

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