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What does our athletics fee go toward?

Student frustrations rise as fees increase while the number of resources decreases.

One Ring Road lane closure set to lift soon, other continues into next year

UVic said the associated upgrades to landscaping, bike lanes, sidewalks and pedestrian crossings will make the campus safer, more accessible, and more welcoming for years to come. 

UVic launches new Substance Use Health Strategy

The strategy includes recommendations following the coroner’s inquest into Ms. McIntyre-Starko’s death, which concluded in May 2025.

What the Gifford case reveals about student safety at UVic

Gifford taught psychology and environmental studies at UVic for 45 years. He was suspended from teaching in 2021 after a student came forward, alleging that Gifford had told her he…

UVic Rocketry reaches supersonic speeds at Launch Canada competition

Andúril-2 passed its inspection to participate at Launch Canada on Aug. 17, 2025, and launched two days later. Prior to launch, the team had high hopes for Andúril-2 — expecting…

Latin American and Spanish Film Week returns to Cinecenta

“Many of the films we bring will not reach Victoria if we don’t bring them,” said Dan Russek. 

Three years later, generative AI continues to change classroom culture

“Undergraduates are under an immense amount of pressure to produce… Grad students are under that but more… The pressure is there for people to make use of this,” said Hodge. 

Renovations to UVSS Food Bank improves access, discontinues free store

Priyanka Lopez, a masters student at UVic in the Department of Social Work, is a new user of the Food Bank. “I feel like it’s super essential,” said Lopez. “I…

Qwul’sih’yah’maht, Dr. Robina Thomas is UVic’s interim president

Her research focuses on residential schools, Indigenous ways of knowing and being, Indigenous women and children, social work education, and storytelling.