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Hundreds flock to downtown streets for Black Lives Matter march and vigil
Peaceful all-day event grew from dozens throughout the day As a crowd of 300 gathered in front of the legislature, Vanessa Simone grasped a megaphone and spoke to the crowd. …
Victoria PD reports spending $100k more so far on protests this year compared to all of 2019
In the first few months of 2020, VicPD has spent $183 000 on officers’ overtime wages during public rallies, marches, demonstrations, and protests. Despite only 34 protests taking place in…
Community members getting down to the roots of self care through gardening
In a piece of art, Sadie Gibbs writes that “Earth care is community care is self care.” In response to COVID-19, Gibbs and others are advocating that people foster a…
“Years in the making”: Innovative community responses to food insecurity during COVID-19
As food banks are tightening their belts, some are looking at gardens for their potential. Others look to more radical ways to combat food insecurity.
Victoria group coming together to make over 1 600 sandwiches for homeless
The day Paul Logan delivered his first sandwich as part of “the Sandwich Initiative” was supposed to be his last day of work before retirement. However, due to the COVID-19…
UVic instructors adapting to online teaching despite quick turnaround
When UVic announced earlier this month that the university would be transitioning away from face-to-face classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, instructors had to think fast. While the rest of their…
UVic student with symptoms, in direct contact with a positive case denied COVID-19 testing
At least one student in class with the first UVic student to test positive yesterday is experiencing significant symptoms of COVID-19. However, due to CDC restrictions, she was unable to…
Mysterious lounge fridges, modified cafeteria policies, daytime parties: life on residence during the COVID-19 pandemic
A day after the University of Victoria began asking students to move out early from residence, Residence Services began to implement government-recommended social distancing policies on students. Despite these efforts,…Our Digital Print Issue
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