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Residence for UVic Catholic students opens

Female Roman Catholic students at UVic now have their own student residence. On Oct. 21, Victoria Bishop Richard Gagnon and UVic Catholic Chaplain Dean Henderson officially opened Bethany House, a…

New Zealand Student Volunteer Army demonstrates grassroots disaster relief

SVA organizer calls social media a ‘revolution that is of the scale of the printing press’

Transit negotiations fall through, job action continues

Transit worker job action continues after negotiations between the union and B.C. Transit came to a standstill despite a mediator’s presence on Nov. 1.

Conservative MP candidate encourages entrepreneurship

Technology park president Dale Gann cites brain drain as big issue facing Victoria

U.S. election night in Victoria, B.C.

Felicita’s pub was packed with people out to watch the election Tuesday night and the room erupted in celebration as Barack Obama was re-elected President of the United States. http://storify.com/lizmedia/uvic-watches-the-u-s-election#publicize

Photo essay: The changeover ceremony for B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor

New web portal makes finding climate data a breeze

A new web portal is now open that allows anyone to access weather observations from over 6000 locations in B.C. UVic’s Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) launched the portal on…

UVic wants to meet demand for more residence beds

Earlier this year, UVic’s Five-year Capital Plan came out. The plan outlines the university’s recent physical changes, including upgrades to six of its oldest buildings and a nod to one…

A West Coast approach to relations with China

Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin focuses on education during trip to the East