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Inside the global reach of the Victoria Hand Project
The Victoria Hand Project has been working in Ukraine since June 2023, and their partners have fitted more than 150 people with prosthetic arms. “It’s quite a big number, you…
Is the U-Pass system fair?
The current U-Pass system reveals that UVic prioritizes sustainability over free consumer choice, a dangerous removal of personal freedom. While a subsidized system for affordable bus transit may sound nice,…
Wondering who’s behind the chair sculptures?
“[We] would like to be clear that we’re not trying to cause any damage or harm. If it becomes a problem and people are upset with it, we’ll stop, or…
Student housing expansion proposal underway, completion expected fall 2029
“It’s 500 more beds on campus and I know there’s a need for that. More beds on campus means more basement suites in the community that can be rented to…
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.
Five things I wish I knew in first year
Maybe I’m just a little over-anxious, but the idea of accidentally ending up in the wrong class terrified me so much that the day before classes started, I went around…
Tiny house built in Campus Community Garden to support land defenders
"It was a struggle at times for people to go through this process,” Barratt said. “We don't necessarily want to have to build houses to stand in the way of…
Six UVic electives with no prerequisites to register for this fall
English 240 is a variable topics course focusing on a single author, and this fall, it's Taylor Swift. According to the course description, this class “will treat Taylor Swift as…Our Digital Print Issue
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