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B.C. minimum wage increase met with disappointment

After three years without an increase to the $10.25 minimum wage, B.C. announced a 20 cent increase to $10.45, scheduled for Sept. 2015. One step behind Seattle’s 2014 approval for…

Board Shorts March 23: Upcoming UVic events

DUMP AND RUN Director-at-Large Kenya Rogers announced that a team of Community Leaders (CLs) and other volunteers will be organizing a “Dump and Run” for the Food Bank. Those wishing…

UVic Peer Helping hosts mental health showcase

On March 23, UVic Peer Helping hosted Share our Voices, Speak our Minds: A Mental Health Showcase. The event invited students to explore mental health and mental illness through an…

UVic students rally for needs-based grants

  On March 24, students will rally outside the downtown ICBC office with over 3,000 signatures on a petition demanding more needs based, non-repayable student funding from the B.C. government.…

Victoria’s Day of Action against Bill C-51

On Saturday, March 14, hundreds of citizens, activists, and students filled the streets outside of the Victoria Court House, sacrificing a sunny Saturday to march in protest against the proposed…

Blog examines gender disparity at Canadian universities

On Jan. 29, Canadian data-visualization blog The 10 and 3 published an informal study on female Canadian university professors in three departments, comparing the top 20 largest research universities. The University…

Trans rights bill ‘killed’ by gendered bathroom amendment

A bill aiming to increase protections to transgender persons has been effectively gutted by an amendment proposed by Conservative Senator Don Plett. While two amendments are considered procedural, the third…

Useful tips for tax season

Why is it important for students to file their taxes? Depending on their circumstances, students may have access to various credits and benefits that will be useful for future tax…

Fight for $15 comes to UVic

UPDATED: March 17, 2015 at 5:25 p.m. On March 17, proponents and unions gathered outside the SUB to support Fight for $15, a B.C. Federation of Labour sponsored campaign with…

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