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International students encounter unexpected barrier when using new transit system

International students are reporting difficulties downloading the Umo app because of the default locations on their smartphones. 

NSU advocates for cost-free ONECard name changes for Indigenous students

In November 2021, the University of Victoria began reimbursing students who wanted to update their ONECards to reflect a change in name for their gender identity. This news was a…

UVSS successfully advocates for ONECard name change

As of Nov. 24, 2021, the University of Victoria has added the option for students to update their ONECard to accurately reflect a change in name. The option is available…

Expired OneCards confiscated by BC Transit drivers

BC Transit bus drivers “mistakenly confiscated” a number of OneCards from UVic students on Dec. 8 due to an error message that appeared in the transit card scanners, a UVic…

Four ways to finish off your meal plan without getting food poisoning

Let’s be real: if you move out of residence before getting that meal plan balance down to zero, it’s tempting to forget there was a time before home cooked meals…