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It’s not ‘just pixels’: X has become a weapon against women

X is a platform that gave abusers a tool to attack and control women and girls online. It’s a platform that allowed at least three million non-consensual sexualized images to…

In conversation with Leigh Jarrett, author of queer romance series ‘The Salish Sea Society’

The Vancouver Island-based queer author talks gay narratives, writing sex scenes, and Ilya Rozanov.

Three songs about sex & love, courtesy of CFUV 101.9FM

In this month's Offbeat by CFUV column, a review of three songs about sex and love for the Martlet's sex and gender issue.

Offbeat: CFUV shares top January albums

Your campus radio station’s top ten tunes last month

Drag in Victoria is more than a show

The realization, that drag did not have to reinforce the binary, opened a door. Within months, Simmons was experimenting with the art form.

Belfry Theatre starts 2026 strong with ‘Maanomaa, My Brother’

Told through flashbacks, the audience sees the actors transform from jaded, hurt adults into excited, carefree children.

10 members of ‘Student Leadership Alliance’ elected to Senate

The Senate elections received 1 437 votes, out of 21 021 eligible voters, a turnout of 6.8 per cent. There were 103 abstain ballots. 

Phoenix Theatre’s ‘A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain’ is a magical realist delight

In the play's setting, it is scientific fact that once a sheep’s wool is sheared and enough accumulates, it rises into the air and becomes a cloud.

How to celebrate Black History Month in Victoria this February

From cemetery tours and museum exhibits to keynote speeches and panel discussions, here are seven events to learn more about Black history this month!

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