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Tips for turning struggle into strength

Especially for students new to university life, it’s not easy to predict how you’ll feel when the dust settles and the work picks up. The trouble comes when you find…

UVic must expand commercial opportunities, build shopping centre

"I propose a redoubling of UVic’s attempts to attract corporate interests to the campus, that we may both line our coffers and provide additional shopping experiences to our many prosperous…

Little Big House to be a base for environmentalist, anti-colonialist movement

The tiny house will be the centre of operations for the Matriarch Camp –– a grassroots organization that campaigns against unsustainable forestry and fish farming –– and will also facilitate…

Beautiful music, rich culture at 10th Latin American and Spanish Film Week

Indestructible: The Soul of Salsa Music was shown on September 20th at Cinecenta as part of the 10th Annual Latin American Film Festival. Festival-goers were asked to slide into unused…

Students protest UVic fossil fuel investments at September Board of Governors meeting

Several dozen student protesters attended the first UVic Board of Governors meeting of the year to speak out against the university’s investments in fossil fuels. In the meeting, the BoG…

Orange Shirt Day in Victoria: Five years later

Every September 30, the University of Victoria and the Greater Victoria community hold events and wear orange shirts as part of an ongoing process of truth and reconciliation between Indigenous…

The importance of valuing the humanities

Hundreds of articles denounce the study of the humanities as a pursuit of “worthlessness” or even “elitism.” So then, why do some people continue to pursue these studies in an…

A guide to exploring the outdoors beyond UVic’s campus

It’s easy to be overwhelmed at the beginning of the school year with all the events and activities happening at the University of Victoria. Well, there is lots of fun…
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Recap of the Sep 23 UVSS Board of Directors meeting

The UVSS Board of Directors met for just over two hours earlier this week to finalize the agenda for their Annual General Meeting (AGM), introduce a new board member, and…

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