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PHOTO ESSAY | On the site of the Little Big House build

This fall, a group of over 115 volunteer students and community members came together at UVic to build a tiny home for Ma’amtagila matriarch Tsastilqualus. The project was the second…

EDITORIAL | We’ll do fine without the UVSS’s AGM ads. But will they?

At the UVSS Annual General Meeting, the UVSS board passed a motion to eliminate requirements for UVSS AGMs and SAGMs to be advertised on notice boards and in the Martlet.…

Report on year two of UVic’s sexualized violence policy shows increase in reports, disclosures

Last month, UVic’s Office of Equity and Human Rights (EQHR) released a report on their second year of implementing their Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response Policy. We’ve broken down the…

Quorum maintained throughout 2019 UVSS Annual General Meeting

Quorum was maintained at the 2019 UVSS Annual General Meeting, allowing for the completion of the entire agenda for the first time in four years.

Assistant adjunct UVic professor allegedly let go for “politically incorrect” views on polar bears

Susan Crockford is speaking out after she was allegedly wrongfully let go from her post at the university because of her views on climate change. Crockford’s research falsely claims polar…

Under the Microscope: Yarra Hassan, theoretical chemistry

Yarra Hassan, third year chemistry student, contributes to department through computer-based research.

Cluster housing visitors limited to 20 until further consultation

On October 22, students living in the residences of Ring Road, Tower, South Tower, and Cluster Neighborhood received an email from Residence Life Services stating that due to “received concerns…

City Talks lecture series turns 10

On a wet and windy September evening, as people filtered into the Legacy Art Gallery to hear a panel of Victoria’s federal election candidates discuss how they would address issues…

UVic researchers bring palliative care to those homeless or barely housed Victorians

Last month, a new mobile palliative care program officially began serving those homeless or barely housed in Victoria. The Palliative Outreach Resource Team (PORT) meets people wherever they are and…