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UVic alumna running to lead BC Greens

Now, the government is broke, and they say that the only way they can afford schools and hospitals is if we subsidize a bunch of foreign billionaires to dig up…

UVic the first university in BC to introduce a ‘Good Samaritan’ drug policy

"We would really like to see the university be proactive in communicating this policy change,” said Galway. “If it’s not communicated, then the policy might as well not exist.”

UVic to launch Canada’s first Doctor of Engineering program

The university is preparing to introduce new doctorate programs aimed at working professionals in different industries UVic is launching a new doctoral program aimed at working professionals in the engineering…

The summer heat crisis in Petch needs an urgent solution

The room where I grow my cells has no air conditioning, so during heat waves — which are happening more and more frequently in Victoria, and across the country —…

Your face belongs to you, and Canadian law should say so

Denmark’s Culture Minister, Jakob Engel-Schmidt told the Guardian, “Human beings can be run through the digital copy machine and be misused for all sorts of purposes, and I’m not willing…

UVic alum Esi Edugyan’s novel comes to life in new Disney+ adaptation

I was so removed from the whole process … it felt more like they were doing a translation of something that was already closed and finished for me, [something] already…

UVic-based Climate Disaster Project awarded $2.5M to expand global storytelling initiative

"Climate change is going to be the defining experience of this century. Our lives will be defined by the perennial disasters that each season brings,” Holman said. “If the news…

A hazy gospel of bodily confessions: Lorde reclaims the chaos with ‘Virgin’

Presenting itself as an ode to bodily fluids, discomfort, and the nitty-gritty dirty revelations of being in your mid-20s, Lorde’s Virgin is both a departure from her recent work (lyrically…

Here’s what ‘Love Island’ can teach you about dating

When you are in the villa, it can seem like the villa is your entire life, and you have to choose one person for the entirety of it. That happened…

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