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Dr. Rhonda McEwen announced as UVic’s new president

McEwen is the current president of Victoria University (VICU), a federated university in the University of Toronto which contains Victoria College and Emmanuel College.

Your guide to celebrating Pride in Victoria

If you don’t want Pride to end, here are some great events to keep celebrating the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Victoria with all summer long.

Decisions on transgender participation in sports not being backed with science, researcher says

Her lecture came in the wake of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) announcement that it will ban trans athletes from competing in women's events.

Seven low-barrier classes to try this fall

Stuck on what classes to fit into your schedule this fall? Here are seven low-barrier electives to check out!

Grad student facing eviction from family housing after her service dog mistakenly recorded as a child

The student says her dog was clearly identified in multiple pages of documentation submitted to Residence Services with her application.

Academic integrity is changing at UVic

The new policy seeks to modernize how academic integrity violations are handled, but some provisions have some students and faculty concerned.

UVSS accounting error leaves some clubs and course unions with negative account balances

On March 18, a UVSS accounting error, left some clubs and course unions overdrawn. The error was only identified in mid-April. The exact number and names of clubs and course…

Raid on Victoria Cannabis Buyer’s Club raises questions around medical cannabis access

Smith said the club's members suffer from incurable health conditions and mental health struggles, and said the club requires a medical diagnosis.

Victoria Uber Drivers become first in North America to ratify union contract

Last year, Victoria's Uber Drivers unionized, becoming the first ride-hailing app workers to do so in Canada. On April 28, they ratified their union contract with UFCW Local 1518.