Good Night Out in Victoria, which works to promotes safety in the nightlife scene, says drink spiking can be used to render someone incapacitated and unable to consent to sexual activity
“The most important thing students can do beyond voting to get involved in an election is get informed,” wrote Isabelle Easton, UVSS Director of Campaigns & Community Relations, in a statement to the Martlet.
Thank you, Elder Terri Barnhard for your welcome and prayer Good afternoon everyone, My name is Bunni Williams. I use they/them pronouns and I am your Director of Outreach and University Relations of the University of Victoria Students’ Society. I am from the unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Katzie, Kwantlen and Semiahmoo nations and move […]
Advocates say Vancouver Island’s dormant rail line could be better serving our communities — and students
Honourable Adrian Dix, Minister of Health PO Box 9050 Stn Prov Govt And Nicole Greengoe Executive Director, Wellness, Recreation, and Athletics Department ARC A250, University of Victoria July 22, 2024 Re: Drug Checking Program at the UVic Student Wellness Centre and Harm Reduction on Campus Dear Dr. Dix, Ms. Greengoe, The University […]
It took the death of a student for UVic to listen. UVic Community Leaders are not naloxone trained despite being first point of contact in emergencies
We talk to Isabelle Easton from the University of Victoria Students’ Society about BC Transit’s proposed plans for RapidBus expansion and their response for students’ calls to reinstate a route connecting UVIC with the Swartz Bay ferry terminal.
The month of June commemorates Pride and is a time of celebration and reflection. Pride was born out of a series of riots, The Stonewall riots, which were championed by the most marginalized within the LGBTQ community — specifically Black and Brown trans women. The Stonewall riots began at the end of June 1989 after […]
Safety recall sidelines natural-gas buses, about 11 per cent of the Greater Victoria fleet is being removed from service for repairs.
In light of a recent death at UVic, a student and a health researcher share their thoughts on how universities can help prevent drug-related tragedies on campus.