SALT new music festival explores proximity through contemporary music

This year, the program is themed around the idea of proximity — between musicians, audiences, artistic traditions, or the very environments we listen in.

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UVic will no longer offer domestic tuition to new CUAET-holding Ukrainian students – Martlet

Ukrainian students with a CUAET who began their studies this month or earlier will remain eligible for domestic tuition fees for the duration of their studies.

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Pop-up bookstore Alphabet City Books is creating community hub for books lovers

Tucked in the back of Habit Coffee’s Chinatown location sits Alphabet City Books, a pop-up bookstore stocked with a carefully curated selection.

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Substack is a welcome port in the storm of brainrot

With literacy rates declining and attention spans plummeting, Substack is exactly what we need to help ourselves out of this pit.

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Study estimates up to 1 342 birds die on campus annually between Sept. and Feb.

The study notes that building glass is estimated to kill between 16–42 million birds per year in Canada. However, these estimates are based decade-old data.

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Six books by UVic alumni to add to your reading list

Looking for some Canadian authors to add to your TBR pile? Whether you’re a poetry lover, or only read non-fiction, try these six books by UVic alums!

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NEWS UNSETTLED | ‘Beacon Hill Park’ makes me uncomfortable

Placenames and the history of areas are important to know and respect on Indigenous land; you never know what you may pick up without the proper knowledge or respect for the earth beneath your feet.

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OFFBEAT | CFUV shares top July albums

Reveal Yourself, knitting, Buildings and Food, Hillsboro, Kristin Witko, and Chanel Beads counted among CFUV's top charting artists in June.

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New saltwater display tank in Petch showcases marine life at UVic

A new saltwater tank in UVic’s Petch Building gives students and visitors a closer look at local marine life.

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Alberta continues its far-right slide with new three-in-one IDs

Alberta's new three-in-one IDs add a dangerous citizenship marker, increasing the potential for discrimination in the province

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An insider’s guide to UVic’s Campus Kickoff 2026

The UVSS’ annual Campus Kickoff is back this September! Here's your insider’s guide to all the free events happening this year.

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UVSS to push for wider range of hormone replacement therapy options

The GEM, Pride Collective, NSU, SSD, and SOCC all endorsed the motion, calling for the UVSS to lobby for expanded coverage options under their health plan.

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UVSS revives defunct university relations committee

Lead Director Matthew Allen Curtis said the open committee’s purpose is to be a “united front” for student interests.

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Shorthanded Vikes prove depth in scrappy preseason battle vs Oregon State

After taking a commanding defeat on Thursday, Aug. 20, the Vikes rallied on Saturday, Aug. 22, going basket for basket against the Beavers.

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Sock hops, sit-ins, and folk singers: UVic student life in 1967

A look at UVic student life in 1967, from the new campus and student clubs to music, activism, and everyday life.

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Three-term councillor and MEd alum Karen Harper to run for Saanich mayor

Harper was the first to announce her candidacy after Dean Murdock, current mayor of Saanich, announced he would not be seeking re-election.

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UVic participation in emergency manager network ‘scant,’ university says

UVic confirmed that two of the university’s personnel were invited to the network, but they did not actively post materials or "contribute" to the site.

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AI data centers are coming to Vancouver, but the community is pushing back

Vancouver is pushing back against encroaching data centers, and Torin LaRocque, an eighteen-year-old Vancouverite, is at the heart of it all.

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CSEC changing their uniforms to be more 'approachable,' UVic says

The new uniforms were made following “feedback ... that their former uniforms too closely resemble those of other emergency responders," UVic said.

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OFFBEAT | Underground Rap, Tape Hiss Ambient, and a summer evening – Martlet

Next time you find yourself placid on a porch, or admiring the view from a veranda, consider putting on one, or both, of these albums.

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New study successfully trains humans to recognize AI faces

UVic researchers in the Different Minds Lab have successfully replicated a study led by Australian National University researcher Dr. Amy Dawel.

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UVic Ombudsperson calls for clearer academic misconduct and concession decisions in annual report for 2025

Shaw was mildly surprised to see academic concessions, rather than integrity cases, make up the largest volume of cases handled by his office in 2025.

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Pepe the Frog Uhm Meeting with Notes

ALT: Pepe the Frog Uhm Meeting with Notes

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Dr. Jules Gil-Peterson tapped as new Chair in Transgender Studies

She is the author of two books, and is currently working on a book about how class shapes the ways that people have approached transition historically.

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NEWS UNSETTLED | Why are you here?

Working within the limits of academia while also attempting to transcend them is a common experience for Indigenous students.

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Saanich Student Youth Council ends pilot term, asks Saanich to consider permanent installation – Martlet

The final report documents SYC’s work during the pilot term, and flags need for greater youth engagement in the district.

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UVic alum and two-term councillor Zac de Vries runs for mayor of Saanich

De Vries graduated in 2017 with a double major in political science and geography, and ran for council the year after. He has now served for eight years.

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Teale Phelps Bondaroff launches re-election campaign

“One of the things that has been very important in this term is community engagement,” Phelps Bondaroff said.

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Centre for Aerospace Research launches second satellite built by UVic students

On Tuesday, July 7, a shoebox-sized satellite built by UVic students was launched into orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-17 mission.

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