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There is currently no finalized price point, but the paid premium battle pass allows participating students to unlock prizes, such as a $500 tuition credit. Joni Richardson, the lead on the initiative at UVic, says that a revenue stream will contribute to forming a varsity esports team.

"We need to seriously unify in the year 2021, Indigenous and non-Indigenous allies alike. We can not and should not continue to allow industry, police, and the government to run rampant on Indigenous lands."

The province raised MSP fees from $37.50 to $75 per month for the more than 130 000 international students currently living in B.C.. The Martlet spoke to international students who say they were not informed about the raise until months after the fact, and now face bills of over $900.

Welcome to the new semester, UVic. In this news update, Chris breaks down all the latest announcements from UVic about summer classes, key dates, and the bursary.

Have you ever thought 'hmmm I'd love to write for that cool student paper known as the Martlet'? Well, we now have a Pitching Guide that lays out exactly how you can tell your stories with us. Check it out and share with any of your writer friends at UVic! https://www.martlet.ca/the-martlets-pitching-guide/

CALL FOR PITCHES/ARTISTS - Indigenous-focussed issue with UVic Native Students Union In a new collaboration, the Martlet and the NSU will be publishing a 12-page Indigenous issue in January, featuring cover art by an Indigenous artist and stories exclusively written by eight Indigenous writers. Everyone will be financially compensated for their work. In order to have lots of time to develop stories, we are starting the pitch process now!... https://www.martlet.ca/nsu-indigenous-focussed-issue/

After 23 years of kicking ass Logan's pub has finally kicked the bucket. No more naked bicycle rides, mosh pit jumping stage dives, or music so loud it shakes the glass in the street lamps along Cook street. Where will the counterculture community that called the pub home go now?

"Through our likes and retweets, we give information credibility. We choose what the algorithm learns is important. With 330 million Twitter users, that can add up to a lot of influence."

On Friday, Nov. 13, the Native Students Union (NSU) and UVSS hosted their first Indigenous Film Festival live at Cinecenta and online. The festival screened three short films made by Indigenous filmmakers while they were in their undergrad: The Camp(Us) (project lead Dhakle or Hayle Gallup, with One Island Media), Dance Like Everybody’s Watching (dir. Simone Blais), and Colonialism in Canada: What is Happening at Unist’ot’en? (dir. Kolin Sutherland-Wilson).

For me, the focus is on trying to just get whatever I can out of this year, said Taylor Montgomery-Stinson, a player on the UVic men's basketball team. Just to kind of try and grasp everything I can this season and to try to be more of a leader.