UVic students win BattleSnake competition against local tech companies

Slate profile: The Independents

UVSS elections are often a struggle between two large slates. This year, only days before nominations were closed, three former members of Refresh UVic broke off and formed their own slate, The Independents. Out of the 37 candidates—all of whom are pining for one of...

Who wouldn’t want to use the climbing wall?

With UVic’s Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities (CARSA) turning into a long slew of disappointments, there was one thing that had kept me at least marginally excited about the whole project. At the end of it all, we would have a climbing wall here...

Meeting to reduce quorum does not meet quorum

Despite the allure of free pizza and door prizes, the University of Victoria’s Student Society’s (UVSS) Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM) failed to make quorum on Feb. 5. Due to the lack of student involvement, motions to amend bylaws, including Bylaw 4.9 which deals...