UVSS Directors debate a tame affair February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Candidates rarely stray from platform talking points in lethargic afternoon An hour and 26 minutes into the UVSS Directors Debate, held at Cinecenta on Feb. 27, Ainsley Kerr, candidate for Director...
Senate and Board of Governor candidates forum fails to draw audience February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Cormac O’Brien and Emily Fagan Reform and engagement big talking points at poorly attended forum If students had come to the Senate, Board of Governors, and Referenda forum held Feb. 26 at Cinecenta, they would have...
Health care plan faces life-saving vote February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Referenda would see tiered plan, option for board-governed fee increases Mackenzie Cumberland, Director of Finance and Operations with the UVSS, does not mince her words when it comes to envisioning a...
Two students almost arrested at latest YPY protest February 22, 2018March 8, 2018 Cormac O’Brien CSEC, Saanich PD called once students started taking down flags Youth Protecting Youth's latest demonstration was even more visually striking and ended even more dramatically than the first, with two students...
Purple Party member disqualified February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Pascalle S. Ricard made up one half of the slate Pascalle S. Ricard, a member of the two-person Purple Party and a candidate for the position of Director of Events, has...
UVSS Election campaigning begins February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Party platforms available online Monday morning, Feb. 19. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the UVSS student politicians are starting to pad those resumes. Election campaigning officially begins...
Creating context for #MeToo February 17, 2018February 7, 2018 Cormac O’Brien History of Sex and Power course examines how sex shaped America It’s rare to understand the historical significance of an event as it’s being lived, but that’s the opportunity that Dr....
Vikes summit the Cascades, progress to playoff quarter-finals February 16, 2018February 15, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Men's team knocked out in Saskatchewan It was lucky number 13 for the Vikes women's basketball team, who saw their win streak continue into the postseason with a 91–62 win over...
There’s only one full slate running in this year’s UVSS election February 15, 2018February 16, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Envision slate to nominate any Directors-at-Large; two Lead Directors running unopposed The candidates for the upcoming UVSS election have been announced, and there is only one full slate running in the...
Vikes fly into playoffs on 12-game winning streak February 7, 2018 Cormac O’Brien "It was a total lacklustre effort from us," said coach Dani Sinclair after her women's basketball team was trounced 96–63 by the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on Nov. 18, 2017....