VIPIRG terminates lease with UVSS, moves to Fifth Street office August 27, 2019September 9, 2019 Emily Fagan On August 26, VIPIRG announced that they terminated their lease agreement with the University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) due to what they felt was an increasingly unsustainable partnership. The
Grad House financial struggle, apology discussed at Graduate Representative Council meeting August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Emily Fagan On August 13, the Graduate Representative Council (GRC) met to discuss the creation of a plan to tackle the Grad House restaurant’s ongoing financial struggle and issue an apology to
Grad House restaurant faces possible temporary closure due to financial difficulties July 22, 2019July 25, 2019 Emily Fagan The UVic Graduate Student Society (GSS) Executive Board is calling for the Graduate Representative Council (GRC) to vote on the fate of Grad House restaurant due to ongoing financial concerns.
Meet the people behind Victoria’s pod of inflatable orcas July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Emily Fagan Rain or shine, anti-Trans Mountain pipeline protest or trans-inclusionary celebrations, you can count on the members of the Canadian Orca Rescue Society to show up, life-sized inflatable orcas in hand.
UVic President Jamie Cassels announces resignation effective June 2020 June 26, 2019August 8, 2019 Emily Fagan Earlier today, UVic President Jamie Cassels announced that he will be stepping down from his position at the university next year, on June 30, 2020. According to the university, the
Protesters, university officials tight-lipped at May Board of Governors meeting June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Emily Fagan Over a dozen students attended the May Board of Governors meeting to protest the university’s continued investments in fossil fuels. Students, including many members of the student group Divest UVic,
Timeline for UVic housing project reduced by 16 months June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 Emily Fagan The largest capital project in UVic’s history — the creation of two residence buildings that will house student living, dining, and classroom facilities — is now scheduled to be completed
Proposed UVic downtown graduate student housing and condos to become hotel May 24, 2019June 12, 2019 Emily Fagan The University of Victoria’s 2017 decision to build a a downtown condominium and graduate student housing complex on Broad Street has been reversed, and the three-storey property will converted to
UVic Grad inaugural winner of CBC Next Up comedy contest May 19, 2019July 10, 2019 Emily Fagan Three years ago, Alistar Ogden wrote his first comedy set as a playwriting student at UVic. This April, Ogden performed as CBC Comedy’s inaugural Next Up contest winner at the
Over $3 000 in parts recovered for UVic Formula motorsport team May 9, 2019May 16, 2019 Emily Fagan Saanich police arrested a 48 year old man who had been attempting to sell parts stolen from the University of Victoria Formula Motorsport club on the online listing site UsedVictoria.
