UVSS ELECTIONS | Slates battle it out for top spots at Lead Directors debate March 3, 2019March 18, 2019 Emily Fagan Sustainability, student consultation, and inclusive representation primary debate issues The Lead Director Debates on Feb. 27 saw an afternoon of spirited discourse, revealing questions, and according to the results of one...
UVSS ELECTIONS | Peer Support Centre referendum February 26, 2019March 18, 2019 Emily Fagan This March, students will have the opportunity to vote on a referendum that would establish a fee to fund the Peer Support Centre (PSC), a student-run mental health resource that...
Two UVic students take on Fencing Canada Cup February 21, 2019March 18, 2019 Emily Fagan UVic fencing community en-garde for growth Equal parts technique, raw power, and energy, competitive fencing is a scarce art at UVic. But for the first time in recent years, two UVic...
Everything you never wanted to know (but probably should) about the UVSS February 12, 2019February 15, 2019 Emily Fagan The multi-million-dollar question: Why should anyone care about student politics? With University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) elections right around the corner, you might be wondering what the point is...
Review of UVic’s Sexualized Violence Policy highlights growth, challenges February 10, 2019 Emily Fagan 18 months in, UVic and campus community reflect on policy implementation The road to building a consistent, effective system for reporting sexualized violence at the University of Victoria has proven to...
VIPIRG to kick off narrative-based sexualized violence research January 31, 2019January 24, 2019 Emily Fagan Members of the Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG) are undertaking a new approach to tackling issues of sexualized violence on campus — one that will feature the anonymously...
UVSS board puts funding of non-profit research group VIPIRG to a referendum January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 Anna Dodd and Emily Fagan Board and audience members engaged in an impassioned debate during an almost five-hour meeting On Monday, Jan. 14, the Upper Lounge of the Student Union Building (SUB) filled with over 30...
Coats and warm apparel wanted for Cool Aid Coat Drive until Jan. 14 January 8, 2019 Emily Fagan Instead of taking up space in the closets and storage spaces of homes around Victoria, outgrown or unused coats and other winter apparel will soon be given a second life...
Meet the UVic Professor behind the new $10 bill December 14, 2018 Emily Fagan On Nov. 19, Canada welcomed a new angle — literally — to their history and currency, with input from one of UVic's very own. Over a year before Viola Desmond, a...
Cinecenta’s $20 000 renovations to begin over December break December 6, 2018November 29, 2018 Emily Fagan Movie-goers can expect fresh paint, repaired seats in the new year, with more updates anticipated in the near future Cinecenta, UVic’s student-run campus movie theatre, will undergo $20 000 worth of...
