Indigenous stories from UVic featured in The Camp(us) December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Kate Korte Throughout history, education has been used to further and institutionalize colonialism. A newly released film shot at UVic seeks to unpack those dynamics, connecting the experiences of students at UVic
A Tweetcap of the December 2 UVSS meeting December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Kate Korte While many students were curled up in the library to study for their finals, the UVSS Board of Directors met in Vertigo to pass a handful of motions that included
10 Green gift ideas for anyone on your list December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Kate Korte Although Santa’s sleigh does run on renewable reindeer resources, the holiday season tends to lead to packed mall parking lots where cars idle and gift wrapping that only ends up
Fourth annual Christmas Craft Beer Show to feature over 100 festive flavours November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Kate Korte The fourth annual Christmas Craft Beer Show is literally spreading holiday cheers this weekend at the Save on Foods Memorial Center. Breweries will bring along classic favourites, and mostly feature
Upcoming Accessibility Town Hall to help form province’s legislation on accessibility November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Kate Korte The B.C. government is creating accessibility legislation, and wants students’ input. On Nov. 27, the UVSS and the Society for Students with a Disability are hosting an accessibility town hall
New study shows all-electric transport in B.C. is cost-effective November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Kate Korte Researchers at UVic’s Institute for Integrated Energy Systems recently published a study examining the province’s transportation future. The study found B.C. would need to double its energy grid capacity but
Your UVSS Tweetcap for November 18 November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Kate Korte On a cold and rainy evening in November, the UVSS Board of Directors met to discuss their recent initiatives, upcoming events, and hummus.
Social media is harming our democracies and ads are just the tip of the iceberg November 14, 2019November 27, 2019 Kate Korte Politicians using money to gain influence is nothing new. But with Facebook under fire for refusing to fact-check political ads and Twitter deciding to ban them, any voter has to
Global Brigades club sending students to Honduras November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Kate Korte While other students kick back, relax, and maybe even study over reading break, 50 students will go on one of a medical, business, or engineering brigade to work on sustainability
Wexit is a pipe dream November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Kate Korte Alberta has deep, longstanding resentments against the federal government. But the reality is that Wexit rallies only attract a few dozen people. Instead of talking about Wexit, we need to
