UVic to consider extending winter break after student petition November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Kate Korte Over 1 500 people have signed a petition requesting a longer winter break Trees sprinkled with snow in front of Clearihue Building. Stock photo. As exam season approaches, many UVic students feel...
Tweet first, think later: Twitter can’t keep up with Trump and online disinformation November 23, 2020November 24, 2020 Kate Korte and Helen Gemmrich As highlighted in Trump’s recent post-election tweets, social media is often riddled with disinformation. Having platforms flag inaccurate content is not enough to solve this challenge — it requires user
UVic’s 5 Days of Action focuses on equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Kate Korte Graphic via UVic.ca From Nov. 16-20, UVic's 5 Days of Action presented a wide range of insightful workshops and virtual engagement sessions with UVic President Kevin Hall. Each day has an...
Vital Signs Report shows youth disproportionately affected in terms of mental health, employment November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Kate Korte This year’s new “Pandemic Snapshot” addition to the Victoria Foundation’s Vital Signs report provided statistics for how the pandemic has impacted people of different age groups. People under 30 were
PIRG, OER referenda fail to meet quorum during online fall electoral event November 6, 2020November 12, 2020 Kate Korte Despite a majority of "yes" votes, only 5.9 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots File graphic by Niusha Derakhshan. During the UVSS fall electoral event, students voted on introducing an...
UVSS AGM exceeds quorum, hits cap of Zoom call at 300 November 5, 2020November 6, 2020 Kate Korte For the second straight year, the UVSS maintained quorum — the number of students needed to pass main motions and the annual budget — for the entirety of their annual
Facebook made over $1.3 million on the B.C. election, with Liberals spending more than double NDP November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Kate Korte As the mail-in ballots are counted and the election signs are taken down, political parties’ Facebook ads will disappear from British Columbians' feeds. Collectively, the top three parties' Facebook pages,
Three referenda in upcoming UVSS fall electoral event, but no in-person campaigning October 30, 2020November 5, 2020 Kate Korte and Boston Laferte Voting in the fall electoral event will take place online from Nov. 4-6. Campaigning will be entirely online, due to COVID-19. In order for the referendums to pass, they must
W̱SÁNEĆ nations hold solidarity blockade for Mi’kmaw fishers October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Kate Korte and Alec Lazenby At a blockade of the Patricia Bay Highway on Oct. 23, a crowd of over 100 supporters joined members of W̱SÁNEĆ nations and Mi'kmaw guests to stand in solidarity with
UVSS struggles to reach a consensus on their values ahead of Annual General Meeting October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Kate Korte At the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) annual general meeting (AGM) on Oct. 29, UVic students will be able to offer their input on the UVSS’s values and, if
