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UVSS Elections hears complaints against Encompass UVic

The UVSS student elections have proven fertile ground for controversy, as two anonymous complaints targeted at Encompass UVic were filed with UVSS Elections last week. One was dismissed, but the…

Civil Engineering rocks the boat with concrete canoe

When picturing a seaworthy canoe, concrete generally isn’t part of the equation. But for a group of University of Victoria Civil Engineering students, the idea’s starting to hold water. The…

General assembly fails to reach quorum . . . again

The wheels of democracy didn’t stop turning but certainly slowed down a bit on Thursday, Feb. 4, as the UVSS’s Semi-Annual General Meeting failed to meet quorum — a problem that has…

Young Women in Business offers opportunity for young entrepreneurs

The Young Women in Business (YWiB) started the year off strong with a collaboration with the University of Victoria’s Investment Group (UVIG). To kick things off, YWiB hosted a panel…

Gender-neutral washroom protest sparks non-neutral pushback

If you were on Yik Yak on Monday, Feb. 15, you would have thought the UVSS had marched into Mystic Market and declared martial law, judging by the torches and…

Naked Bungy Jump helps bounce mental illness stigma

On Feb. 20 and 21, Victorians young and old will strip naked and free fall 150 feet toward the Nanaimo River, all in the name of shattering mental illness stigmas.…

More to Beyoncé than just music, says instructor

Melissa Avdeeff has a lot to say about pop culture. Having first approached popular music as an academic while she was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in music, she wrote her…

In spite of protests, university shirks divestment decision

Despite a protest designed to expedite a divestment decision from the UVic Board of Governors on Tuesday, Jan. 26, a future without fossil fuel investment seems as far away as…

Chair of Transgender Studies brings personal experience to role

On Jan.15, UVic announced Sociology professor and Transgender Archives Founder and Academic Director Aaron H. Devor as the world’s first Chair of Transgender Studies — a monumental appointment. As Chair, Devor will…