Advocacy group policy scrapped at tense board meeting March 28, 2018April 2, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Consultations will take place before policy is reintroduced / Interim Director of Outreach and University Relations Pierre-Paul Angelblazer had barely started to introduce the agenda for the March 26 UVSS Board...
Board of Governors approves budget, 20% hike for incoming international students March 27, 2018April 2, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Ignoring the shouting from the 50 or 60 students gathered outside the University Centre and eventually inside the Senate Chambers, the UVic Board of Governors passed their 2018–2019 budget which...
Advocacy groups respond to proposed policy changes March 26, 2018April 2, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Most reps concerned with lack of consultation process, group responsibility for legal fees Many of the UVSS advocacy group representatives are troubled about a proposed policy that dictates how advocacy groups...
UVSS to discuss sweeping social media rules for advocacy groups, clubs, and course unions March 26, 2018April 2, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Policy would change how advocacy groups, clubs, and course unions are responsible for legal fees EDIT: This article has been edited to clarify a section of the policy which would have...
Victoria stands in solidarity with its neighbours at March for Our Lives March 25, 2018April 2, 2018 Anabelle Budd On March 24, high school students in the United States led hundreds of thousands of people across the country in marches and rallies to protest gun violence following the deadly...
A Conversation with A Tribe Called Red at VIPIRG conference March 25, 2018April 2, 2018 Anabelle Budd VIPIRG’s 3rd annual conference "Cracks in the Concrete" sells out The Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG) hosted their third annual conference on March 16–18. Titled New Reflections, Ongoing Conversations,...
UVic announces plans for two new student residence buildings March 25, 2018April 2, 2018 Josh Kozelj Prepare for a lot of cranes, jackhammers, and construction workers on campus over the next few years. In the midst of the ongoing housing crisis—and a month after the B.C. provincial...
UVic reshaping cycling climate on campus March 22, 2018April 2, 2018 Emily Fagan Campus Cycling Plan currently in consultative stage Whether you bike, drive, walk, bus, or longboard, most people have encountered issues either with or as cyclists on campus. Close calls and collisions may...
Board of Governors to vote on 20% fee hike for incoming international students March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 Cormac O’Brien UVSS International Student rep says 20% hike took him by surprise It's happening again. After raising international student tuition fees by four per cent last March, the University of Victoria administration is...
2018 BoG and Senate representatives announced March 16, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Seven per cent of undergraduate students vote in election Releasing the results a week after the UVSS election concluded, the University Secretary announced the winning representatives to serve on the...
