Tweetcap | Feb. 10 UVSS Board meeting February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 Truly Hunter Many board members attended the legislature to assist land defenders in their protests against pipeline expansion in Indigenous territories. Meanwhile, the UVSS Board of Directors meeting addressed sustainable food on
Indigenous youth and allies re-occupy B.C. Legislature steps overnight in spite of injunction February 25, 2020March 4, 2020 Emily Fagan The B.C. Legislative building was awash with red on the evening of Feb. 24 as about 400 Indigenous youth and allies returned to the steps of the B.C. Legislature, in
Eight student senator positions filled by acclamation February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Alec Lazenby The first eight spots for elected student representatives on the UVic Senate — which governs the university’s academic matters — have been filled by acclamation. The university will call for
UVSS ELECTIONS | Open educational resources referendum February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Truly Hunter A referendum question on the ballot in this year’s UVSS elections will ask students if they are willing to establish a fee levy to support the creation of open-source textbooks.
TWEETCAP | UVSS Board of Directors Feb. 3 meeting February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Alec Lazenby On the evening of February 3, the UVSS Board of Directors met for the final time before their Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM) on Thursday, February 6.
UVSS ELECTIONS | WUSC referendum February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Natasha Simpson Tuqa Al-Mosawi wants to increase the student fee levy for the World University Service of Canada Student Refugee Program that brought her to Canada. The program sponsors refugees who cannot
UVSS ELECTIONS | SOCC referendum February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Josh Kozelj On Jan. 16, the UVSS approved three questions to be posed to UVic students alongside the 2020 student society elections. One of the three questions will ask students whether they
“We all fight a fight no one knows about”: Jordin Tootoo gives keynote speech at UVic Wellness Week February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Alec Lazenby For the keynote speech at UVic’s sixth annual Wellness Week, Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuit player in the NHL, discussed his experiences with depression and alcoholism following his brother’s death
UVSS ELECTIONS | Meet the candidates from Inspire UVic February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Natasha Simpson Leading up to the 2020 UVSS election, the Martlet spoke with candidates from the Inspire UVic cooperative. Though each candidate has issues close to their heart, the Inspire cooperative unites
UVSS ELECTIONS | Meet the candidates from Our UVic February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Josh Kozelj Leading up to the 2020 UVSS election, the Martlet spoke with candidates from the Our UVic cooperative about the most important aspects of their campaign, what compelled them to run,
