The Martlet announces gala to kickstart equipment fundraiser March 8, 2018March 7, 2018 Josh Kozelj Beginning in 1938 as the Sentinel and the Microscope and founded as the Martlet in 1948 (and briefly changed to the Cougar City Gazette in the 1970s), it’s safe to...
Zaharieva gets lifetime supply of Orkambi from Vertex March 7, 2018March 8, 2018 Abby Neufeld With others not so lucky, Zaharieva fights on In August 2017, Lilia Zaharieva was notified that the UVSS would be switching health care plans. As a result, coverage for her cystic...
The clock ticks on for Zaharieva March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Abby Neufeld “The only reason I have the voice to fight is because my community came together and gave it to me,” she says. / The last we heard from Lilia Zaharieva, she...
Envision UVic wins all UVSS races; all referenda pass March 3, 2018March 6, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Who envisioned things going this way? The UVSS Elections office released preliminary UVSS Board of Director results at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 2, announcing that Envision UVic had swept the...
Any ideas? March 2, 2018March 1, 2018 Belle White In its seventh year, IdeaFest goes well beyond being a UVic TED Talk Ideafest is UVic’s annual, free, public research festival designed to showcase world-class scholastic research in ways that are...
Here’s all you need to know about voting February 28, 2018 Cormac O’Brien and Kate Korte For the next three days, students will have their say in how they are represented and advocated for on campus. Whether it's menu options at Felicita's, resources for sexualized violence...
UVSS Directors debate a tame affair February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Candidates rarely stray from platform talking points in lethargic afternoon An hour and 26 minutes into the UVSS Directors Debate, held at Cinecenta on Feb. 27, Ainsley Kerr, candidate for Director...
Senate and Board of Governor candidates forum fails to draw audience February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Cormac O’Brien and Emily Fagan Reform and engagement big talking points at poorly attended forum If students had come to the Senate, Board of Governors, and Referenda forum held Feb. 26 at Cinecenta, they would have...
Health care plan faces life-saving vote February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Referenda would see tiered plan, option for board-governed fee increases Mackenzie Cumberland, Director of Finance and Operations with the UVSS, does not mince her words when it comes to envisioning a...
Food Bank referendum seeks to increase funds, resources February 24, 2018March 1, 2018 Emily Fagan From Feb. 28 to March 2, students will be asked by the UVSS to vote on a referendum to increase student contributions to the Food Bank Fund. If passed, fees...
