Victoria to participate in global student strike for the climate March 11, 2019March 18, 2019 Mike Graeme This could potentially be the biggest global student strike for the climate to date On Friday, Mar. 15, pages of tests and textbooks will be left unturned as local youth from...
International students 40 per cent of UVic Food Bank users March 10, 2019March 18, 2019 Emily Fagan A “direct result of tuition hikes,” says coordinator According to data collected by the UVSS Food Bank and Free Store between May and December 2018, of the 300-500 students who use...
UVSS ELECTIONS | Hear UVic sweeps, VIPIRG referendum results unknown March 9, 2019March 18, 2019 Anna Dodd The Peer Support Centre and Campus Community Garden referenda pass, the Student Advocate position referendum fails, and results of VIPIRG referendum are pending release on Monday, March 11 On Friday, March...
Professor Taiaiake Alfred resigns from UVic March 7, 2019March 18, 2019 Anna Dodd and Emily Fagan Founding Director of UVic’s Indigenous Governance program says he “embodied toxic masculinity” On Wednesday, March 6, Indigenous news publication Two Row Times broke the news that Taiaiake Alfred, now former professor...
A quick guide to voting in the UVSS elections March 6, 2019March 18, 2019 Kate Korte Voting in the UVSS elections is open from today until Friday at 12 p.m. The University of Victoria Students' Society (UVSS) controls $14 million per year to run businesses, services, and events for...
UVic unveils Strategic Enrolment Management Plan (SEM) March 5, 2019March 18, 2019 Carina Pogoler Your March 1 Senate meeting Tweetcap Friday’s Senate Meeting was short and sweet. Senate members seemed happy about the Seven Layer Dip — who wouldn’t be? Jamie Cassels, Chair of the...
Emotional gathering in Victoria for Stolen Sisters Memorial March March 4, 2019March 18, 2019 Mike Graeme Hundreds gather in Victoria for the 12th annual Stolen Sisters Memorial March “It’s a tough day,” says Dwayne Joe of Cowichan Tribes. He is one of hundreds gathered outside of Our...
UVSS ELECTIONS | All Candidates Forum focuses on diversity, representation March 3, 2019March 18, 2019 Anna Dodd The forum focused mainly on representation of Indigenous and international students Only a day after aspiring student politicians laid their heads down to rest, Thursday, Feb. 28 saw candidates running in...
UVSS ELECTIONS | Slates battle it out for top spots at Lead Directors debate March 3, 2019March 18, 2019 Emily Fagan Sustainability, student consultation, and inclusive representation primary debate issues The Lead Director Debates on Feb. 27 saw an afternoon of spirited discourse, revealing questions, and according to the results of one...
UVic declines to take stance in support of Unist’ot’en March 3, 2019March 18, 2019 Connor Guyn Your Feb. 25 UVSS Board meeting Tweet-cap This week’s University of Victoria Students' Society (UVSS) Board meeting — held on Feb. 25 due to a snowy cancellation two weeks prior —...
