Welcome to the wild world of UVSS elections February 21, 2019March 18, 2019 Anna Dodd Dear readers, It's UVSS elections time once more! In the lead up to voting (March 6 - 8), we've covered the four referenda questions that students will have the opportunity to...
UVSS Advocacy Relations Committee donating $6 000 to Unist’ot’en legal fund February 21, 2019March 18, 2019 Brianna Bock And the Native Students Union are independently donating an additional $200 from their own organization The Native Students Union (NSU) have announced they will be donating a total of $200 to...
Saanich to purchase Kings Park for $5.5 million February 21, 2019March 18, 2019 Mike Graeme The purchase of the green space near the intersection of Richmond and Kings Rd highlights the varied needs and interests in the community Saanich has pledged to purchase the 2.23-acre parcel...
CRD Board declares Climate Emergency February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Carina Pogoler A Tweet-cap of the CRD Board meeting's key moments On Feb. 13, the CRD Board of Directors unanimously passed a motion to declare a Climate Emergency. The CRD Board are a...
UVSS talks annual report, divestment at Semi-Annual General Meeting February 12, 2019 Anna Dodd On Feb. 6, students met for the University of Victoria Students' Society (UVSS) Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM) in the Vertigo lounge of the Student Union Building (SUB). To clarify (or...
What you need to know about the UVic Senate and Board of Governors February 12, 2019 Josh Kozelj Building up to the 2019 spring referenda and UVSS elections next month, the Martlet explains the roles and responsibilities of the various student and academic political organizations that govern the...
Everything you never wanted to know (but probably should) about the UVSS February 12, 2019February 15, 2019 Emily Fagan The multi-million-dollar question: Why should anyone care about student politics? With University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) elections right around the corner, you might be wondering what the point is...
UVic announces campus closure for Tuesday due to snow February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Anna Dodd After cancelling classes as of 3:30 p.m. and campus services as of 4:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, the University of Victoria finally announced at 10:15 p.m. that the campus would...
Store shelves might be missing SweetHearts candies this year February 10, 2019 Mike Graeme Conversation candy hearts fall out of the picture for Valentine’s Day 2019 You’re going to have to come up with your own romantic phrases this year, as NECCO, the biggest and...
Review of UVic’s Sexualized Violence Policy highlights growth, challenges February 10, 2019 Emily Fagan 18 months in, UVic and campus community reflect on policy implementation The road to building a consistent, effective system for reporting sexualized violence at the University of Victoria has proven to...
