UVic student politics
UVSS elections are dramatic and nepotistic, and cooperatives won’t change that
Rather than having slates, which loosely resemble political parties, or having everyone run as independent candidates, the UVSS created their own new confusing hybrid model in an effort to reduce…
Eight student senator positions filled by acclamation
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
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.…
Students blockade Michael Williams Building at UVic
A group of students formed a picket line at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, blockading UVic’s primary administrative building to protest the #UVic Board of Governors' international tuition hikes and continued…
Your Oct. 29 UVSS board meeting Tweetcap
The Oct. 29 UVSS Board meeting was a cheerful affair, as representatives, Directors-at-Large, and Lead Directors joked with each other and filled their plates with dinner. Ahead of them lay…New faces nominated and ratified as representatives at latest UVSS board meeting
Like the dwindling number of sunny days left for Victoria this year, the latest UVSS board meeting was short and sweet. In an event that lasted just under half an…The first UVSS meeting of the semester starts off with a bang (of the gavel)
A Tweetcap of the September 10 UVSS meeting The first UVSS Board of Directors meeting of the semester saw several key changes including the ratification of a new Pride representative,…Our Digital Print Issue
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