by Martlet Staff | May 13, 2021 | Editorials, Opinions
Screen capture of Return-to-Campus Primer. At the end of April, B.C. released a new Return-to-Campus Primer outlining how universities should handle a return to campus for their students. Although more information will be released later this summer, UVic has given...
by Martlet Staff | Apr 22, 2021 | Editorials, Opinions
While COVID-19 numbers surge on the island and elsewhere in B.C., the provincial government and UVic are still withholding statistics that could help people resist pandemic fatigue and combat institutional distrust. In the last month, there have been at least two...
by Martlet Staff | Mar 29, 2021 | Editorials, Opinions
(Kevin Hall | photo by UVic) As we approach the time of year when the UVic Board of Governors decides whether or not to raise tuition, we’re asking UVic not to pass on the costs of the pandemic to students. But more importantly, we’re asking that UVic stop...
by Martlet Staff | Mar 25, 2021 | News, UVSS election 2021
File photo by the Martlet All candidates were acclaimed due to a lack of nominations In this year’s UVSS elections, all directors-at-large (DaLs) were acclaimed due to a lack of nominations. Although they won’t be campaigning on their ideas for the UVSS,...
by Martlet Staff | Mar 13, 2021 | News, UVSS election 2021
Referenda must receive a majority of votes and meet 15 per cent quorum to pass Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish. From March 24 to 26, UVic undergraduate students will be able to vote on five UVSS referendum questions. The questions ask students whether they support...