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UVSS AGM exceeds quorum, hits cap of Zoom call at 300

UVSS AGM exceeds quorum, hits cap of Zoom call at 300

by Kate Korte | Nov 5, 2020 | News, University

While all motions and budget passed, the Zoom cap prevented interested students from joining Photo by Kate Korte. For the second straight year, the UVSS maintained quorum — the number of students needed to pass main motions and the annual budget — for the entirety of...
Facebook made over $1.3 million on the B.C. election, with Liberals spending more than double NDP

Facebook made over $1.3 million on the B.C. election, with Liberals spending more than double NDP

by Kate Korte | Nov 5, 2020 | News, Provincial

The real winner of the B.C. election? Mark Zuckerberg Graphic by Kate Korte. As the mail-in ballots are counted and the election signs are taken down, political parties’ Facebook ads will disappear from British Columbians’ feeds. Collectively, the top three...
Three referenda in upcoming UVSS fall electoral event, but no in-person campaigning

Three referenda in upcoming UVSS fall electoral event, but no in-person campaigning

by Kate Korte | Oct 30, 2020 | News, University

Proponents hope to secure votes to establish a semesterly OER fee, end PIRG fee File graphic by Niusha Derakhshan. Every time UVSS election season rolls around, campus is littered with a plethora of colourful posters and chalk graffiti as eligible students set their...
W̱SÁNEĆ nations hold solidarity blockade for Mi’kmaw fishers

W̱SÁNEĆ nations hold solidarity blockade for Mi’kmaw fishers

by Kate Korte | Oct 26, 2020 | Local, News

More than 100 people gathered at intersection of Patricia Bay Highway and Mt Newton Cross Road Photo by Kate Korte. For members of the Tsawout and other W̱SÁNEĆ nations, the struggles of the Mi’kmaq are ones they know all too well. At a blockade of the Patricia...
Three referenda in upcoming UVSS fall electoral event, but no in-person campaigning

UVSS struggles to reach a consensus on their values ahead of Annual General Meeting

by Kate Korte | Oct 20, 2020 | News, University

The board debated a motion about their values for over an hour at their last meeting File graphic by Niusha Derakhshan. At the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) annual general meeting (AGM) on Oct. 29, UVic students will be able to offer their input on...
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