by Letters | Apr 8, 2020 | Letters, Opinions
The gap between the UVSS and the larger student body seems to be growing larger by the day. Decreasing voter turnouts on every other election is the evidence to it. By contributing to oppression and exclusion of people of colour who are labelled as “outsiders” to...
by Letters | Mar 19, 2020 | Letters, Opinions
Dear international students at UVic, We know these are strange times, and that there is a great deal of uncertainty. We know that a lot of you are concerned about what is happening, and how the university will react to it. Today, March 19 2020, UVSS had a meeting with...
by Letters | Mar 4, 2020 | Letters, Opinions
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of working on Justin Lo’s campaign for the position of Director of International Student Relations. Justin is someone who has dedicated intense amounts of time and energy to reach out to international students this...
by Letters | Mar 2, 2020 | Letters, Opinions
I am not a good writer, but I am still writing this because I worry about international students, especially because of the candidate Justin Lo. I find his actions very hypocritical, his fine words dress his ill deeds. Lo supports the ongoing protest across Canada but...
by Letters | Feb 24, 2020 | Letters, Opinions
We the students of the University of Victoria’s Department of Sociology recognize the Lekwungen peoples on whose traditional territory we live, learn, and work on. Beyond stating this, we also acknowledge that studying on this land requires a constant interrogation of...