by Liz McArthur | Apr 2, 2015 | Campus, News
The entire Refresh UVic slate has been disqualified from the 2015 University of Victoria Students’ Society election. According to the vote counts, all 15 candidates, including independent Calder Brown, were unsuccessful in their bid for elected office; however, Chief...
by Liz McArthur | Mar 7, 2013 | News
Vancouver-based resource extraction giant Goldcorp presented UVic’s Gustavson School of Business with a sizeable donation on Feb. 19. The $500 000 donation will help support the school’s growing Centre for Social and Sustainable Innovation (CSSI). The donor’s...
by Liz McArthur | Jan 30, 2013 | Features
Continued from the main story. Despite the fear in the back of voters’ minds, optimism was evident. Three parties: National, Liberal and Libre took part in the primaries. This was the first time the country had moved away from their (mostly) bi-partisan system,...
by Liz McArthur | Jan 30, 2013 | Features
Continued from the main story. The drive up to La Esperanza offered a glimpse of Honduran life: men on horseback leading loaded-up pack horses, dogs running into traffic, roadside stands and a strong military and private security presence everywhere we went. We...
by Liz McArthur | Jan 30, 2013 | Features
Continued from the main story. (Contains a graphic image that may disturb some readers.) After staging occupation of their traditional lands since 2006, the campesinos won back the rights to about 11,000 hectares in 2011, but have been unsuccessful in having the new...