by Michel Ghanem | Mar 5, 2015 | Campus, News
On Feb. 24, University of Victoria president Jamie Cassels unveiled UVic Edge, a new way of defining the university to prospective and current members of the UVic community—“A critical new milestone,” Cassels said at the unveiling. UVic Edge is the culmination of a...
by Michel Ghanem | Feb 26, 2015 | Campus, Elections, News
Mental Health Current UVSS Chairperson Kayleigh Erickson is running for re-election as part of Refresh UVic. “I promised students I would give it my all, and I did,” she said. Erickson says she fulfilled the goals promised from last year’s platform, including the new...
by Michel Ghanem | Feb 26, 2015 | Campus, Elections, News
Student Engagement Prior to working for the UVSS this year as a Research and Communications Officer, Brontë Renwick-Shields said she was unaware of the resources available to students at the UVSS. Now running for Chairperson with Involve UVic, she wants to address the...
by Michel Ghanem | Feb 19, 2015 | Local, News
After 34 years, newly retired CBC radio host Jo-Ann Roberts is taking off her journalist’s hat and turning her attention to politics. She now seeks a federal nomination for the Green Party, announced on Jan. 24 in Victoria with Elizabeth May by her side. “I’m very...
by Michel Ghanem | Feb 19, 2015 | Campus, News
In the past, a university instructor’s private life would likely remain outside the classroom door, but maintaining a digital life makes that far more complicated. As authority figures, it’s reasonable to expect instructors to maintain their neutrality, or acknowledge...