by Myles Sauer | May 11, 2016 | Culture, Events
ART Art Café at the Victoria Event Centre It’s not the first time we’ve featured this event in our calendar, but that’s because it’s such a cool thing to check out (or so I’ve heard). 15+ local artists and live music make for a great combo in any scenario, and when...
by Myles Sauer | Apr 28, 2016 | Campus, Local, News
The pressure continues to build for universities to tackle sexual and gender-based violence as the B.C. provincial government introduced Bill 23, or the Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act, on Wednesday, April 27. The bill requires public post-secondary...
by Myles Sauer | Apr 26, 2016 | Campus, News
The UVSS Board of Directors voted unanimously against ratifying the UVSS Elections Office’s electoral report on Monday, April 18, over concerns that the report’s recommendations did not adequately address harassment of and by candidates. The full report of...
by Myles Sauer | Apr 25, 2016 | Campus, News
While UVic administration works on developing a policy to effectively deal with sexualized violence on campus, the UVSS Board of Directors voted to ratify its own approach to the issue at their final board meeting on Monday, April 18. The board ratified its stance on...
by Myles Sauer | Apr 22, 2016 | Campus, News
A UVic pro-life student club has faced yet another legal setback on Monday, April 18, as the B.C. Court of Appeals ruled against the group in a free-speech battle that has endured on and off for years. Youth Protecting Youth (YPY) had been approved to book an outdoor...