by Myles Sauer | Nov 26, 2015 | Campus, News
Questions abound from students when the terms of the UVic Pride referendum were changed in the middle of the voting period. When the referendum originally opened for voting today at 9 a.m., the UVic Webvote page said that the referendum required 67 per cent...
by Myles Sauer | Nov 19, 2015 | Campus, News
One might think the Director of Finance and Operations position is cursed after the Board of Directors approved a six-week leave of absence for Tristan Ryan on Monday, Nov. 16, making this the second year in which someone holding the beleaguered position has had to...
by Myles Sauer | Nov 13, 2015 | Campus, News
Following the UVSS’s retraction of a $6 000 academic grant paid to the Undergraduates of Political Science (UPS) to fund a conference hosted by the Canadian Political Science Students’ Association (CPSSA), many of the involved parties have been left with more...
by Myles Sauer | Nov 5, 2015 | Campus, News
The UVSS and affiliated student groups are mobilizing to oppose Bill 41, otherwise known as the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, which was introduced to the provincial legislature on Oct. 20. The bill has the potential to drastically affect funding for student...
by Myles Sauer | Nov 5, 2015 | Campus, News
Oct. 28 marked the UVSS Annual General Meeting, and having achieved quorum after a half-hour delay, several bylaw amendments as well as the 2015-2016 draft budget were ratified. While much of the agenda passed with ease, concerns were raised over two amendment...