An open letter to the UVSS Board of Directors

by | Aug 25, 2015 | Letters, Opinions

Dear Board of Directors, On Aug. 24, I attended what was presumed to be a regularly scheduled board meeting, which are held, according to the UVSS website, “twice a month on Mondays at 6:00 pm in the SUB Upper Lounge.” The Martlet attends these meetings as...

Board of Directors negotiates capital expenditures

by | Aug 19, 2015 | Campus, News

The UVSS Board of Directors convened for an emergency meeting on Aug. 18 to address motions that were left unaccounted for during last week’s meeting on Aug. 10, including the adoption of an amended Excluded Management Policy to account for the new executive...
Pride referendum stirs up debate at board meeting

Pride referendum stirs up debate at board meeting

by | Aug 12, 2015 | Campus, News

Emotions were running high in the SUB Upper Lounge on Aug. 10, as the UVSS Board of Directors discussed a referendum that would ask students for approval of a fee increase for UVic Pride. Other business on the agenda included filling the usual committee vacancies,...
Pride referendum stirs up debate at board meeting

Graphic content to wrap up your summer

by | Aug 5, 2015 | Culture, Literature

Archie #1 (Archie Comics) Archie comics have seen a renaissance in recent years, with the 2013 launch of Afterlife with Archie and the introduction of an openly gay character being just a few ways that the series has updated its appeal for contemporary audiences who...

Events: August 6–Sept 10

by | Aug 5, 2015 | Culture, Events

ART 9th Annual Integrate Arts Festival It’s August already?! Sadly, yes. But don’t fret; just because summer’s drawing to a close doesn’t mean the fun’s going to stop. The Integrate Arts Society has an entire weekend of cool events planned, all in celebration of...