by Myles Sauer | Feb 20, 2017 | Campus, News
It’s that time again: the UVSS student election campaign period has begun, as Connect UVic and Energize UVic launch their respective campaigns for UVSS Board of Directors, UVic Senate, and UVic Board of Governors. Both slates’ Facebook pages are now...
by Myles Sauer | Feb 16, 2017 | Campus, News
UPDATE Feb. 23: This story has been updated to include events that took place at the board meeting on Monday, Feb. 20. A new amendment to UVSS policy designed to prevent preferential treatment of clubs and course unions has roused concerns about free speech and...
by Myles Sauer | Feb 9, 2017 | Campus, News
It was history in the making on Wednesday as UVic was forced to close campus after excessive snowfall plunged the Greater Victoria area into a whiteout. Snow had been on the ground for a couple of days prior, and some wondered if a snow day was incoming if it...
by Myles Sauer | Feb 8, 2017 | Campus, News
Though the big news coming out of last week’s UVic Senate meeting was UVic President Jamie Cassel’s establishment of a working group meant to find ways to address the impacts of the United States travel ban on the UVic community, that’s not all that came up on Feb. 3....
by Myles Sauer | Feb 6, 2017 | Campus, News
The UVSS semi-annual general meeting (SAGM) came and went with little fanfare after failing to meet quorum on Thursday, Feb. 2. For the membership to vote on any resolutions amending UVSS policy, 109 students needed to attend the meeting, which was held in Cinecenta....