by Myles Sauer | Jan 11, 2017 | Campus, News
A standardized policy on the use of editors by students at UVic remains elusive after the UVic Senate voted to send proposed amendments to the Policy on Academic Integrity (PAI) back to committee for further development on Friday, Jan. 6. The PAI outlines standards...
by Myles Sauer | Dec 15, 2016 | Culture, Film
“Patience is a virtue that I don’t possess, and I can’t deny that heaven lies beneath a cotton dress.” So sings Ray Wylie Hubbard over the opening titles of David Mackenzie’s Hell or High Water, a confident foray into the well-worn cinematic territory of lawlessness...
by Myles Sauer | Dec 14, 2016 | Local, News
More than 1000 people braved the cold of downtown Victoria on Thursday, Dec. 1, to stand in solidarity with Standing Rock and voice their opposition to the federal gov- ernment’s approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project. Those in favour of...
by Myles Sauer | Dec 14, 2016 | Campus, News
On Dec. 1, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) dealt a final blow to a UVic pro-life student cub in its extensive legal battle with the university. The UVic club Youth Protecting Youth (YPY) originally filed a constitutional lawsuit against the university in 2013 when...
by Myles Sauer | Dec 13, 2016 | Campus, News
The UVSS Board of Directors voted unanimously to rescind a motion that would put the Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group’s (VIPIRG) fee to a student referendum after directors were taken to task by its membership at last night’s board meeting....