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Slate profile: Refresh UVic

Mental Health Current UVSS Chairperson Kayleigh Erickson is running for re-election as part of Refresh UVic. “I promised students I would give it my all, and I did,” she said.…

Involve UVic

Student Engagement Prior to working for the UVSS this year as a Research and Communications Officer, Brontë Renwick-Shields said she was unaware of the resources available to students at the…

UVic students win BattleSnake competition against local tech companies

Almost 100 tech enthusiasts battled for programming supremacy at UVic during the second BattleSnake competition, held on Feb. 21. Competing with students and tech companies alike, a group of five…

Slate profile: The Independents

UVSS elections are often a struggle between two large slates. This year, only days before nominations were closed, three former members of Refresh UVic broke off and formed their own…

Elections FAQ

It’s no secret that few students participate in student government as a whole. Just 17 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots last year. With the polls opening Wednesday, March…

UVic to stop supporting RefWorks citation manager

Starting in July, the UVic library will no longer support RefWorks, a piece of citation management software UVic has used for nearly a decade. Any citation information hosted on RefWorks…

Senate approves consistent model for washroom breaks during exams

The UVic Senate approved additions to the “Regulation Governing Administration of University Examinations,” which were drafted by the Registrar’s office at the request of the Senate Committee on Academic Standards…

UVic instructor shares controversial views online

In the past, a university instructor’s private life would likely remain outside the classroom door, but maintaining a digital life makes that far more complicated. As authority figures, it’s reasonable…

Meeting to reduce quorum does not meet quorum

Despite the allure of free pizza and door prizes, the University of Victoria’s Student Society’s (UVSS) Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM) failed to make quorum on Feb. 5. Due to the…

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