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MLA Chong says Liberals are doing all they can for students

Liberal Ida Chong, the incumbent MLA candidate for the Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding, is defending Liberal budget decisions in the lead-up to a May 14 provincial election.

Gone phishing

IT experts comment on Canada’s security in light of report on Chinese hacking of U.S. entities

StudentAidBC upgrade aims to process student loans more quickly online

Recent government projects are necessary but avoid major investment in post-secondary, say critics

CFS-BC votes to expel UVSS

UVSS students had been planning a referendum to leave CFS-BC

UVic Students’ Society Board of Directors election results

All EDGE UVic candidates elected, two of three referenda passed

Post-secondary funding a priority in NDP candidate’s platform

Jessica Van der Veen takes on Liberal Minister in May election

Donation to UVic from mining behemoth attracts criticism

Vancouver-based resource extraction giant Goldcorp presented UVic’s Gustavson School of Business with a sizeable donation on Feb. 19. The $500 000 donation will help support the school’s growing Centre for Social…

University briefs from elsewhere in Canada

ONTARIO — McMaster University and librarian being sued for $3.5 million

B.C. Budget focuses on trades training, cuts to universities continue

The 2013 B.C. Budget released on Feb. 19 offers few sustainable investments into post-secondary.