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UVSS ELECTIONS | Meet independent candidate Isha Dhillon

Dhillon is running for the position of Director-at-Large Isha Dhillon is an independent candidate running for the position of Director-at-Large in the 2019 UVSS elections. What are the three most…

UVSS ELECTIONS | Meet the candidates from Hear UVic

Five Lead Directors, 11 Directors-at-Large Candidates running for Lead Director (LD) positions Victoria Eaton — Director of Student Affairs Jonathan Granirer Director of Outreach and University Relations Dakota McGovern —…

UVSS ELECTIONS | Meet the candidates from Engage UVic

Five Lead Directors, 11 Directors-at-Large, one Director of International Student Relations Candidates running for Lead Director (LD) positions: Amrit Basi — Director of Events Nathan Daisley — Director of Campaigns…

Welcome to the wild world of UVSS elections

Dear readers, It’s UVSS elections time once more! In the lead up to voting (March 6 – 8), we’ve covered the four referenda questions that students will have the opportunity…

UVSS talks annual report, divestment at Semi-Annual General Meeting

On Feb. 6, students met for the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM) in the Vertigo lounge of the Student Union Building (SUB). To clarify (or…

Everything you never wanted to know (but probably should) about the UVSS

The multi-million-dollar question: Why should anyone care about student politics? With University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) elections right around the corner, you might be wondering what the point is…

UVic in photos: The Blizzard of 2019

On Friday, Feb. 8, Victoria saw a very unfamiliar sight: snow. The white, fluffy stuff that Canada is famous for blew all the way over to the West Coast for…

VIPIRG to kick off narrative-based sexualized violence research

Members of the Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG) are undertaking a new approach to tackling issues of sexualized violence on campus — one that will feature the anonymously…

UVSS to donate $1 000 to Unist’ot’en Camp legal defense fund

Your Jan. 21 UVSS board meeting recap On Monday, Jan. 21, the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) Board of Directors met for the third Monday in a row to…