student governance

UVSS ELECTIONS | WUSC referendum

Tuqa Al-Mosawi wants to increase the student fee levy for the World University Service of Canada Student Refugee Program that brought her to Canada. The program sponsors refugees who cannot…

UVSS ELECTIONS | SOCC referendum

On Jan. 16, the UVSS approved three questions to be posed to UVic students alongside the 2020 student society elections. One of the three questions will ask students whether they…

Grad House restaurant faces possible temporary closure due to financial difficulties

The UVic Graduate Student Society (GSS) Executive Board is calling for the Graduate Representative Council (GRC) to vote on the fate of Grad House restaurant due to ongoing financial concerns.…

Final UVSS board meeting sees presentations on election report

On April 15, the 2018/2019 UVSS Board of Directors met for the final time to reflect on potential ways to improve UVSS elections and poli-sci gargoyles. The meeting consisted of…

Mar. 25 UVSS Tweetcap: Ratification of election results, confusion on VIPIRG

Mar. 25 was a beautiful day and the sun was still covering campus in a warm glow by the time the UVSS meeting rolled around at 6 p.m. As the…

Exclusive: UVSS slates leaked ahead of 2020 election

As with any good election cycle, though the 2019 student elections are over, our coverage of the 2020 UVSS elections has only just begun. Below are the names and platforms…

UVSS CEO recommends second VIPIRG referendum

Just when you thought the UVSS elections were done for the year, a recent investigation from the UVSS Chief Electoral Officer has called for a second VIPIRG referendum “as soon…

Your Mar. 11 UVSS meeting Tweetcap

Two new clubs ratified, Felicita’s black out blinds, and a $70 000 financial surplus announced in latest meeting A few days after the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) elections…

UVSS ELECTIONS | Hear UVic sweeps, VIPIRG referendum results unknown

The Peer Support Centre and Campus Community Garden referenda pass, the Student Advocate position referendum fails, and results of VIPIRG referendum are pending release on Monday, March 11 On Friday,…