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Meet this year’s UVSS lead director candidates
The Martlet spoke with each of the lead director candidates about their visions for the UVSS and what they hope to accomplish if elected.
UVSS releases a third-party governance review of Board of Directors
With the UVSS elections on the horizon, this month’s big event has hit the ground running with the release of a third-party governance review.
LETTER | The UVSS: Run by (some) students, for (some) students
"The UVSS claims to be an inclusive organization and has made it known in numerous instances that it values inclusivity and diversity. However, as seen from the meeting on April…
Students of residence tire of UVic’s COVID-19 policies, take over University Centre in protest
In a stunning turn of events, UVic students have (once again) occupied the University Centre in a protest — and this time, it’s in protest of UVic’s mercurial response to…
UVSS elections are dramatic and nepotistic, and cooperatives won’t change that
Rather than having slates, which loosely resemble political parties, or having everyone run as independent candidates, the UVSS created their own new confusing hybrid model in an effort to reduce…
Eight student senator positions filled by acclamation
The first eight spots for elected student representatives on the UVic Senate — which governs the university’s academic matters — have been filled by acclamation. The university will call for…
UVSS ELECTIONS | Open educational resources referendum
A referendum question on the ballot in this year’s UVSS elections will ask students if they are willing to establish a fee levy to support the creation of open-source textbooks.…
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…Our Digital Print Issue
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