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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…

Two UVic students take on Fencing Canada Cup

UVic fencing community en-garde for growth Equal parts technique, raw power, and energy, competitive fencing is a scarce art at UVic. But for the first time in recent years, two…

Sex and the (Univer)City | We’re stressed to the nines. Period.

Sometimes, waiting for your period can feel a bit like waiting for snow in February on the west coast of Canada. It can come out of nowhere, or it might…

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 Advocacy Relations Committee donating $6 000 to Unist’ot’en legal fund

And the Native Students Union are independently donating an additional $200 from their own organization The Native Students Union (NSU) have announced they will be donating a total of $200…

Sex and the (Univer)City | Great sexpectations and the UVic student

Do you miss Sex and the City, but wish it had been more diverse and woke? You’ve come to the right column, kid. There are some who’ll tell you that…

Why doesn’t UVic close when it snows?

Victoria is not made for snow. In 2016, the city’s budget for snow removal was just $36 000. In comparison, the city of Kamloops, which shares a similar population size…

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…

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