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Board shorts Feb. 2: paid leave for UVSS execs

FEDERAL STUDENT LOBBYING Director of External Relations Greg Atkinson invited Jonathan Champagne, the Executive Director of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA), to speak at the meeting. CASA, formed…

Bargaining between UVic FA and the administration continues

Mediation brought in, gag order issued

Bog shorts Jan. 27: UVic to increase student mobility

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Board of Governors began their meeting by welcoming the new Chancellor, Shelagh Rogers, to her first official Board meeting in office. Michael Kennedy spoke briefly about the Campus…

Qualms over quorum at UVSS general meetings

At the Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM) on Feb. 5, the UVSS will put forward a motion to amend bylaw 4.9, which speaks to quorum requirements at general meetings. Currently, the…

Spotted: UVic through time and space

Spotted at Victoria College, 1905 Yesterday in mathematics, Miss Charlotte stood on her tiptoes to reach for her abacus and revealed her ankles. I hope I was the only one…

UVSS hosts marijuana legalization debate

The University of Victoria’s Student Society will host a panel discussion on marijuana legalization on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Farquhar Auditorium. The discussion will be led by…

UVSS candidates announced

The candidates for the upcoming UVSS elections have officially been announced. Returning candidates include Kayleigh Erickson, who will be running for Chair on the Refresh UVic slate, and Kaylee Szakacs, who…

Climate debate needs refresh

Monday’s climate change forum, entitled A Dialogue: Climate Change, Divestment, and Society, posed many questions about how the University (and the world) should respond to the climate crisis brought on…

CARSA finally not open, UVic announces

The Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities (CARSA), originally slated for a Fall 2013 launch, was finally not unveiled at a ceremony last Thursday.