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UVSS Food Bank forced to tighten belts, welcomes donations

[pullquote]“We’re here, we’re open to donations, [and] we really need them.” – Courtney Striker[/pullquote] Whether it’s turkey, tofurkey, or spiked eggnog, sharing a meal with friends and family is at…

Ramifications of Bill 41 still uncertain

In May of 2015, the B.C. legislature culminated a five-year process of revamping the B.C. Societies Act by passing a new version of the legislation. The new act made significant…

Questions abound after UVSS take-backsies

Following the UVSS’s retraction of a $6 000 academic grant paid to the Undergraduates of Political Science (UPS) to fund a conference hosted by the Canadian Political Science Students’ Association (CPSSA),…

Bill 41 poses threat to UVSS advocacy groups

The UVSS and affiliated student groups are mobilizing to oppose Bill 41, otherwise known as the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, which was introduced to the provincial legislature on Oct. 20.…

Resolutions come and go at UVSS AGM

Oct. 28 marked the UVSS Annual General Meeting, and having achieved quorum after a half-hour delay, several bylaw amendments as well as the 2015-2016 draft budget were ratified. While much…

An open letter on Bill 41

To Minister Wilkinson, The University of Victoria Students’ Society strongly opposes sections of the proposed amendments to the University Act and the College and Institute Act contained in Bill 41.…

EDITORIAL: The system is broken, and needs to be fixed

In light of recent developments around the Board of Directors and the erroneous approval of $6 000 in academic grants to the Undergraduates of Political Science (UPS), one might be tempted…

UPDATE: UVSS, NSU oppose UPS conference after granting $6000 in funding

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to Blake Desjarlais as the administrative councillor for NSU; he is in fact the firekeeper. We sincerely regret the error. The print version of this article also stated…

Club proposal met with skepticism at board meeting

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to Saul Brown as the board representative for the Native Students Union. It was in fact Blake Desjarlais who was in attendance representing…

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