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What students need to know: a COVID-19 resource list

A lot of students are dealing with increased financial and social pressures — some students have lost their jobs and others have had to rapidly move out of Victoria. While…

UVSS to close Student Union Building and temporarily terminate both salary and part-time staff due to COVID-19

As of 6 p.m. March 17, the UVSS has announced that it will close the Student Union Building to the public and stop all business operations as a precaution in…

UVSS ELECTIONS | New UVSS Board elected, all referendums fail to meet quorum

The results are in! For the first time in over four years, the incoming UVSS Board of Directors will be made up of a mix of independent candidates and candidates…

UVSS ELECTIONS | Lead Director candidates face off on campaign promises at debate

Candidates responded to prepared questions and the queries of an inquisitive audience on divestment, mental health initiatives, and combating international student tuition hikes in a three-hour forum.

UVSS ELECTIONS | Everything you need to know before hitting the polls

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, voting has officially begun for the 2020 University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) elections. Not sure what or who you’re voting on? We’ve got…

LETTERS | Re: “Concerns that candidate Justin Lo not the representative international students deserve”

"I was disappointed to see a letter in this publication attacking his character. Not his platform, not his policies, but his character. While I understand that student elections are often…

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…

LETTER | Concerns that candidate Justin Lo not the representative international students deserve

Ahead of the UVSS Elections, multiple students wrote in to the Martlet to voice their concerns with Justin Lo's candidacy for Director of International Student Relations.

Tweetcap | Feb. 24 UVSS Board meeting

The board welcomed Kai Richins and (sort of) Jasmine MacGregor as Co-Directors of Events, replacing Shay Lynn Sampson who recently stepped down. Lead Director Juliet Watts encouraged everyone available to…