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Concordia Student Union: Apocalypse Now?: UVic Student Society elections may have their low points–most recently, last year's disqualification of two elected candidates and appointment of the losers–but it could be worse. We could be the Concordia Student Union.For the past ten years, CSU politics has been a battleground between "left" ...
UVic Votes to Leave CFS: Results from last night on the referendum question asking whether UVic students wish to continue as members of the Canadian Federation of Students are now out. The "No" side, supporting defederation, received a 71% majority.No: (Winner) 3255Yes: 1361Voter turnout: 30.9%The breakdown by building...
UVic CFS Tourism Season Update: CFS executives from Ontario, Roxanne Dubois and Hamid Osman, preparing to sign up students for ISIC cards.Since the referendum campaign on membership in the Canadian Federation of Students began at UVic on March 21, CFS executives and staffers from outside UVic–even from outside BC!–have floo...
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Statement on My Resignation from the UVSS Board: As some students involved in the UVic Students' Society may be aware, I have submitted my resignation to the UVSS Board of Directors, to take effect at the beginning of the February 6 Board meeting.This was not an easy decision for me.As a minority voice on the Board on most issues, I have strugg...
UVSS Board July 11 Meeting Agenda: Here is the agenda for the UVic Student Society Board meeting on July 11. The most notable motions are the allocation of over $40,000 to expand ZAP!, the copy centre in the Student Union Building, adding three more self serve computers and a new black and white printer. $60,000 will also be propo...
UVSS Increases Dental Premiums, Coverage: At the June 27 UVic Student Society Board of Directors meeting, the Board voted seven to five in favour of increasing the student health and dental plan up to to maximum yearly premium of $288 in order to provide more dental coverage.  The plan fee had previously been approved by the UVic Board o...
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Reflections on UVSS changes in 2010-2011: On October 24, 2008 (the day the SUB strike ended) I had a conversation with Dylan Hardie, then an Independent Director at Large. During this conversation I outlined three changes I felt would fix the systemic problems affecting the UVSS. As a result of these changes I felt the UVSS would become ...
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Student-Teacher Relationships: First off, I want to say that I am no longer using this blog for student politics issues. I have spent months debating whether I want to keep up the blog at all or not. I have decided that I will use it more as a journaling tool. So you will see some pretty random stuff that comes to my head, ...
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Hero or Villain? Nathan Warner Stuffs (Ballot) Boxes: The University of Victoria Student Society has a mottled history of elections. Chief Electoral Officers have resigned, entire slates have been disqualified twice, ballots are counted twice – and that was just last year. The elected body of the UVSS is mired in petty politics when at its best, and...
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No Side Penalties: Apparently the No Side’s website contained so many false, misleading and/or defamatory statements that the body overseeing the CFS referendum ordered it taken down. With the website address now point to the “Uvic Wants Out” Facebook group, I wonder how long it will be until someone takes the time...

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