Chargers to the finish line
January ended strong for the Camosun Chargers, with the men’s volleyball and women’s basketball teams sitting in second in the PACWEST (Pacific Western Athletics Association) standings before the last two weekends of play. Meanwhile, women’s volleyball was in fourth, and men’s basketball in sixth. In other Chargers news, Alex Sadowski was recently named PACWEST’s Men’s Volleyball Athlete of the Week.
Yellow bins for Cool Aid
Throughout the month of February, there will be bins set up in Victoria for bottle donations to benefit the Cool Aid society. The society is raising funds for the Sandy Merriman House women’s shelter, which helps women throughout the year with basic necessities. The Bottle Depot supports different charities every month with their yellow bins, and have raised over $82,000 through the program since 2010.
Students demand divestment
The University of Victoria Students’ Society has partnered with Divest UVic, another student group, to garner support for divestment of university funds from fossil fuels. They are calling for the University of Victoria Foundation to freeze future investments in the industry and to sell off current holdings in the next few years. A recent referendum at the University of British Columbia has also shown clear student support of a similar initiative. The Divest UVic group aims to reduce support of an industry they feel is connected to climate change and various injustices.
Improved international student program
International students have benefited from the changes made to Canada’s Study Permit Program, says the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. The group has advocated change to the visa program, especially regarding multiple-entry visas, and applauds the positive steps the government has taken to improve student processing. New federal legislation for the International Student Program comes into effect in June 2014, and BC is also instituting a provincial quality standard. Canada aims to double its international student population by 2022.
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