NEWS & POLITICS

What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? My mandate as an equity commissioner is to represent students’ equity-based concerns at the college, advise the council and student organizations on inclusivity and accessibility, coordinate equity training to council and executives of clubs and levies, ...

What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I’m running for the position of VUSAC President! The President is the spokesperson and leader of VUSAC and oversees all council matters, from check-ins to finances. With help from the executive team, commissioners and other council ...

What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? First and foremost, Academic Commissioner! The Academic Commissioner is responsible for the academic programming at Vic, with the big event being the Networking Dinner. The Academic Commission also hosts Language Cafés, Exam Jam, professional development workshops, ...

What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I’m running for Mental Wellness Commissioner! The position is centred around advocating for better mental health services, sharing information about resources, and trying to destigmatize struggles with mental health. Can you summarize the key points of ...

What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I’m running for the position of Vice-President Internal. This position is mainly concerned with keeping VUSAC running as smoothly and efficiently as possible and maintaining the internal workings of the council. This includes sitting on the ...

What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I’m running to be VUSAC’s Vice-President Internal for next year! The role of VPI is to take care of internal relations, operations, and policy to make sure that the council is functioning the best that it ...

What does the Presidential & Provostial Task Force on Student Mental Health final report mean for UMLAP?

Facing growing backlash, the Computer Science Department has decided to revise acceptance criteria for first-year students

In conversation with UofT students

A paywall for grades or a digitized learning service?  It’s an all-too-familiar scene for some: enrolling in a half-year course and looking at the syllabus only to realize the course requires a mandatory subscription to a third-party learning service, constituting 25 percent of the grade. These mandatory third-party services, also known as “microtransactions,” are a common ...