by Adam Hayman | Feb 20, 2014 | Campus, News
While UVic conducted surveys to determine why people choose UVic, one parent and educator has questioned UVic’s use of multiple-choice testing. UVic’s webpage states, “Instructors at UVic have become recognized innovators in developing and identifying teaching...
by Adam Hayman | Feb 6, 2014 | Features
“I have three very quick questions—no right or wrong,” he starts off. “Okay,” I say, feeling a little blindsided. This is not how most of my interviews start out. The Harbour Towers Hotel Lobby, in downtown Victoria, B.C., was quiet, as expected on a Monday morning....
by Adam Hayman | Feb 6, 2014 | Local, News
“I really believe there are so many young people in this town that are revolutionizing spoken word.” That’s a quote from Victoria’s new Youth Poet Laureate (YPL), Morgan Purvis. Purvis, a business student at Camosun, has worn the title of Youth Poet Laureate since...
by Adam Hayman | Feb 6, 2014 | Op-eds, Opinions
Josef Méthot Fourth year Medieval Studies “I think the fact that it is so available is really challenging to our society. It’s challenging to our depth of sexuality. I think it has a major impact on men and women of all ages, especially young people, with how they...
by Adam Hayman | Jan 30, 2014 | Campus, News
The University of Victoria has received a grant worth $445 000 from the European Union (EU). The funding will allow UVic to be home to the only European Union Centre of Excellence (EUCE) in B.C., and only the third of its kind in Canada. Several disciplines can look...