by Cormac O’Brien | May 11, 2017 | News
A federal program will now factor institutional diversity into account when offering research grants to Canadian universities. The Canada Research Chair (CRC) program, which annually distributes $265-million among 1 600 researchers in the form of research grants,...
by Cormac O’Brien | May 11, 2017 | Humour, Stories | Satire
Onlookers are beginning to worry as a standoff between a student trying to cross Ring Road and a car enters its 45th hour. Various members of the gathered crowd confirmed that the two got stuck at around 8:30 a.m. on May the 9th, and that the past two days had been...
by Cormac O’Brien | May 3, 2017 | Culture, Visual Arts
Sitting in the Fine Arts quad, waiting for my interviewee to arrive, I watched the confused faces of onlookers walking past the camper van seemingly dropped from the sky out of nowhere in front of the Visual Arts building. I didn’t blame them — not many of us are used...
by Cormac O’Brien | May 3, 2017 | News, Provincial
Speaking to a modest crowd, eight prospective MLAs spoke at a Q&A session at the Vic Theatre on April 29. The candidates answered questions on issues facing youth in Victoria, the amiability and agreeance among the candidates made for entertaining sound bites, but...
by Cormac O’Brien | Apr 20, 2017 | National, News, Uncategorized
“I think that it’s good for the economy. It’ll keep it out of the hands of younger kids. I think it’s a good thing, it’s a positive change. I don’t know if I’ll notice a big change, but it’ll make a big difference in other provinces. I’m from Calgary and there you...