Bargaining between UVic FA and the administration continues February 5, 2015February 4, 2015 Adrian Paradis Mediation brought in, gag order issued
Judge rules in favour of UVic in recent YPY lawsuit January 29, 2015January 28, 2015 Adrian Paradis UVic’s pro-life group, Youth Protecting Youth (YPY), faces a legal setback after a B.C. Supreme Court ruling last week. In 2013, the group was denied the booking of an outdoor...
Upcoming forum explores assumptions in the classroom January 29, 2015January 28, 2015 Adrian Paradis UVic will hold its eighth annual Provost’s Diversity Research Forum from Jan. 29–30. This year’s forum, titled Privilege & Prejudice: Assumptions in Learning, will explore how perceptions such as gender,...
Divestment discussion reaches municipal level January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 Adrian Paradis On Jan. 12, students and citizens of Victoria packed the Downtown Community Centre for a town hall meeting on fossil fuel divestment. The event, named Our Dollars, Our Future, was
Grading anonymity in UVic Course Experience Surveys January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 Michel Ghanem and Adrian Paradis While the new electronic system does require a NetLink ID, Dawson says the previous system was not ideal as procedures thought to be university-wide were not uniformly implemented.
UVic sociology prof shares his research via TEDx Talks January 15, 2015January 16, 2015 Adrian Paradis Though he hasn’t been in Victoria for long, UVic sociology professor Garry Gray has stepped beyond the classroom to present his research on the ethics of knowledge production. In November...
Local game studio wins sports game of the year January 13, 2015January 20, 2015 Adrian Paradis A local indie video game development studio, Metalhead Software, is gaining some well-deserved acclimation after the release of it’s first console game, Super Mega Baseball (SMB). Released on Playstation 3...
New Facebook policy coming Jan. 30 January 8, 2015January 8, 2015 Adrian Paradis And why it is no reason to freak out
Hollywood film sparks real-world discussion at UVic January 8, 2015January 7, 2015 Adrian Paradis Arif Babul’s PHYS 303 class explains the physical world with Interstellar, Doctor Who
By the distraction of a shirt: Many missed the power of a scientific accomplishment December 4, 2014December 3, 2014 Adrian Paradis The Rosetta space mission harnessed the gravity of Mars and sent something the size and shape of a washing machine a cumulative distance of over 6.4 billion kilometres. However, the