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Into the VR Zone: How virtual reality is changing Victoria’s world

Into the VR Zone: How virtual reality is changing Victoria’s world

by Cormac O’Brien | Dec 1, 2016 | Features, Stories

START You’re diving underwater with a pod of orcas. You’re flying through space with a jetpack and a laser gun. You’re ducking beneath the crack of gunfire in an Iraqi warzone. And then you take your virtual reality headset off. Virtual reality (VR) is not a new...
Into the VR Zone: How virtual reality is changing Victoria’s world

Longtime faculty advisor retires, leaves behind glowing legacy

by Cormac O’Brien | Dec 1, 2016 | Campus, News

It took fifteen minutes for me to realize just how much Fine Arts students will miss Anne Heinl, the only academic advisor for the entire faculty, who retired this past week. Interrupting us with three rapid knocks on the door, a student anxiously peered around the...
Into the VR Zone: How virtual reality is changing Victoria’s world

Streeters: What are your thoughts on Donald Trump getting elected?

by Cormac O’Brien | Nov 17, 2016 | Campus, News, Uncategorized

“Honestly I’ve tried to distance myself from American politics recently ‘cause I just find it so frustrating. And I am just trying to look at positives in Canada rather than focusing on all that craziness…It makes it kind of a farce. It just seems really...
Into the VR Zone: How virtual reality is changing Victoria’s world

Opportunitree aims to make job search less awful for everyone

by Cormac O’Brien | Nov 3, 2016 | Campus, News

If you’re looking to get a job, keep yourself busy, or generally improve your lot in life, there’s a very good chance you’ll visit a job search website. If you’re Morgan Oluka, you make your own. A fourth-year Economics student at UVic, Oluka is one of the founders of...
Into the VR Zone: How virtual reality is changing Victoria’s world

Students to rally against cost of tuition at National Day of Action

by Cormac O’Brien | Oct 31, 2016 | Campus, News

On Wednesday, Nov. 2, students across Canada are participating in a National Day of Action, with a multitude of events all co-ordinated by the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). Students across the country will ensure their voices are heard while advocating for...
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