by Hugo Wong | Nov 29, 2012 | Business | Tech
Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) is any form of financial investment that seeks to combine non-harmful social impact with financial return. SRI promotes practices that consciously focus on human rights and social justice issues, fair trade, diversity and consumer...
by Hugo Wong | Nov 29, 2012 | News
Due to increased pressure on the Hartland landfill in recent years, the Capital Regional District (CRD) plans to completely ban organic/kitchen waste — which composes 30 per cent of Victoria’s waste — from its Hartland landfill in 2015. Within the two-year time period...
by Hugo Wong | Nov 22, 2012 | Sports | Lifestyle
Buying a new bicycle can cost $400 and up. At a fraction of that price, members of the UVic community can borrow a refurbished bicycle through a bike loan and rental program at UVic called SPOKES (Student Promotion of Kickstands Etc. Salvaging). As of October, the...
by Hugo Wong | Nov 22, 2012 | Culture
As someone deeply involved with the local music scene, Randy Gelling has seen many local arts venues come and go. The station manager at CFUV 101.9 FM, UVic’s campus radio station, Gelling knows many local acts and the people in them, and the news of the Fort Cafe’s...
by Hugo Wong | Nov 22, 2012 | Culture
NEW WESTMINSTER (CUP) — Social media is, for many, a necessary evil. Keeping up with study groups, long-distance friends or a too-busy social circle is close to impossible without online social resources. But, while some use social media wisely, others are guilty of...