UVic releases construction, spending updates July 9, 2014July 13, 2014 Jeremy Vernon and Hugo Wong Continuing Studies building expansion begins this month
Battle royale with cheese June 12, 2014June 19, 2014 Jeremy Vernon The search for heaven between two buns
Capitalism killed Internet collectivism March 27, 2014March 26, 2014 Jeremy Vernon Throughout its history, much has been made of the Internet’s promise of emancipation. Celebrants the world over claimed, and continue to claim, that the Internet and the web will empower...
EVENTS : March 20 – 27 March 20, 2014March 19, 2014 Jeremy Vernon Arts Thursday, March 20 Unity (1918) Unity (1918), a play written and directed by UVic’s own Writing Department Associate Professor Kevin Karr, continues this week at the Pheonix Theatre. The wickedly dark play...
Garry Oak Restoration Project strives to preserve Garry oak ecosystems February 6, 2014February 5, 2014 Jeremy Vernon Chances are, most people know what a Garry oak is. They’ve walked under them in parks and on shaded streets. What some might not know is the important role they...
CSEC: the organization most Canadians may not know about February 6, 2014February 5, 2014 Jeremy Vernon This government agency employs over 2 000 people and has a budget of $422 million. It is housed in the most expensive building in Canadian government history—worth $1.1 billion. It has...
Bitcoin 101 February 6, 2014February 7, 2014 Jeremy Vernon Imagine this: you’re shopping online for a new Hello Kitty iPhone cover. You go to pay the merchant, but rather than giving them a credit card number, you transfer money...
Geek commodity and gender equity November 28, 2013November 27, 2013 Jeremy Vernon Geek culture is becoming a part of the mainstream. With the rapid adoption of video gaming and the commercial success of movie adaptations of popular comic books, among other growing...
VicPD launches crime app November 7, 2013November 6, 2013 Jeremy Vernon Want to fight crime using high-tech gadgets? Put away the cape and pull out your smartphone. The Victoria Police Department, working with Sunnyvale, Calif., startup MobilePD, has released Canada’s first...
