Student questions summer fees

Student questions summer fees

by | Sep 12, 2013 | Campus, News

UVic students may not be getting their fees’ worth, especially in summer, says third-year philosophy student Yan Rakhmilov. A student who takes three or more courses within a term, whether the courses are one-month-long summer courses or spread over the full term,...
What’s an ombudsperson?

What’s an ombudsperson?

by | Sep 5, 2013 | News, Provincial

Kim Carter leads a staff of superheroes. Carter is the B.C. ombudsperson: a post with a mandate and long history of protecting fairness for everyday people. The ombudsperson office in British Columbia is one of nine provincial ombudsman or ombudsperson offices. Most...
Would you cheat for a Klondike bar?

Would you cheat for a Klondike bar?

by | Sep 5, 2013 | Op-eds, Opinions

I cheat. You cheat. A-Rod cheats. Even once-thought squeaky clean poster boy Tiger Woods cheats. We all cheat — to varying degrees, of course. By cheating, I don’t strictly mean infidelity. (Although, according to a survey by Forum Poll market research firm conducted...