Studying the Eh B Cs of Canadian language July 6, 2017July 5, 2017 Cormac O’Brien UVic post-doc student dissects the history of ‘eh’ The maple leaf; the beaver; the Timbit — there are many tacky, tourist-shop ideas of what it means to be a Canadian. For Derek Denis,...
Licence plate numbers now needed for day parking June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 Cormac O’Brien Starting on Monday, June 26, drivers using UVic parking lots will be forced to input their licence plate numbers when buying hourly or full-day parking passes. The new “Pay by Licence”...
New UVSS board gets first taste of tension June 15, 2017June 19, 2017 Cormac O’Brien UVSS Board meeting recap 12 / 06 / 2017 In the fourth meeting of their term, the new student society board of directors had their first taste of the pressure...
UVic student a finalist in condom wrapper design competition June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 Cormac O’Brien It probably won't come as a surprise that it was Cassidy Luteijn's experience as a student residence leader at UVic that taught her the importance of safe sexual health. "I...
UVic Broad St. development would create 52 rental units June 9, 2017 Colin Grainger Rented at a market rate, students would have preferential access to the units UVic Housing, a subsidiary of UVic that manages the university's revenue properties, has struck a deal with Chard...
UVic Professor’s ‘garden Spicer’ goes viral June 8, 2017June 7, 2017 Cormac O’Brien Dr. Lisa Kadonaga finds internet stardom with White House correspondent's "anxious, forlorn" eyes The printers at Zap Copy in the Student Union Building have no doubt seen plenty of odd material...
A conversation with MLA Carole James June 8, 2017June 7, 2017 Sarah Lazin On June 6th, British Columbians elected a record number of Indigenous MLAs into the B.C. legislature: Melanie Mark (NDP, who was notably the first Indigenous woman to serve in the...
UVic to rename Trutch residence hall June 4, 2017June 7, 2017 Cormac O’Brien and Alistair Ogden University external relations: Trutch’s ideas and actions didn’t align with university’s “mission, vision and values” In a decision made at the May 30 Board of Governor’s meeting, UVic will remove the name...
UVic closes Centre 6, will help relocate children May 27, 2017May 30, 2017 Cormac O’Brien UVic has closed its Centre 6 child care centre and will partner with other child care services in Victoria to provide spaces for the 32 children currently enrolled in the After School...
Uncertainty at UVic child care centre May 11, 2017May 10, 2017 Cormac O’Brien Centre 6 shows signs of cracking with possibility of closure A missing van. Rumours of the UVic administration looking for ways to fire union workers. Children making posters imploring UVic to...
