by Hugo Wong | Oct 29, 2014 | Campus, News
When is election day? General voting day is Nov. 15, but there are other opportunities. There is at least one advance voting day on Nov. 6. Check your municipality’s website for additional voting opportunities. What’s on the ballot? Voters will choose one...
by Hugo Wong | Oct 8, 2014 | Campus, National, News
At its annual general meeting, scheduled for Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. at Cinecenta, the UVSS will ask undergraduates to choose whether or not to hold a referendum on the issue of fossil fuel divestment next year, an action meant to formalize the undergraduate population’s...
by Hugo Wong | Sep 25, 2014 | Campus, Local, News
Mike Irvine comes from a long line of divers. His grandfather was an engineer who helped develop the Newtsuit, an atmospheric diving apparatus resembling a metal spacesuit. His father met Irvine’s mother as a diving instructor, and works with Aqualung Canada. Now,...
by Hugo Wong | Sep 18, 2014 | Sports, Sports | Lifestyle
While Thomas Riva is taking six years instead of five to finish his engineering degree, no one can accuse him of going slow. In July, the track star won the men’s 800-metre Gary Reed Elite event at the Victoria International Track Classic in 1:47:02. It was a photo...
by Hugo Wong | Sep 18, 2014 | Campus, News
Dr. Peter Gölz’s current office contains less vampire memorabilia than it once did. Without the larger office he once had as a department chair, the Germanic studies professor now displays a pared down selection of collectibles, like a stuffed bat and a Dracula...