UVic innovations get royal attention

UVic innovations get royal attention

by | Sep 18, 2014 | Campus, Local, News

On Sept. 13, Sophie Rhys-Jones, the Countess of Wessex, accompanied by the lieutenant-governor of British Columbia, Judith Guichon, visited the Bob Wright Centre at UVic to learn more about the university’s endeavours as part of a five-day visit to B.C. with her...
UVic innovations get royal attention

Bus loop expansion opens to fanfare

by | Sep 11, 2014 | Campus, Local, News

After three months of construction, UVic opened its new 10-bay bus loop on Sept. 4 in the presence of local and provincial government representatives, as well as members of the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC). UVSS Chairperson Kayleigh Erickson MCed the...
UVic innovations get royal attention

We asked you and your parents on move-in day

by | Sep 4, 2014 | Campus, News

What excites you most about coming onto campus? It’s sunny; it has good weather. What made you choose UVic? The campus is re ally nice and it’s a little far away from home [Vancouver]. what are you most excited about?   I wouldn’t say I’m excited . . . I’m excited...

Confessions of a commuter cyclist

by | Sep 4, 2014 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

Back when I drove to campus, I looked at the cyclists I dodged with a mixture of dread and fascination. The spandex-clad racers and the hipsters on fixies seemed content with their pedal-powered lives, but to me, they were either reckless, congesting single-lane...