by Michel Ghanem | Feb 3, 2015 | Campus, News
The University of Victoria’s Student Society will host a panel discussion on marijuana legalization on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Farquhar Auditorium. The discussion will be led by audience-submitted questions, and explore issues associated with Canada’s public health,...
by Michel Ghanem | Jan 29, 2015 | Campus, News
On Jan. 22, Legacy Gallery hosted the first of four lectures to take place this spring, titled Racism, Memory, and Politics of the European City. Victoria welcomed Dr. Barbara Kintaert from the Austrian Chamber of Labour, who presented the projects she had dedicated...
by Michel Ghanem | Jan 29, 2015 | Campus, Local, News
According to the current earthquake media frenzy, experts are claiming that impending events will rip open the earth “like a zipper.” Unfortunately for residents near the Juan de Fuca plate, which runs from Vancouver Island to northern California, these experts are...
by Michel Ghanem | Jan 22, 2015 | Campus, News
Over the summer term of 2014, UVic transitioned their end-of-term Course Experience Surveys (CES) from a handwritten form to an online survey that has been in use since. The survey, created by Montreal-based eXplorance Inc., guarantees confidentiality; however, the...
by Michel Ghanem | Jan 13, 2015 | Culture, Fashion, Visual Arts
The ever-changing fashion industry revolves around presenting new clothes six months before they hit the stores—an impractical but traditional way of presenting new collections. UVic alumni Martin Erlic is pioneering beyond this fashion model, with his fashion design...