by Vanessa Hawk | Feb 14, 2013 | News
Online dating service Singles Around Me (SAM) recently released a GPS-enabled smartphone app that allows users to select whether they want to disclose their exact or approximate location, or whether they want to keep their location private. SAM was launched in 2010...
by Vanessa Hawk | Feb 14, 2013 | News
Nominations close for UVSS Board of Directors The candidates list for the UVic Students’ Society (UVSS) Board of Directors (BoD) election can now be viewed on the UVSS Elections website (uvsselections.com). Nominations to the BoD were open from Feb. 1 at 9 a.m. until...
by Vanessa Hawk | Feb 7, 2013 | News
Robert Fisk has reported on major conflicts in the Middle East from his post in Beirut, Lebanon, for over 30 years as an international war journalist, 25 of which have been as a writer for British newspaper The Independent. He has covered the 1979 Iranian revolution,...
by Vanessa Hawk | Feb 7, 2013 | News
According to a recent labour market profile, a province-wide demand for highly educated workers is set to overtake the number of qualified workers starting in 2016 and increasing through 2020. Over the next decade, government investment in post-secondary will be key...
by Vanessa Hawk | Jan 31, 2013 | Culture
Young academics mingled against wood-panelled walls in dress shirts and ties, heels and cocktail dresses, and easily filled up the dance floors for Jon and Roy, The Zolas and DJ Murge. It was a combination of UVic-sponsored local live music and Victoria nightlife for...