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UVic looks inward to name next president
UVic will see its seventh president in office this summer: long-time law professor Jamie Cassels. Cassels begins his five-year term on July 1, 2013, when he succeeds the current president, David Turpin, who is stepping down after 13 years at the post. “The very first...Systemic failures in police investigations responsible for violence against vulnerable women
The Missing Women Commission of Inquiry Report released in December points to “blatant failures” of police investigations into missing and murdered women in B.C. and recommends the creation of a regional police organization and an independent agency to co-ordinate...Students one step closer to sending satellite into orbit
After placing third in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC) on Sept. 29, UVic’s Experimental Cosmic Ray and Diamagnetic Scientific Satellite (ECOSat) team is now focused on the second iteration of the CSDC, in which the winning nanosatellite will be launched...
Acts of kindness bring early holiday smiles to Victoria
Vancouver’s 30 Days of Kindness blogger, Marc Smith, made a blitz trip to the Island Nov. 26–28, leaving surprised passersby with free treats and smiles in his wake. Smith has committed one random act of kindness every day since Nov. 5 in hopes of spreading kindness...Our Digital Print Issue
