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Prosperity Mine project rejected again
A proposed mine 125 kilometres west of Williams Lake, B.C., was recently given the no-go from Canada’s minister of the environment, Leona Aglukkaq. The proposal, called the New Prosperity Mine…
B.C. Transit tests mid-sized bus in Victoria
A brand new mid-sized bus is sliding through Victoria’s streets for the next couple of weeks. Known as a MiDi bus, this slimmer, shorter bus has been gliding along Victoria…
Banana cream justice
The Order of Pi, made up of a group of UVic engineering students, is continuing its fundraising tradition the week of March 10. The event this year will mark the…
Naked bungee jumpers battle stigma, create community
Nigel Horspool just turned 65, and he’s bungee jumping for the first time in his life—nude. Horspool, a UVic computer science professor, will don his birthday suit in the name…
Bullying goes beyond high school
Pacific and Asian Studies student Camisha Jackson has started an anti-bullying campaign called “Eliminate Us Vs. Them” at UVic. According to the campaign’s Facebook page, its goal is to spread…Banana cream justice
The Order of Pi, made up of a group of UVic engineering students, is continuing its fundraising tradition the week of March 10. The event this year will mark the…
Campus talks about the N word
On Feb. 27, UVic’s African and Caribbean Students’ Association (ACSA) held its second annual Black History Month panel discussion in the SUB upper lounge. The discussion started with a screening…
UVic-based diagnostic technology secures U.S. patent
A new diagnostic technology for identifying and targeting cancer has secured a U.S. patent, according to a press release issued by UVic in mid-February. Developed by UVic’s van Veggel Research…Our Digital Print Issue
