Recovered UVic hardware comes with strange apology
A piece of financially sensitive hardware that had been stolen from the University of Victoria’s administrative offices in early January has been revealed, along with a cryptic note that has police puzzled. The note indicated that no information from the hardware was compromised and that “criminals were human before they were criminals.”
UBC overhauls entrance scholarship program
The University of British Columbia has decided to redistribute $6.1 million previously earmarked for the President’s Entrance Scholarship program to other university programs. The university cited recent studies showing that the scholarship did not contribute to a potential student’s decision to study at the university as reasoning to redistribute the funds.
UofT censors anti-racism poster
A poster advertising an anti-racism theatrical performance at the University of Toronto was censored by administration over worries that it might be ill-received. The poster depicted a Jewish man wearing an afro hairstyle and an African man wearing traditional Jewish clothing.
UVic remembers student who died of meningococcal disease
A funeral was held last week for Leo Chan, a student at the University of Victoria who died of bacterial meningitis on January 18. Health authorities encouraged friends to be tested for the rare disease which is passed through saliva such as on drink cups or cigarettes.
York University reports third bathroom voyeur incident
Women at York University in Toronto are being warned of a peeping tom in lecture hall bathrooms in recent weeks. The suspect, described as a 21-to 23-year-old male has been reaching his cell phone under stall doors then fleeing once the victim calls out or reports him to campus security.
-Ariane Madden
