Athletic program brings inner-city kids to UBC

Through the program “I’m Going To UBC,” currently in its seventh year, elementary students from East Vancouver got to drop by UBC’s basketball courts for a taste of university life.

“It opens their eyes up to what is possible, where they could be in less than 10 years,” said Andrea Wilks, a participating teacher from Admiral Seymour Elementary.

Participants had the opportunity to speak with UBC athletes and learn about the potential of a university education, as well as how they balance academics and sports.

With files from UBC News

U of T Professor to plead guilty to child exploitation charges

University of Toronto professor Benjamin Levin’s lawyer has confirmed that Levin will plead guilty to a number of the child pornography charges he faces.

His offences include accessing, possessing, writing, and distributing child pornography, counseling someone to commit sexual assault, and arranging with a police officer to commit sexual assault.

Levin was arrested at his Toronto home in July 2013, and has been granted bail with strict conditions of release. He is not to access the Internet, and is required to live with his brother in the meantime. “There will not be a trial,” his lawyer also stated.

With files from Toronto Star

Ex-McGill hospital director to be extradited back to Canada

It has been confirmed that Arthur Porter, McGill’s former hospital director, is to be extradited to Canada from Panama, according to CBC News.

If successfully extradited, Arthur Porter will face fraud-related charges connected to a $1.3 billion super-hospital contract at McGill. His wife, Pamela Porter, has already pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering.

The date of Porter’s arrival in Canada has not yet been set.

With files from CBC