UVic conference highlights the diversity of autism

On April 2, UVic hosted the third annual Autism’s Own Conference, celebrating World Autism Awareness Month. The conference was held to celebrate the autism community and culture.

Patrick Dwyer, the chairperson for the Society for Students with a Disability (SSD), said, “Each person on the spectrum is hugely unique. It’s incredibly diverse. If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.”

With this in mind, the conference aimed to break the myths surrounding autism. The discussion panel was free and open to the public.

With files from The Martlet

Break-in at UBC restuarant results in canned pop theft

At approximately 4 a.m. on Monday, March 30, a break-in occurred in the UBC Student Union Building at the Chinese restaurant, The Moon.

There was no cash on the premises and valuables were secured. An unidentified man spent 45 minutes breaking into the place, but ended up leaving with only soft drinks.

The restaurant has since been cleaned up and the security has been double-checking doors to make sure it doesn’t happen again. “Unless he was able to get hold of The Moon’s secret wing recipe, there’s not a lot he would have been able to get away with,” said Shaun Wilson, head of AMS security.

With files from The Ubyssey

University of Calgary mascot arrested! . . . Just kidding

In honour of April Fools’ Day, the University of Calgary pranked students by publishing an article that suggested that their beloved mascot, Rex, had been arrested.

After clicking on the article, students were greeted with the message, “Just kidding, Rex is awesome! Happy April Fools [sic] day everyone.”

Similar pranks ensued at university campuses around the country, including McGill’s announcement of a fall reading break and SFU’s own claim to have launched Texting-Free Walking Zones to prevent injuries from texting while walking.

With files from University of Calgary