UBC frats to cash in on Olympic Games
Fraternities at the University of British Columbia are taking advantage of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver by renting out their houses to a visiting group.
Six buildings in the Fraternity Village and one frat house located on campus have been leased to a single group that is providing venue security during the Games.
The Fraternity Village is located near the Thunderbird Arena, an Olympic venue for some of the hockey and sledge-hockey games. Increased security around the arena has restricted access to the area and blocked roads.
Facebook – not just for students
In a decade where technology thrived and new websites prospered, it’s no surprise that social networking sites caught on so quickly. Facebook was started in 2004 when Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg created it with his roommates as a way to keep in touch with other students on campus. The site was eventually released to the public and has garnered millions of users.
But a recent study has shown that students are not the fastest growing demographic on the social networking site – that honour goes to students’ parents and grandparents.
UVic relocates rabbits
The University of Victoria has finally found a solution to part of its feral rabbit problem in the form of a $12,800 contract to remove, sterilize and relocate up to 150 bunnies that run wild on the campus. UVic officials announced Dec. 23 that Common Ground, a local wildlife damage control company, will begin humanely relocating bunnies from the university’s athletic grounds.
Enhanced airport security irks student travellers
International confusion following the Christmas Day attack on an American flight left many students wondering whether their travel plans would be disrupted. However, many students returning to school after the holidays were more concerned about flight delays and cancellations than the possibility of another terrorist attack.
Mandatory meetings for stressed students
The University of Alberta has made it mandatory for medical and dentistry students to meet with faculty advisors to help them cope with stress.
Dr. Verna Yiu of U of A started the program after a dentistry student committed suicide in 2002.
The biggest challenges students face can be grouped into five categories: personal, health, financial, academic and career-based, current program director Dr. Laurie Mereu of the U of A said in an e-mail.
