Olympic torch passes through UVic
The Olympic torch began its journey through Canada Oct. 30 and made its way through the University of Victoria campus the same day, as students and community members gathered to witness its passing.
The torch arrived on campus around 5:30 p.m. where people had gathered to meet past and present UVic athletes.
Mike Tucker, athletic communications officer at UVic, said there was a strong student response.
Books on Wheels
A new delivery service will bring books from the student-run, off-campus bookstore to students with disabilities.
These students can now take full advantage of the consignment prices on textbooks at Haven Books, a bookstore that has been inaccessible in the past due to the entrance steps.
Students who make use of wheelchairs, such as Carleton student Saood Khan, don`t even take the time to visit the store anymore.
On a wing and an ear
A research group led by a Carleton graduate student has discovered that butterflies are not in fact deaf, as previously thought, but have tiny membranes in their wings that they use to distinguish between different sound frequencies.
Katie Lucas, the lead researcher for this project, concluded that some species of butterflies living in tropical forests have hearing membranes about 1/160th the size of their wingspan.
Pimp your resumé
Carleton students will have another tool when applying for a job or graduate school with the launch of Carleton’s co-curricular record in the new year.
A co-curricular record is a document similar to a transcript that displays a student’s extra-curricular involvement rather than their marks, director of student affairs Ryan Flannagan said.
The January launch of Carleton’s co-curricular record is more likely to draw committed students than those looking to be dishonest, said third-year political science student Emile Scheffel.
CU grads leave satisfied
Ninety-two per cent of graduating Carleton students reported being satisfied with their overall academic experience, compared with an average of 88 per cent at other Canadian post-secondary institutions, according to the 2009 Canadian University Survey Consortium.
Nintety per cent of the graduating students said they would recommend their university to others, a 4 per cent increase from 2006.
