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May means plant sale, garden tours
The ever-popular UVic Plant Sale will be on May 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the McKinnon Gym. Organized by the Finnerty Garden Friends, the sale will include almost everything for the garden: alpines, annuals, hanging baskets, shrubs, trees, vegetables and a lot more. There’s also a kid’s section and a silent auction. It’s best to arrive early to take advantage of the selection, and bring a carrying box or two as well. Visa, Mastercard and Interac accepted. Net proceeds from the sale support Finnerty Gardens. On May 13, Mother’s Day, you can get a free guided tour of the site courtesy of the Finnerty Garden Friends. The tours will be offered between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., starting from the entrance to the Interfaith Chapel. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served.
Get ready for Bike to Work Week
This year’s Bike to Work Week will be from May 28 to June 3, but it’s not too early to get your teams organized. And registration will open online by April 17 at biketoworkvictoria.ca/. Last year, UVic fielded 56 teams with more than 500 riders in the citywide initiative to encourage physical activity and promote bicycle commuting.
Fundraising easy as pie
Once again, the University of Victoria Engineering Students Society’s Order of Pi has orchestrated an extremely successful fundraising campaign with its “Cream Pie a Friend for Charity” event last month. This year the Order of Pi creamed 85 people and raised $2,759 for the Queen Alexandra Hospital for Children. During the five-day event a donation of at least $10 from an “accuser” brought a team of musical monks, equipped with the latest in medieval pieing equipment, to a location chosen by the accuser. When the accused was found guilty of the charge he or she received a cream pie in the face. To be found innocent, the accused had to donate $5 more than the previous donation and lay charges against someone they knew to be deserving of the justice of Pi. The Order of Pi has been the society’s annual fundraiser since 1993. For more information visit www.engr.uvic.ca/~pi.
Engineering students design the future
A unique design that allows video game enthusiasts to exercise while playing video games was just one of 13 projects on display when UVic’s fourth-year electrical and computer engineering students presented their final design projects last month. Other projects on view included: a monitor to keep track of household power consumption; a chip that recognizes user-spoken commands in real time and issues commands to household appliances; a solar-powered LED flasher system to improve school zone indicators; a device to catalog and track artwork; and a campus navigation system designed for hand-held wireless devices. Awards were given for the best designs by the local chapter of the international organization, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. For a complete list of projects and awards visit www.ece.uvic.ca/499 and click on “current projects.”
Lock your car
Campus Security Services is advising those parking at UVic to take extra precautions, as car thefts on campus have increased over the past month. Tom Downie, assistant director of Campus Security, says people should use a visible anti-theft device, avoid leaving valuables in the vehicle, and make sure to lock their doors. Campus security is continuing to patrol parking lots on a regular basis.
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