News Date: Jul 29, 2010
In a video lip-synch to Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," a group of students hold up "UVIC" signs during their stints on camera. If you think these students are from the University of Victoria, think again: the "lip dub" was produced by students from Spain's Universitat de Vic. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was among those who mistook the source of the production: "Way to go, UVIC! There are some talented people up in Canada," he wrote. Among the comments informing Perez of his error, one person suggested the Canadian UVic should "get their act together" and make an even better video. As it happens, a fifth-year student at the BC institution is organizing a video shoot for late September. A Facebook group promoting the project states that "since we at the real UVIC are much cooler than those students, we though we may as well 'one up them'...so to speak." University officials will look at the project once they receive more details. Victoria Times-Colonist | "UVIC Lipdub - Be Part of a Viral Video" Facebook group