by Hugo Wong | Apr 4, 2013 | Culture
Watching people spending money amuses me, because people spend money on the most absurd things: Groupon offers for a bikini wax and facial combo; Lotto tickets with the same six “lucky” numbers; juice cleanses; weekday lunches at gourmet bistros in Fernwood. Okay, so...
by Hugo Wong | Apr 4, 2013 | News
Vandana Shiva, who the Martlet interviewed on the eve of her President’s Distinguished Lecture and the conferment of her honourary Doctor of Laws at UVic, is one of the world’s leading crusaders in the field of food security. Food security is a relatively new term and...
by Hugo Wong | Apr 4, 2013 | News
The Poverty Law Club (PLC), a UVic Law poverty advocacy group, reported 15 homeless persons deaths that occurred between August and November 2012 to the B.C. Coroners Service (BCCS) in January, asking for an inquest or a death review panel investigation to determine...
by Hugo Wong | Apr 4, 2013 | News
On March 27, UVic hosted its first Open House as part of the feasibility study for a proposed on-campus biomass thermal energy plant. The university has partnered with a company that specializes in energy systems, Dalkia Canada, to conduct a feasibility study to...
by Hugo Wong | Apr 1, 2013 | Sports | Lifestyle
Five ponytails bounce as six young women round a corner of the 200-metre track. But the tight frizzy black bun of Rachel François sits still. Tambourines jingle with aggression and teammates scream from the side of the track as her arms and legs move in mechanical...