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‘I’m not qualified’: Professor ‘relieved of obligation’ to teach course after critical remarks

UPDATE Sept. 14, 10:28 a.m.: The University of Victoria has contacted the Martlet to clarify that Jianping Pan was not suspended from the university as originally reported, but rather “relieved…

Believing survivors key message of this year’s Sexualized Violence Awareness Week

As the dialogue around sexualized violence continues to evolve around the country, particularly on university campuses, the need to eliminate barriers and include as many people in the discussion is…

A look at the state of marijuana dispensaries in Victoria

On May 26, the RCMP conducted a raid of Toronto’s medicinal marijuana dispensaries in a massive mobilization of police forces, which led to 90 arrests and 257 charges. Police also…

Working group gives update on sexualized violence policy

On March 16, 2016, the Huffington Post published a report stating that UVic had allegedly silenced the survivors of sexualized violence on campus. This was followed by a Martlet report…

TextbookBroke campaign pushes for lower textbook costs

Tired of spending obscene amounts of money on textbooks you hardly use anyway? On Tuesday, Aug. 30, the UVSS announced the start of the TextbookBroke campaign, which hopes to ease…

Elephants never forget; ‘When Elephants Were Young’ makes sure we don’t either

Aug. 12 marks the fifth annual World Elephant Day (WED), and to celebrate, Cinecenta will be screening the documentary When Elephants Were Young by local filmmaker Patricia Sims and Michael…

Summer at the Third Space: A timeline

After a turbulent few months, summer at the Third Space (formerly the UVic Women’s Centre) is drawing to a close. Since classes ended in April, the centre has undergone a…

UVSS directors call for child care review

The July 25 board meeting, while lacking the usual attendance in human numbers, presented attendance of a full agenda and creative new proposals by the board. (I’m looking back at…

Bento Sushi and Booster Juice coming to UVic

UVic is set to fundamentally alter the way University Food Services operates with the addition of two independently owned food chains on campus. In a notice published by the Ring…

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