Sparring in the fish farm debate has mutated into a full-fledged boxing match in the Supreme Court around the issue of free speech and the health implications of the industry. Fish farm critic Don Staniford has found himself in a 20-day defamation lawsuit, with only one month left in the country before his deportation back to the U.K.
Chris Johnson wants to set the public’s view of poverty and homelessness straight — and he plans to do it through a book.
Electronics that Saanich Police believe are those stolen from UVic in the Jan. 7–8 break-in of the Administrative Services Building are now in police possession.
In less than one week’s time things on campus are going to get a little bit sexier.
FEBRUARY 7, 1991, “ALIEN SQUEALS HEARD”
In 1991, CSIS was operating on campus.
Green and sustainable initiatives such as compost boxes and recycle drives are popping up all over campus. Who’s behind it all? UVic has an abundance of passionate and dedicated environmental groups that work for the cause. On Jan. 25, 24 of UVic’s various environmentally-minded groups met to come up with a plan on how we can keep our earth beautiful and healthy in the years to come.
On Mar. 24, the federal NDP will elect a new leader to stand in Official Opposition to the Harper government.
HEMPOLOGY 101 REFERENDUM QUESTION TO BE VOTED ON BY STUDENTS
The UVic Students’ Society has passed a motion of approval for the following referendum question to be put to students during next month’s election:
Students with disabilities need access to housing on UVic’s campus. Otherwise, they may not be able to go school. Period.
JANUARY 28, 1999, “STINKY CHERRIES”
In 1999, the front page of the Martlet ran a story covering a visual arts grad exhibit entitled “Stinky Cherries” on display downtown.
The UVic Students’ Society (UVSS) has agreed to move forward with the installation and ongoing maintenance of needle disposal boxes in designated areas around the SUB.
The fountain in front of the Victoria Legislature froze solid on Wednesday, Jan. 18, in solidarity with most of the rest of the city. Yet under 13 centimetres of blowing snow, through bus delays and temperatures dropping to −13°C with wind chill, the University of Victoria trudged on.
On January 14 and 15, a group of about 20 high school students braved the cold and gathered outside uptown and the Legislative Buildings to pose a question to the public: Where do your clothes come from? Passersby were informed about labour practices around the world, and were asked to place pins on a map representing the origin of their clothes.
UVic students and staff are eagerly awaiting more information about the break-in and personal information theft in the UVic Administrative Services Building that occurred the weekend of Jan. 7 and 8.
To the provincial government, with love — sincerely, the students of UVic.
When you think of the term “spin”, where does your mind go? Media? Government? Social justice? In this case, “Who’s Spinning Whom?” is a panel of five people who will speak on the topic of media and the Criminal Justice system on Jan. 19.
Debate, case presentations, flag football, ancient Japanese war-games and some of the best looking suits known to undergrad—the Jeux du Commerce (JDC) West competition is the Superbowl for business students. The annual three-day event, held last weekend in Edmonton, brings hundreds of young business majors together from programs in 11 universities across western Canada every year to compete against one another in athletic- and academic-orientated competitions.
January 24, 1991, “Aliens slept with us”
In 1991, the University of Toronto officially recognized a student club called the Canadian Raelian Movement—a group that believed aliens created humanity through genetic engineering. The public outcry against the group was centered on the Raelian belief that some human races were superior to others due to the fact that these alien bioengineers had varying levels of skill.
He is a healthy dose of left, west and orange in equal parts. You can hear his brain’s RPM from 10 feet back. Nathan Cullen, the 39-year-old New Democratic Party member of Parliament and leadership candidate says he is in the “business of ideas.” He is the only leadership candidate from B.C., representing one of the country’s largest ridings, the Bulkley-Skeena Valley.
Sometime between Saturday, Jan. 7, and the morning of Sunday, Jan. 8, a break-in occurred at UVic’s Administrative Services Building. Several items were taken, including payroll information, such as employees’ personal banking information and social insurance numbers. The information was located inside a safe on a backup storage drive. UVic emailed approximately 11 000 past and present employees — including staff, faculty and work-study students — to alert them that their information may be compromised.
