B.C.'s Prince of Pot, Marc Emery, called pot smokers a "people" and said they're discriminated against more than any other group at a talk at UVic March 12.

A racist message scrawled outside the Clearihue building prompted members of a women’s studies class to make a film about discriminatory graffiti on campus.

Living in Victoria makes it easy to take clean water for granted. World Water Day serves to remind us that the world is on the verge of a water crisis.

The electronic infrastructure at UVic will be seeing some big changes, thanks to the $20-million Project Nova.

The UVic food bank is suffering from a shortage of supplies this month, and the problem may be unique to our campus — or at least its approach.

A panel discussion on government transparency and Canada’s looming “culture of secrecy” headed by Maher Arar came to the Farquhar Auditorium on Tuesday, March 11.

Vancouver physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté spoke at Bolen Books last week about the root causes of addictions and the implications for treatment.

Students making the long, winding bus trip to the Swartz Bay en route to the Lower Mainland for Easter can be glad they won't have to make the same slow ride through ...

This week: Spies infiltrate non-violent rally seminar, UVSS turns down pro-life club motion.

A new website has been launched to give foreign brides a new resource to learn their rights in Canada.

The end-of-term stress is building, and it’s that time of year again when classes are dragging, immunity is dropping and some athletes are turning to nutritional supplements to keep their performance up.

LANGLEY, B.C. — It was a disappointing end to a stellar season for the UVic men’s hockey team.

Summer is a time to kick back and relax for most students. But for two UVic undergrads, this summer will be one big marathon.

This week in What's in your mouth: Fruit salad and Orange tofu!

Ready for a little free love and sex? Go try your luck at speed dating.

All things French were celebrated during the 11th annual Festival de la francophonie put on by La Société francophone de Victoria from March 13-16 in Market Square.

In recognition of the United Nations’ sanitation-themed World Water Day on March 22, the Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition sponsored five showings of Jeff McKay’s 2003 documentary Crapshoot: The Gamble with Wastes.

Got nothing to do? Check out a list of the manliest movies of our time, as picked by Bryce Bladon.

Adrienne Gasior’s art uses minimalist ideas to provoke thought.

A bloom of smoke, an echo of thunder, 24 frames a second. The mushroom cloud of Hiroshima on cellulose nitrate film points to a collective nightmare. It’s a Pandora’s memory box we mostly keep closed.

Caleb Speller is a true local artist. Speller describes himself as a raccoon, and his creative process as “cruising around and picking up things.”

Miss Martlet tells you how to keep plants alive (even if you've got a history of plant murder on your conscience).

What law says that late March air actually has to weigh more?

I broke my friend’s ankle on her birthday. To be fair, the X-rays haven’t come back yet and it might just be sprained. But she’s hobbling around on crutches and I have a feeling I’m going to be her slave for the rest of the semester.

CFS days are numbered, Happy Heretic article, Meggs on pro-life posters, and more!

The Martlet takes the position that active participation in a democracy is important. In the past, our editorial comment has berated students for not coming out to vote, and that poor participation in democracy leads to poor democracy.

When 500 students came out to overturn a decision made by our UVSS to ban the military from the SUB, they were representing a sphere of campus that felt strongly enough to vote on the issue and have their voices heard.

Class was supposed to start half an hour ago. Though the students are quiet and facing the front, it is more in apprehension than attention. They fidget in their seats as the professor attempts to begin her planned lesson for the day.

The Cord Weekly WATERLOO (CUP) -- I need a senate, particularly on bar nights. I would certainly benefit from a sober second thought about my decisions. And when ...

With campus safety becoming an increasingly serious issue, some universities are setting up a new system of notifying students during an emergency: text messages. While some may be leery about possible privacy issues, this system would be invaluable in a crisis.