“I’ll be a post-feminist in a post-patriarchy” reads the bumper sticker positioned top centre on one UVic professor’s filing cabinet.

Resignation letters, big bucks, and more!

YAY! Zombies invaded the Lansdowne campus of Camosun College on March 30. Student protesters disguised as zombies marched the campus grounds for the “Day of the ...

UVic’s 2009 graduating class will be leaving the university community $12,000 richer thanks to this year’s grad legacy project. The money, which is part of the more than $30,000 budget allocated for grad year activities, is being spent on a variety of projects around the university.

The UVic Students’ Society Women’s Centre could be opening its doors a little wider in the future, as discussion about trans inclusivity continues to work its way to the forefront.

When Sue Lang’s application for a Pacific Leadership Fellowship was nominated by the Dean of Graduate Studies to receive the $20,000 provincial grant, the UVic student was hopeful she’d get to do original research for her MA in Education.

A new late-night bus will be shuttling students back and forth between downtown and the UVic campus beginning April 2.

The Vikes capitalized on some second-half offensive pressure to win the annual Keg Spring Cup on Sunday, March 29.

The UVic men’s rugby team needs a little luck to keep their playoff hopes alive this weekend.

The Fraser River may have been raging last weekend, but the Vikes were the ones making waves as UVic’s men’s rowing team recaptured the Brown Cup from the UBC Thunderbirds on Saturday, March 28.

In 2006, two of the best high school basketball players in the province lived in the Comox Valley. Ryan MacKinnon, a 6’4 shooting guard was leading the way for Highland Secondary School, and Nick Adair, a 6’8 centre, was dominating for G.P. Vanier Secondary School.

After falling to a lethal Saskatchewan Huskies side on Saturday, March 28, the UVic men’s soccer team was defeated by the UBC Thunderbirds in the annual Keg Spring Cup consolation final.

For the second time this year Victoria will host a kickboxing card on April 4, featuring Gabriel Varga in the main fight of the night. Varga will be looking to defend his International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) super-lightweight title against Emil Salva from Romania at Eagle Ridge Arena in Langford.

“I need a boy,” wailed my roommate. Sophia had been single for all of one month and, with her aversion to one-night stands, she was getting a little lusty. Unfortunately, UVic’s population offers one boy for every three girls. Not to mention the complications that come with her ideal man having long hair, a slender body, a pretty face, a good singing voice and an intelligent and talkative nature. Basically, she was screwed.

Game-play commences, Matt Guze’s focus sharpens, rivaling that of any athlete. The thumbs and forefingers of his hands move with fervent intent across the buttons, executing elaborate sequences to produce deadly combos. Guze conducts his character with precision as he stomps his opponent and cinches the match.

Conventional wisdom might lead people to associate Calgary with dude ranches, oil money and raucous Flames parties — not exactly the formula of tender folk-pop with electronic flourishes. But singer-songwriter Chad Vangaalen (propelled by an intense work ethic and a disregard for his city’s reputation) remains a wildcard in Calgary’s cultural community.

Somewhere in today’s mix of environmental consciousness and economic pressures, some people are rethinking their wardrobes. Our over-consumption of cheap made-in-China designer knockoffs is becoming less practical — and may even be slipping out of style.

If record label executives were scouting for talent at the 2009 UVic Idol Finale, they’d have signed at least one of the eight finalists to a multi-million dollar record deal by now.

The travel bug has a tendancy to bite students hard. Some have already seen a lot of the globe, while others are itching for their first international adventure. And ...

Despite the seemingly endless number of political issues that rally young people, such as the environment, human rights and tuition fees, voter participation amongst those under 24 continues to shrink.

Karen Wolverton, owner of the Robson Street LUSH store in Vancouver, stripped down and laid on a bleeding Canadian flag outside the Government St. store on March 26 to protest the approval of 280,000 seals to be killed during this year’s seal hunt.

The students of UVic have, in the most recent election, voted down a referendum providing four on-campus advocacy groups with extra funding. While they were disappointed with the decision, the groups believe the reasons for opposing the increase were not founded on accurate premises. A glance at the comments of the online Martlet article reveals a worrying group of observations about the organizations.

The recent editorial, (“UVic: Taking Credit Again,” March 19, 2009) criticizes the university for launching and supporting green initiatives, claiming that many of the gains are at the expense of students who no longer want to pay higher parking fees and turn to a crowded public transit system as a last resort.

Feedback on Pope Benedict XVI's stance on condom use, controversy over Will Johnson's writing, and more!

We Canadians have always been a little too cautious and polite to lunge headlong into the heady fray of social upheaval.

It all started with a SUB strike. The Martlet began this school year covering a drawn out, exhausting battle between union employees and the UVic Students Society. Picket lines were crossed, graffitti was sprayed, petitions started. But that was just the beginning.