B.C. university students may end up paying more for their parking violations after a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled that, under the Universities Act, schools aren’t authorized to simply fine students for infringements.

UVic’s campus is still safe from H1N1, the influenza virus widely known as a Swine Flu. But experts and university health officials are concerned this may not last for long, unless people are careful.

A recent study by Ohio State University education doctoral student Aryn Karpinski found that students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have a lower grade point average (GPA) than those who avoid the social networking website.

TransLink, Vancouver’s bus service, discriminates against post-secondary students who attend smaller institutions, according to a complaint sent to the B.C. Ombudsman in April.

This new recipe column see the Martlet explore recipes that are raw and vegan for a fresh summer change.

Our ocean may be a little chilly, but that doesn’t mean we can’t go swimming outside in the middle of May. Another advantage of living on the west coast: beautiful lakes.

Of all my travels in the last year, my journey from Bangkok to Bali was the most complicated of all my border exchanges. Sure, going from Thailand to Laos it was discovered I had been living illegally in the country for 12 days, and going from Laos to Cambodia I had a lot of trouble explaining my black eye and right ankle limp, but the incident in Indonesia — that was a whole new level.

When the Yoshida Brothers played Victoria’s Alix Goolden Performance Hall last May, there wasn’t an empty seat in the audience. If you missed them then, you’re in luck — the brothers are back in Victoria this month, ready to once again reinvent and reintroduce Japanese shamisen music to those who’ve never heard it and those who think they’ve heard it all.

Dinosaurs are roaming the planet once again and they managed to migrate to Victoria’s Save-On Foods Memorial Centre, May 6 to 10, wowing spectators of all ages with the theatrics of a phenomenal new-age stage production worthy of claiming the title of Greatest Show on Earth — and rightly so since the production’s overall price tag weighs in at a lofty $20 million.

Vince Vaccaro's music is steadily gaining attention. Writer Adam Duron sits down with the musician to talk about his new album, addiction and the finer points of life.

Having a mental illness didn’t stop Einstein, Van Gogh or Poe from lives of accomplishment and enduring notoriety — yet today the stigma surrounding those living with these illnesses persists.

The recent opinion piece by Will Johnson in the March 26 edition of Martlet prompts a response — not so much because of the writer’s disagreement with, or even condemnation of the remarks he attributes to the His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, but more because of the manner in which he chose to air his disagreement.

Being a celebrity in Canada is kind of like being a big beaver in a small river — all eyes are on you and, let’s face it, you might look a little out of place.