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Born and raised in small-town Northern B.C., Alan has lived in Victoria for the past seven years. He is a graduate of Camosun College’s Applied Communication multi-media program and brings to the Martlet his experience as a former Shaw Television intern reporter. This is Alan’s second year at the Martlet; in 2011 he was hired as the former Science and Technology editor.

The Martlet asks: Who or what is God?

April 23, 2013December 11, 2013

The Martlet recently took advantage of a sunny day at the UVic campus, asking students the simple but not-too-simple question: "Who or what is God?"...

Victoria tech startup ForkJoy puts a new spin on restaurant reviews

April 22, 2013December 11, 2013

Recently, the Martlet dropped by the office of ForkJoy, a startup company with a website and iPhone app that gives users the ability to review and upload pictures of a

The spoken word artists of Tongues of Fire

April 18, 2013December 11, 2013

Recently, the Martlet went down to Victoria's Solstice Cafe to catch an entertaining evening of spoken word poetry at the regular "Tongues of Fire" event. We spoke to a few...

Three questions with Thomas Mallette of Vikes men’s soccer

April 16, 2013December 11, 2013

Mallette reflects on the Vikes' March 16 game versus the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and looks forward to his upcoming year with the Vikes.

The Martlet asks: How has Facebook changed your life?

April 11, 2013December 11, 2013

And has it had an overall positive effect? Watch to find out.

App your phone: Dear Appvice for Android offers sexy advice on the go

April 4, 2013April 3, 2013

Are you interested in advice on sex, love and relationships? I’m going to assume that most of you are, and that’s why Dear Appvice will easily compel people to give

How has Facebook changed your life?

April 4, 2013April 11, 2013

“I can keep in touch with a lot of old friends from high school...”

Events Calendar: April 10–25

April 4, 2013April 4, 2013

Okay, so you’ve got your poetry nerds (or “perds” for short), and then you’ve got your flower nerds (or “flerds”). Combine their passions into one single event, and what do

Three questions with … Hannah Lockie of Volunteering with Benefits

April 3, 2013December 11, 2013

The Martlet spoke with Hannah Lockie, chair of the United Way young adult council event "Volunteering with Benefits," where people bid on items not with money, but with volunteer hours....

APRIL FOOLS: Three pets and what they can teach you — an experiential review

March 28, 2013April 10, 2013

The domestic fox, the Bengal cat, the ferret (Part of the Martlet's April Fools' spoof issue)