Events Calendar: February 14 – 21

by | Feb 7, 2013 | Culture

VALENTINE’S EVENTS Thursday, Feb. 14 Fugitive Pieces (at Cinecenta) Since this movie is a love story, it might be the perfect Valentine’s date movie — as long as both of you are serious film buffs. A big part of the movie is the lead character’s memories of the Second...

Canadian skate culture explored in documentary

by | Feb 7, 2013 | Video

The documentary Hicks on Sticks tells the story of a group of skateboarders and musicians on a late ’90s tour of Western Canada with the mission of bringing skate culture to kids with nothing else to do in small towns. The Martlet’s Alan Piffer interviewed...

Justin Trudeau’s November visit to UVic (full speech)

by | Feb 7, 2013 | Video

On Nov. 21, Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidate Justin Trudeau dropped by UVic’s Vertigo Lounge to discuss his vision for the country’s future and field questions from the audience. At 25:45 in the video, there is some debate over whether or not...

Events Calendar: February 7 – 13

by | Jan 31, 2013 | Culture

* EVENT CHANGE Last week, the Martlet published information on a lecture by Robert Fisk on Feb. 1 called “Arab awakening, but are we hearing the truth?” The event was initially to be held in the David Strong Building at 7 p.m. The event will now be held in Flury Hall...

Events Calendar: February 1 – 10

by | Jan 24, 2013 | Culture

UPDATE: The time and place for the Robert Fisk talk has been changed. The talk will now take place in Flury Hall (B150 of the Bob Wright Centre) at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 1. LECTURES AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT Friday, February 1 Robert Fisk: Arab Awakening, but are we hearing...