} December 5, 2025
The Martlet Podcast—Episode 3
Who the hell cares what critics have to say? Well, Carl Wilson, music critic for Slate and Billboard and UVic Writing’s 2016 Southam Lecturer, might. We caught up with Wilson and talked about the role of criticism in today’s democratized internet culture....Hometown Hero: Chatting with Aidan Knight
Getting in touch with Aidan Knight is no easy feat. Not that that’s his fault — after finally getting through to him after four straight hours of countless missed calls and voice messages, Knight explains that his phone is on the fritz. And in true Canadian style, the...Journal launch celebrates UVic undergraduate writing
Writing is a solitary art — as a writer, I know that we, by nature, are shy, introverted creatures, often appearing only at night and very rarely in groups of more than three. But if there’s one thing that This Side of West knows, it’s that great things happen when...Seen but not heard
How one student’s experience demonstrates gaps in assault policy The University Centre washrooms at the University of Victoria are among the last places most people would turn to for comfort, but Emma Cotterill found herself with nothing but dirtied porcelain to...Our Digital Print Issue
