Cannabis in Canada October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Devon Bidal A short history of our country’s drug control and its impacts "Marihuana is that drug — a violent narcotic — an unspeakable scourge — The Real Public Enemy Number One! Its...
(In)Accessible Academia October 15, 2018 Devon Bidal The unexpected extra costs of post-secondary education and how one student is changing the game University students can all agree that tuition costs a lot, and that’s to be expected. But...
Astrocolor is coming to Victoria this Saturday night October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Devon Bidal The electronic music group spoke with the Martlet about live performances, recently-released album As distracted Millenials and Gen Z-ers, we are constantly searching for the newest, edgiest thing that will make...
Attack of the franken-phones September 26, 2018September 19, 2018 Devon Bidal The saga of my water-damaged phone; a cautionary tale PART I: The Cursed Swim So you dropped your iPhone in Cadboro Bay (we all know it actually fell in the toilet but...
How to handle silverfish this summer June 18, 2018June 15, 2018 Devon Bidal If you live in Victoria (or in any damp city), you’ve probably seen those nasty little bugs that inhabit our bathrooms, kitchens, and closets. They’re silver with long antennae and...
Grade school science students show off April 22, 2018April 20, 2018 Devon Bidal It’s a grey Sunday afternoon and the quad is fairly quiet, but the Elliot lecture wing is buzzing. UVic is hosting the 57th annual Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair for...
You might totally be a Miranda, but Cynthia Nixon is not April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 Devon Bidal Here’s why Nixon, not her character, is running for governor of New York On March 19, 2018, Cynthia Nixon announced her candidacy for governor of New York, and all anyone seems...
Community-led festival celebrates International Women’s Day March 6, 2018March 7, 2018 Devon Bidal An all-ages group of women crowds around a table in the Germanic and Slavic Studies reading room. The window is open and the icy wind that wafts in is a...
Cheap date spots in Victoria February 12, 2018February 7, 2018 Devon Bidal 10 restaurants near UVic Picture this: a tall, blond man in a suit folds and re-folds his purple pocket square, while his girlfriend tries to tame her frizzy hair and stand...
Do students at UVic have the right to party? September 10, 2017August 23, 2018 Devon Bidal In the fall of 2015, first-year student and 18-year-old Elliot Smith headed across campus to meet up with a group of friends outside the Poole residence building and head to...
