Protesters shut down morning BC Ferries sailings in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en January 20, 2020January 22, 2020 Emily Fagan and Joshua Ngenda Just before 6:00 a.m. on Jan. 20, protesters blockaded the BC Ferries terminal at Swartz Bay with banners, chants, and kayaks. Several sailings through Swartz Bay were significantly delayed or
UVic closed due to snow January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Emily Fagan The University of Victoria has announced it will be closed today due to snow. Tonight's scheduled event featuring Jordin Tootoo has been postponed.
How to avoid getting scammed by your landlord January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Emily Fagan As someone who has encountered their fair share of illegal renting situations — because you don’t typically find out this much about renters’ rights the easy way — our writer
“I didn’t stand a chance”: International students face discrimination in tight Victoria housing market January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Emily Fagan With a vacancy rate of 1.2 per cent and 78 per cent of UVic students living off campus, finding a place to live as a student in Victoria can be
UVic Campus Security officer photographs Divest protesters outside Michael Williams Building for “personal interest” December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Emily Fagan On Dec. 3, students were photographed taking part in a pro-divestment protest outside of the Michael Williams Building — many without their consent — by Campus Security Manager of Parking
A progress report for the 2019 UVSS Board of Directors November 27, 2019December 11, 2019 Emily Fagan We’re nearly halfway through the semester — nights are growing darker, reading break is a distant memory, and finals are too close for comfort. This, of course, means only one
Students barred from entering Michael Williams Building, labelled a “security threat” after Board of Governors meeting and protest November 26, 2019December 11, 2019 Emily Fagan Shortly after a student rally for UVic’s divestment from fossil fuels at the Nov. 26 Board of Governors meeting, seven students walked to the Michael Williams Building to deliver letters
Vote on potential divestment from short-term fossil fuel investments moved to January November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Emily Fagan A Board of Governors vote on whether to change UVic’s short term investment strategy to include options for divestment from fossil fuels has been moved to Jan. 28. This vote
Report on year two of UVic’s sexualized violence policy shows increase in reports, disclosures October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Emily Fagan Last month, UVic’s Office of Equity and Human Rights (EQHR) released a report on their second year of implementing their Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response Policy. We’ve broken down the
Liberals win re-election, but fall short of majority government October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Emily Fagan and Josh Kozelj The results are in! Here's the Martlet's rundown on the 2019 Canadian federal election results.
