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Letter from the (outgoing) Editor

April 16, 2020May 13, 2020
Emily Fagan
As Volume 72 comes to a close, the Martlet's outgoing Editor-in-Chief takes a moment to reflect on the last four years, share a message of gratitude, and say goodbye.

Letter from the (outgoing) Editor

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020
Emily Fagan
As Volume 72 comes to a close, the Martlet's outgoing Editor-in-Chief takes a moment to reflect on the last four years, share a message of gratitude, and say goodbye.

“This is not working”: Students coping with sexual assault, harassment allege lack of support from university

April 15, 2020May 13, 2020
Emily Fagan
For two years, the Martlet has reported on the evolution of and response to UVic’s sexualized violence policy. Ahead of the policy's review, we took a look at some potential

A paper for people on the fringes: Meet the Emily, UVic’s feminist newspaper from the 1980s

April 2, 2020April 20, 2020
Emily Fagan
The Emily often printed art, poetry, reviews, lists of community resources, highlights from moments in history, and pieces on topical issues through a feminist, gender-focused lens. Some, like “The Emily’s

UVSS to close Student Union Building and temporarily terminate both salary and part-time staff due to COVID-19

March 17, 2020April 2, 2020
Emily Fagan and Michael John Lo
As of 6 p.m. March 17, the UVSS has announced that it will close the Student Union Building to the public and stop all business operations as a precaution in

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | Re: Government and law enforcement, please do your jobs

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020
Emily Fagan
The Martlet would like to take this opportunity to formally apologize to our community for our failure to support our mission statement. We acknowledge that this article’s perspective contributes and

UVic instructor reminds students that more than two absences for “excused reason or not” will result in failing class, despite global coronavirus pandemic

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020
Emily Fagan
This week, a UVic senior lab instructor took to Coursespaces to inform students that more than two absences from her class, excused or not, will result in them failing the

Petition to close UVic due to coronavirus garners over 1 300 signatures overnight

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020
Emily Fagan
Within hours of the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, University of Victoria students decided to take matters into their own hands. At 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday,

UVSS ELECTIONS | New UVSS Board elected, all referendums fail to meet quorum

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020
Emily Fagan
The results are in! For the first time in over four years, the incoming UVSS Board of Directors will be made up of a mix of independent candidates and candidates

UVSS ELECTIONS | Everything you need to know before hitting the polls

March 4, 2020March 18, 2020
Emily Fagan
As of 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, voting has officially begun for the 2020 University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) elections. Not sure what or who you’re voting on? We’ve got
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Tuition will go up next year: 💵 Domestic stud Tuition will go up next year: 

💵 Domestic student tuition is going up by 2% 
💵 International student tuition is going up by 3.75% (went up by 20% in 2018, 15% in 2019, and 3.75% in 2020) 

At the meeting, UVic president Kevin Hall called the budget fair and said that the process for determining the budget was transparent. 

Student representatives Juliet Watts and Kate Fairley voted against the budget. 

Full article at the link in our bio.
The Fairy Creek blockades started as an effort to The Fairy Creek blockades started as an effort to save old growth forests. Eight months and nine locations later, a rotating case of forest defenders continue to join those that have been there from day one.

An injunction was served at all camps this morning. The B.C. Supreme Court granted the injunction on April 1 to the logging company Teal-Jones Group. 

For more on this developing story, check out our article at the link in our bio.

Photos and words by @michaeljohnlo
The Province has issued new COVID-19 guidelines fo The Province has issued new COVID-19 guidelines for March 29, 2021. Here is what you need to know.

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UVSS election results! A full article will be uplo UVSS election results! A full article will be uploaded to our website shortly.
CW - Atlanta shooting | Read the full article by S CW - Atlanta shooting | Read the full article by Senior Staff Writer Michael John Lo on martlet.ca
In one of our latest news articles, we tried to fi In one of our latest news articles, we tried to find out how much UVic is spending on social media. 

UVic recently hired seven new Social Media Ambassadors (SMAs) to help promote UVic on Instagram and TikTok. Each Social Media Ambassador is paid $19.50 an hour and is required to work for five hours or less each week.

The total cost of the new SMA program is covered under UVic’s communications and marketing budget and is included in the approximately $14 600 000 budgeted for external engagement. The seven new SMAs will cost UVic ~$10,920 for a semester. Aside from the SMAs, UVic also spent $63,340 on Facebook, which also owns Instagram, from 2019-2020.

For more on the SMAs and what they do, check out the news article about these new positions on martlet.ca — link in our bio. 

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Join us on FRIDAY for the UVSS Election Debates!! Join us on FRIDAY for the UVSS Election Debates!! This is a great opportunity to ask candidates your questions directly and get their thoughts on issues that matter to you. 

At the link in our bio, you'll find a form to submit questions and more links to our election coverage where you can learn more about the candidates. 

#uvic #victoriabc
all about the vaccine rollout 🤗 this is a summa all about the vaccine rollout 🤗 this is a summary of the information available on ImmunizeBC.ca and Island Health's website. If you'd like to learn more, check out those sources. 

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