Letter from the editor

Letter from the editor

by | Jan 15, 2015 | Letters, Opinions

Valentine’s Day provokes polarizing reactions from people. Some look forward to it like Christmas, waiting to be showered with gifts, attention, and perhaps something more (sex, in case you were wondering). Others see it as a nuisance, an exercise in consumerism, or...
Letter from the editor

The Ripple Effect

by | Jan 8, 2015 | Features, Series

hen a whale dies, it usually slips quietly away from view. Some sink to the bottom of the ocean, to be slowly consumed by species lower on the food chain. Others might float for a while as gas builds up in their distended bellies from decomposition. Their bodies are...

The Warren launches monthly reading series

by | Dec 10, 2014 | Culture, Literature

The Warren, UVic’s interdisciplinary journal, will be launching a monthly reading series called The Rabbit Hole. The launch, happening Thurs. Dec. 11 at the Copper Owl, will start with an open mic, followed by fiction by Mallory Tater (a UBC MFA student and UVic...

What is a Martlet-type?

by | Oct 30, 2014 | Op-eds, Opinions

While on Twitter this weekend on behalf of the Martlet, I noticed that we were mentioned in a conversation with Tom Fletcher, Black Press reporter and columnist, and some industry professionals. While the conversation actually began because a Twitter user (and past...