Punching for a greater cause: Local boxing club empowering women through sport February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Josh Kozelj For the past four years, Ellen Connor has established and grown the West Coast Wonder Women — a division of Sooke Boxing Club, and non-profit club that hosts just
UVSS ELECTIONS | SOCC referendum February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Josh Kozelj On Jan. 16, the UVSS approved three questions to be posed to UVic students alongside the 2020 student society elections. One of the three questions will ask students whether they
UVSS ELECTIONS | Meet the candidates from Our UVic February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Josh Kozelj Leading up to the 2020 UVSS election, the Martlet spoke with candidates from the Our UVic cooperative about the most important aspects of their campaign, what compelled them to run,
James Bay wolf celebrated by photographer for survival instincts on lonely island February 6, 2020February 7, 2020 Josh Kozelj Cheryl Alexander developed a unique bond with Takaya over the eight years the wolf lived on a nearby island. As an environmental and conservation photographer, Alexander frequently visited Takaya and
Saanich Council to bring controversial housing bylaw to public forum February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Josh Kozelj Last month, Saanich Council voted down a motion that would see the city treat unrelated and related people living together the same way in regard to a controversial housing bylaw
Why Kolin Sutherland-Wilson can’t stay quiet January 22, 2020February 6, 2020 Josh Kozelj UVic student’s week-long protest draws attention to movement against pipeline project in northwestern B.C. Photo by Joshua Ngenda It’s 1997, and Art Wilson has work to do. Art usually finds himself in...
UVic welcomes rebranded mental health week to campus January 12, 2020January 14, 2020 Josh Kozelj This year, UVic has partnered with 15 on-campus groups to host 25 events for their sixth annual week-long mental health event, including a sold out keynote showcase with Jordin Tootoo.
Top 10 sport stories of the decade January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Josh Kozelj With 2019 and another decade officially behind us, it’s time to not only look back on the biggest sports stories of the past 365 days, but of the previous 10
Saanich housing bylaw still a concern, nearly one year after promises to re-evaluate January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Josh Kozelj The University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) is planning to move forward on a motion drafted last year, and work with the District of Saanich to address a divisive
How watching sitcoms helped get me through the transition from high school to university December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Josh Kozelj "Television sitcoms make me laugh, they make me cry, and they make me think about my family. I don’t know how it started, but when I was growing up my
