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This is the ONLY way to live in Victoria!

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018
Marshall Scott-Bigsby
Local news staff discovers ways to cut down on rent that landlords will HATE! Everyone knows that the Victoria housing market is causing many aspiring and current residents to contemplate new...

Victoria cycling community in outrage at Helps’ plan for pedestrian lanes

October 9, 2018
Marshall Scott-Bigsby
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps is being criticized for giving cyclists the curb degree Monday saw a record number of angry Victoria residents at this past City Council meeting. Reflective vests, bright...

A Gr4ve encounter

October 4, 2018October 22, 2018
Marshall Scott-Bigsby
Johnny Gr4ves on Victoria's music scene, Rifflandia, and his upcoming EP The road to being a successful young musician is paved with nearly insurmountable obstacles. Underage performers have a difficult time...

Breaking: Campus food found to be abnormally good

September 24, 2018September 24, 2018
Marshall Scott-Bigsby
"This is not what I ordered" One of the most important parts of owning and operating a restaurant is ensuring consistency and adherence to brand normalcy. In the same way that...

A student’s guide to B.C. municipal elections

September 20, 2018October 5, 2018
Marshall Scott-Bigsby
Municipal elections don’t happen every day, and since they aren’t frequent, a lot of current students may never have participated in one or, at the very least, could use a...

Rainy Rifflandia Recap

September 19, 2018
Marshall Scott-Bigsby
Music lovers congregated to Royal Athletic Park for Rifflandia's 11th year   Music has the ability to bring people together in ways that would otherwise never be possible. It’s easy to let...

A freshperson’s UVic survival guide

September 8, 2018
Marshall Scott-Bigsby
Your all-in-one manual that’ll keep you savvy around seasoned UVicers Fresh off the Ferry? Attempting to satiate your parents’ shockingly high expectations by half-assing a social sciences degree? Gave up on...

Hit the brakes: Lisa Helps to change the default speed limits on neighbourhood streets

September 7, 2018September 8, 2018
Marshall Scott-Bigsby
As part of her platform announced today, Mayoral candidate Lisa Helps has suggested reducing the standard speed limit to 30 km/h from the current 50 km/h On Friday, Sept. 7, Victoria...

The men behind the pints

September 6, 2018
Marshall Scott-Bigsby
John Rowling and Gerry Hieter have been in the Victoria beer scene since there first was a Victoria beer scene   Beer has seen a serious makeover in the past few decades....

Great Canadian Beer Festival flows back in to Victoria

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018
Marshall Scott-Bigsby
Canada’s longest-running craft beer tasting festival is back Every year, Royal Athletic Park is filled to the brim with a mix of over 9000 locals and tourists visiting one of the...
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You guys have been loving these explainer posts so our editor, @kate.korte, put this one together. 😊 
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🗞️ The Martlet's Top Photos of 2020 🗞️ F 🗞️ The Martlet's Top Photos of 2020 🗞️ Find more photos + links to the articles that accompanied them on our website. 

1. Former UVic President Jamie Cassels leads the Board of Governors through a crowd of Divest protestors in January, at the meeting where they passed the responsible investment policy. Photo by Josh Ngenda. 

2. On March 5, five Indigenous Youth for Wet'suwet'en were arrested at the legislature. In this photo, some of the Indigenous Youth and their supporters are surrounding a police car. Photo by Mike Graeme.

3. A playground in summer 2020. Photo by Josh Ngenda. 

4. 9 000 people gathered in Centennial Square for a Black Lives Matter Peace Rally. Photo by Michael John Lo. 

5. Saanich Police shut down a gathering on campus during the first week of classes. Photo by Michael John Lo. 

6. A protestor at a Moms Stop the Harm rally in October calls for more government action as overdose deaths spiked. Photo by Kiley Verbowski.
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Here's a sample from EP 4 - Laura sits down to tal Here's a sample from EP 4 - Laura sits down to talk with Mary, who recently collaborated with Alec on an article about how UVic students and proffesors have handled the online semester. 

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