Minority report: How slim margins left B.C.’s electoral future in the balance May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 Sarah Lazin, Cormac O’Brien and Myles Sauer For the first time since 1953, B.C. will have a minority government. As of midnight, May 9, the B.C. Liberal Party were projected to win 43 seats, with the B.C....
Cassels leads charge on strategic plan revamp May 11, 2017May 10, 2017 Myles Sauer Also, can humanists swim? The UVic Senate met for the final time this academic term on Friday, May 7. And while many of the motions were regarding smaller procedural matters, a...
Pretty Good Not Bad festival raises all and no expectations May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 Myles Sauer Summer’s here, and that means one thing: it’s music fest season, my dudes. With the arrival of good weather comes the usual suspects, including such favourites as Victoria Ska Fest,...
What students should know before voting in the B.C. election May 8, 2017 Sarah Lazin and Myles Sauer On Tuesday, May 9, the B.C. Green, NDP, and Liberal parties will vie for the votes of British Columbians in the province’s 41st election. Each party’s platform is lengthy and encompasses...
Student health plan benefits to be adjusted following rising costs April 28, 2017 Myles Sauer Student's coverage under the UVSS Health and Dental Plan will be seeing some slight adjustments next year after the Board of Directors approved benefit changes at its final meeting of...
The personal becomes ‘Colossal’ in genre-bending monster film April 27, 2017April 28, 2017 Myles Sauer Colossal, directed and written by Nacho Vigalondo (Extraterrestrial, Timecrimes), is the story of Gloria (Anne Hathaway), an unemployed writer who is kicked out of the New York apartment she shares...
So long to all my haters: A letter from the outgoing EiC April 20, 2017April 19, 2017 Myles Sauer And so it goes, another year has come and gone. With that, volume 69 of the Martlet has drawn to a close, and after three volumes, I’m moving on to...
Program approvals aplenty at latest UVic Senate meeting April 19, 2017 Myles Sauer Though the talk of the campus following the UVic Senate meeting on April 7 was a proposal allowing STEPS Forward students to participate in convocation, a number of other motions...
UVic Senate approves STEPS Forward proposal April 7, 2017April 19, 2017 Myles Sauer The UVic Senate voted on April 7 to approve a proposal allowing STEPS Forward students to participate in convocation following widespread media attention in the weeks prior. The Senate motion reads...
Sexualized violence policy gets final approval April 5, 2017 Myles Sauer and Cormac O’Brien After months of consultation, feedback, and review, the UVic Board of Governors voted to approve a finalized Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response Policy on March 28. The policy will now...
