Thrillers, chillers, and Halloween killers: Our definitive horror flick list October 20, 2016October 26, 2018 Jennifer Landrey and Myles Sauer It’s October, folks, and y’all know what that means! Dark by six with a definite drop in temperature — otherwise known as the perfect settings for a horror movie night!...
News Briefs — Sept. 22 September 22, 2016September 21, 2016 Myles Sauer INCLUSIVE BATHROOM SIGNAGE ON THE WAY UVic announced on Sept. 2 that it would be fitting more than 75 single-stall washrooms on campus with gender-neutral signage by the end of October. The...
UPDATE: Director of Outreach and University Relations resigns; interim director elected September 16, 2016September 20, 2016 Myles Sauer UPDATE Sept. 20: Alysha Flipse has been elected as interim director of outreach and university relations at last night's board of directors meeting. Flipse was one of three nominations for the...
‘I’m not qualified’: Professor ‘relieved of obligation’ to teach course after critical remarks September 12, 2016September 14, 2016 Cormac O’Brien and Myles Sauer UPDATE Sept. 14, 10:28 a.m.: The University of Victoria has contacted the Martlet to clarify that Jianping Pan was not suspended from the university as originally reported, but rather "relieved...
Believing survivors key message of this year’s Sexualized Violence Awareness Week September 12, 2016September 13, 2016 Myles Sauer As the dialogue around sexualized violence continues to evolve around the country, particularly on university campuses, the need to eliminate barriers and include as many people in the discussion is...
Students deserve a better controversy than #MakeUVicLitAgain September 8, 2016September 7, 2016 Myles Sauer If you’re reading this, chances are you’re smack in the middle of Campus Kickoff season, which means you’re being bombarded from all sides with a slightly unhealthy overload of school...
A newbie’s guide to UVSS advocacy groups and the Board of Directors September 8, 2016September 7, 2016 Sarah Lazin and Myles Sauer For those of you who are new to UVic, or are otherwise unaware, this campus has a particularly active political culture. Aside from the UVSS board of directors, the Students’...
Why political movements can’t forget their marginalized members August 4, 2016August 2, 2016 Myles Sauer When Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, it didn’t take long for pundits, thinkpiece writers, and Sanders detractors (some of them one in the same) to ask why those...
University scraps UVic Edge; launches UVic Go August 4, 2016August 3, 2016 Myles Sauer Inspired by the explosive popularity of Pokémon Go, a new mobile app where users catch Pokémon that has taken the world by storm, UVic announced today that it will be...
Getting the band back together: Inside the UVSS’s split—and possible reunion—with the ABCS August 4, 2016August 4, 2016 Myles Sauer In December 2013, the Alliance of B.C. Students (ABCS), a non-profit advocacy group with a mission to address issues facing post-secondary education in British Columbia, was formed. The University of...
