Vertigo undergoing image revamp March 15, 2018March 8, 2018 Eden Da Silva Up-and-coming rapper Killy sells out venue Many students at UVic think of the Vertigo Lounge as a place to get some work done, eat lunch, and hang out with friends — but on...
Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine March 14, 2018March 16, 2018 Sarah Mayer Still relevant, 16 years after the film’s release In 2002, Michael Moore made the daring decision to produce Bowling For Columbine, a full-length documentary about gun violence in America, starring Columbine...
Sports are worth how much? March 11, 2018March 11, 2018 Patrick Lambros UVic alumnus's book a great insight into the economics of pro sports Have you ever wondered why Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry can earn a contract worth $201 million? Have...
Our International Women’s Day cover March 8, 2018March 7, 2018 Taryn Walker Visual Arts student Taryn Walker on designing our International Women’s Day cover Creating the cover for the International Women’s Day issue of the Martlet was quite the challenge. For me, it...
Community-led festival celebrates International Women’s Day March 6, 2018March 7, 2018 Devon Bidal An all-ages group of women crowds around a table in the Germanic and Slavic Studies reading room. The window is open and the icy wind that wafts in is a...
Prof publishes Anthology of Social Justice and Intersectional Feminisms March 6, 2018March 5, 2018 Sarah Mayer As you may already know, International Women’s Day falls on March 8. What you may not know, however, is that Dr. Katrina Sark, a three-year sessional teacher at UVic, is...
Victoria Film Festival: Adventures in Public School is “comedy done right” March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Ainsley Dankort Adventures in Public School, co-written by Kyle Rideout and Josh Epstein and directed by the former, follows Liam, a lifelong-homeschooled kid played by Daniel Doheny, through his first and final...
Victoria Film Festival: The horror of darkness March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 John Ledingham The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches review The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches from director Simon Lavoie is a 2017 French-Canadian adaptation of the...
Victoria Film Festival: SoulMate lovingly bends conventions March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Ainsley Dankort SoulMate, directed by Derek Tsang, follows two friends from childhood to adulthood. Li Ansheng, played by Zhou Dongyu, is a quick-witted wild child who decides to forgo higher education in...
Not an ordinary superhero movie March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Blaine Willick Black Panther review For a long time, comics were dominated by characters that had two defining traits. They were white and from some big American city. Then along came King T’challa,...
