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Students and faculty outraged by recommendation to suspend the Human Dimensions of Climate Change program

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022
Jade Louise Baird
In early March, just as final papers and exams began to loom, students and faculty of the Human Dimensions of Climate Change (HDCC) program at the University of Victoria (UVic)

“I have been truly touched by the love”: UVic community responds to Ukraine invasion

March 10, 2022March 11, 2022
Ashlee Levy
On Sunday, Feb. 6, a small crowd of people dressed in yellow and blue gathered in Centennial Square in solidarity and support of Ukrainian sovereignty. The rally was part of

“We’ve all got tired of fighting the system”: Charges dropped, no UVic investigations for students’ sexual assault cases

November 30, 2021December 2, 2021
Kate Korte
This story contains discussion of sexualized violence, including physical abuse and sexual assault. She met him in a typical way. They matched on a dating app, the sparks fizzled, and they

Escaping the heat without housing: How Victoria’s unhoused fared in the heat dome

November 3, 2021December 2, 2021
Mary Heeg
Ross Turchyn woke up to see his thermometer reading at 29°C. It was late June, around 7 a.m. The sun had not yet reached his tent.

“It’ll get worse before it gets better”: The overdose crisis in 2021

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021
Alec Lazenby
Dave Keebler is a father, a son, a mentor, and an educator. He is also an ex-heroin addict. Keebler spends his days working for SOLID Outreach in Victoria, assisting

Meet your federal election candidates and the parties they represent

September 19, 2021October 1, 2021
Alec Lazenby
With the 2021 election on the horizon, the Martlet spoke to the candidates for the Victoria and Saanich—Gulf Islands areas. We asked candidates what made them run, what their priorities

In the language of our ancestors

August 12, 2021September 13, 2021
Isabella Kennedy
The Southern Michif class I attended through Zoom this summer was part of the Métis Nation Greater Victoria’s language program. The program began three years ago when their former president

Repatriation and racism at the Royal BC Museum

July 16, 2021August 18, 2021
Boston Laferté
“To the community, via the museum, we’re appointed to caretake these treasures on behalf of o

UVic’s year of COVID-19

April 22, 2021June 21, 2021
Kate Korte
Photo by Noelle Collins. How the university responded to the pandemic For the majority of the 2020-2021 academic year, the UVic campus was essentially deserted — slackliners were absent from the quad,...

Hermann’s Jazz Club still swinging after 40 years

March 26, 2021April 8, 2021
Christopher Driscoll
A brief history of the downtown venue from 1981 to 2021 Forty years after founder Hermann Nieweler’s original vision, Hermann’s Jazz Club is still surviving as live music venues shut down...
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