Escaping the heat without housing: How Victoria’s unhoused fared in the heat dome November 3, 2021November 15, 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...
What makes an A? Grading patterns vary widely across campus March 13, 2021March 16, 2021 Mary Heeg Grading at UVic differs between departments, making comparison for scholarships and grad school difficult Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish. Since 2012, close to 45 per cent of course grades at UVic have been...
U of Thrift: UVic students on finding their second-hand style February 25, 2021March 13, 2021 Kate Korte Fast fashion is no match for one-of-a-kind thrift finds and new local thrift stores are opening to meet the demand When I met with Dana Johnson, she instantly introduced me to...
Affirming, reevaluating, and reimagining gender performance and identity in the time of COVID-19 February 12, 2021February 25, 2021 Kiley Verbowski and Christopher Driscoll Here we share six stories of people who have thought about their gender in different ways through COVID-19 and explore what gender means to them.
