A critical look at Canada 150: Yvonne Houssin June 30, 2017July 7, 2017 Sarah Lazin We asked community leaders and educators about Canada’s sesquicentennial anniversary, to reflect on this country’s present, past, and future. Yvonne Houssin | NSU Firekeeper The Martlet: What does it mean to you...
A critical look at Canada 150: Annalee Lepp June 30, 2017July 7, 2017 Sarah Lazin We asked community leaders and educators about Canada’s sesquicentennial anniversary, to reflect on this country’s present, past, and future. Annalee Lepp | Chair of the Gender Studies Department The Martlet: What does...
A critical look at Canada 150: A.H. June 30, 2017April 24, 2018 Sarah Lazin We asked community leaders and educators about Canada’s sesquicentennial anniversary, to reflect on this country’s present, past, and future. A.H. | General Coordinator of WUSC UVic The Martlet: What does it mean...
Diversity in Academia June 8, 2017June 24, 2017 Cormac O’Brien and Sarah Lazin Grace Wong Sneddon, the adviser to the provost on equity and diversity, smiles as she points up to the framed certificates that hang on the wall of her office. “I hear...
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....
The waiting game: Students struggle with lack of access to UVic Mental Health Services April 20, 2017April 19, 2017 Anna James and Kaitlyn Kokoska [pullquote]“I went in and explained everything. After ten to fifteen minutes the counsellor says, ‘Sounds like you’re dealing with a lot right now. Let’s book a meeting in January and...
What we talk about when we talk about gender April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 Jennifer Landrey Navigating the spectrum of the transgender and non-binary experience March 31 marked the international Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), a day meant to celebrate and empower the trans community. This year’s...
The Malahat Review presents the 2017 WordsThaw Prize March 16, 2017March 22, 2017 The Martlet In collaboration with The Malahat Review, the Martlet is pleased to present the winners of the annual WordsThaw Prize. The WordsThaw Prize is a writing contest for beginning writers living...
B.C. Transit: The good, the bad, and the Guthrie March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 Devon Bidal One-on-one with the general manager of Victoria Regional Transit Operations Whether it’s arriving late to class or getting left behind in the rain, many University of Victoria students who live off...
UnCovered: A Story of Student Newspapers, Advocacy Journalism, and Genitalia February 9, 2017January 13, 2018 Cormac O’Brien CONTENT WARNING: This story features a graphic image of genitalia. The clouds hung low in the air at the University of Victoria on the morning of Feb. 13, 1992. It had...
