Fort on Fire October 4, 2018 Blaine Willick In August 2018, the Shovel Lake fire threatened my hometown of Fort St. James, B.C. My town always felt removed from the province; it’s a small northern community that often...
Ring: Winner of the Martlet’s Summer Fiction Contest August 13, 2018August 15, 2018 Marley Sterner Ring, by Marley Sterner: Fiction Winner of the Martlet's Summer Writing Contest Whenever my father wiped the kitchen counter, his wedding band scratched against the granite. I’d watched him clean in...
The centre of innovation July 14, 2018July 12, 2018 Ryann Anderson The secret resource on campus helping UVic entrepreneurs go global It’s March 2018, and Quinn MacDonald, a recent University of Victoria graduate, admires the printed copies of Concrete Garden Magazine that...
The hidden cost of avocados June 16, 2018June 15, 2018 Anabelle Budd Green gold bleeds red Avocado (aguacate) is increasingly referred to as oro verde — “green gold.” When I left Mexico City in 2011, you could buy a kilo of the allihgator pear at a...
Where are the missing UVSS votes? May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Marshall Scott-Bigsby A statistical breakdown of the latest UVSS election As the elected and acclaimed Envision candidates are readying themselves for a year in the public eye at the UVSS, we at the Martlet...
“Climate leaders don’t build pipelines.” April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 Mike Graeme Trudeau gets a gritty greeting from concerned Salish Sea residents at Kinder Morgan protest The rain wasn’t the only cause for a cold welcome to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April...
The Rule of Three March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 Marshall Scott-Bigsby Breaking down the Bigsby’s Martlet dynasty Jim Bigsby, my granddad, would describe his UVic education as a major in the Martlet with a minor in Economics and Political Science. And while his...
What happened to Lindsay Buziak? March 5, 2018October 21, 2018 Leone Brander Why the truth keeps us talking ten years on What do we mean when we talk about truth? Of course it must derive from reality, and must add up and equal the...
When headlines divide January 30, 2018January 29, 2018 Emily Fagan How sensationalized and fake news widens the perceived split between Canada and the U.S. It’s been a year since Donald Trump was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2017, as President...
The Thrill of the Grass: W.P. Kinsella, baseball, and me January 11, 2018January 10, 2018 Anna James An Australian child’s exposure to baseball is limited. “Growing up I thought there were just two teams in the bigs; the Yankees and the Red Sox,” a Queensland-born minor leaguer once...
