News

UVic students rally for needs-based grants

  On March 24, students will rally outside the downtown ICBC office with over 3,000 signatures on a petition demanding more needs based, non-repayable student funding from the B.C. government.…

Victoria’s Day of Action against Bill C-51

On Saturday, March 14, hundreds of citizens, activists, and students filled the streets outside of the Victoria Court House, sacrificing a sunny Saturday to march in protest against the proposed…

Blog examines gender disparity at Canadian universities

On Jan. 29, Canadian data-visualization blog The 10 and 3 published an informal study on female Canadian university professors in three departments, comparing the top 20 largest research universities. The University…

Trans rights bill ‘killed’ by gendered bathroom amendment

A bill aiming to increase protections to transgender persons has been effectively gutted by an amendment proposed by Conservative Senator Don Plett. While two amendments are considered procedural, the third…

Useful tips for tax season

Why is it important for students to file their taxes? Depending on their circumstances, students may have access to various credits and benefits that will be useful for future tax…

Fight for $15 comes to UVic

UPDATED: March 17, 2015 at 5:25 p.m. On March 17, proponents and unions gathered outside the SUB to support Fight for $15, a B.C. Federation of Labour sponsored campaign with…

Senate shorts: UVic to offer minor in visual arts

The minor will be a 16-unit undergraduate program that can be paired with any faculty’s Honours or Major programs or used as part of a General Degree in Humanities, Science,…

B.C. may withhold driver’s licences for those with student debt

The British Columbia provincial government has decided to intervene with unpaid student debt by allowing ICBC to withhold driver’s licences from students who fail to make their loan payments. The…

Discussions of ocean acidification start at UVic

Oceanographers and experts gathered at the Victoria Conference Centre last month for a two day expert’s forum on ocean acidification. Running from Feb. 18–19, participants met with the intention of…

Can’t get enough?

Our Digital Print Issue

The Martlet on Instagram

Courier

The Martlet
Student Union Building
Room B011
University of Victoria
3700 Finnerty Road
Victoria, B.C.
V8W 5C2