UVSS ELECTIONS | Meet independent candidate Dalal Tubeishat February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Truly Hunter Leading up to the 2020 UVSS election, the Martlet spoke with independent candidate Dalal Tubeishat. Tubeishat is running for Director of Student Affairs on a platform of affordability, sustainability, and
UVSS ELECTIONS | Meet independent candidate Victoria Ritchie February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Truly Hunter Leading up to the 2020 UVSS election, the Martlet spoke with independent candidate Victoria Ritchie. Ritchie is running to be a Director-at-Large on a platform of sustainability, inclusivity, and decolonization.
UVSS ELECTIONS | Meet independent candidate Justin Lo February 19, 2020February 23, 2020 Truly Hunter Leading up to the 2020 UVSS election, the Martlet spoke with independent candidate Justin Lo. Lo is running for Director of International Student Relations on a platform of inclusion, multiculturalism,
UVic Women’s Rowing team deletes Instagram comments, shares photos of former rower critical of athletes who spoke out against head coach February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Natasha Simpson Following UVic’s investigation into allegations against coach Barney Williams, members of the Vikes varsity women’s rowing team deleted comments on the team’s Instagram account which criticized the team, and shared
New B.C. Access Grant could see UVic students get $1 000 each year February 18, 2020February 25, 2020 Kate Korte and Alec Lazenby UVic students could receive up to $1 000 more in grants per year with the newly-announced B.C. Access Grant. The needs-based grant will be assessed alongside StudentAid BC, and accompany
Juliet Watts and Kate Fairley elected student representatives for UVic Board of Governors February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Emily Fagan and Kate Korte The results are in — the newly elected student representatives for the 2020-21 UVic Board of Governors are Juliet Watts and Kate Fairley. Although voting ended at 4:30 p.m. on
TWEETCAP | Feb. 7 Senate meeting February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Natasha Simpson President Cassels faces tough questions as one Senator calls UVic’s lack of public support for the Wet'suwet'en “morally reprehensible.” The Senate hears a presentation on UVic’s (not great) place in
Your candidates for the 2020-2021 Board of Governors elections February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Kate Korte The 15-member board has two student representative seats open — one for a graduate and one for an undergraduate student. All students can vote on webvote.uvic.ca, from 9 a.m. on Feb.
Indigenous land defenders and allies set up soft blockades at all B.C. Legislature entrances ahead of Speech from the Throne February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Kate Korte For the first time in B.C.'s history, the B.C. Legislature’s throne speech ceremony was cancelled, due to an occupation in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en people on the front steps that
UVic offers free pads and tampons for all February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Natasha Simpson In Canada, 34 per cent of women and girls have at some point had to give up another necessity in order to budget for menstrual products. At UVic, starting in
