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UVSS talks Starbucks, territorial acknowledgments at latest board meeting
Jan. 7 saw the first UVSS Board of Directors meeting of the year, with the Upper Lounge of the Student Union Building more full than usual. Indeed, along with the…
Native Students Union call on UVic to take stance in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en First Nation
NSU among hundreds in demonstration at B.C. Legislature Hundreds gathered on Tuesday, Jan. 8 in front of the British Columbia Parliament buildings to protest RCMP officers forcing members of the…
Coats and warm apparel wanted for Cool Aid Coat Drive until Jan. 14
Instead of taking up space in the closets and storage spaces of homes around Victoria, outgrown or unused coats and other winter apparel will soon be given a second life…
2018 stories of the year
The Martlet’s five biggest stories from the past 365 days A near collapse of a prestigious literary journal, panic about a literal collapse, and the corporate takeover of campus food…
Legal action continues against forced or coerced sterilization practices in Canada
In 2017, two First Nations women in Saskatoon launched a class-action lawsuit against the province of Saskatchewan, each seeking seven million dollars in damages after they had been sterilized without…
Your final UVSS board meeting Tweetcap of 2018
The UVSS board of directors spent a long time together (nearly 90 minutes to be exact) for their final meeting of 2018, and who can blame them? Besides the important…
The Minister of Status of Women on gender in politics, student leadership, and referendums
“You are the most powerful generation to have ever lived. You have the most at stake and the least voice at the table.” On Nov. 26, the Martlet had the…
Good Food Summit talks food literacy around Vancouver Island
Food growers, educators, organizers, entrepreneurs, and just general food lovers gathered at UVic on Nov. 22 and 23 for the 2018 Good Food Summit. The sold-out event, hosted by the…Our Digital Print Issue
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