When it comes to UVic parking, no change is good change July 6, 2017July 5, 2017 Martlet Staff On Saturday, June 24, a Martlet staff member drove to UVic to attend the Autism’s Own Conference being held in the SUB. Not knowing how long the conference would last,...
Bridging the divide June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Patrick Dwyer Autism and Neurodiversity in Universities If you look at how autism is portrayed in the popular media, you might be forgiven for assuming that autistic kids never grow up to be...
Confronting diversity and the lack thereof June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 Martlet Staff When we reported on UVic’s most recent diversity award win — when the university was named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for the sixth year in a row — we were once again...
This summer pick up a new hobby: running June 8, 2017June 7, 2017 Josh Kozelj As the mercury rises in Victoria for the summer, there is no better time to dust off those old sneakers in the closet and lace up for a run. Running has...
Who is the whitest of them all? We should have a prize for that! June 8, 2017June 7, 2017 Alana Sayers The ‘cultural appropriation prize’, proposed by then-editor Hal Niedzviecki in an issue of Write magazine dedicated to Indigenous writers and the following bandwagon of high-profile white Canadians who publicly jumped...
Low turnout in B.C. reflects the monstrous choice facing voters May 11, 2017May 10, 2017 Martlet Staff As we sat down and wrote this editorial on May 9 (you say last minute, we say as up-to-date as possible), B.C. headed to the polls. Or at least some of...
Selling “ugly” produce is a beautiful idea May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 Alistair Ogden Food is a constant issue at UVic. For many students, the on-campus Food Bank, food-salvaging clubs like the Community Cabbage, and weekly free dinners at Emmanuel Baptist Church are not...
A letter to UVic: It’s not you, it’s me-ortgage rates May 11, 2017May 10, 2017 Sonia Hrynchyshyn Dear UVic, I have a confession: I’m a nerd. That’s right; a pun-loving, glasses-wearing, life-long learner, a lover of science and politics and all things academic. I am involved in departmental...
Shaking loose the fiction around earthquake safety codes May 11, 2017May 10, 2017 Garrett Therrien When the big earthquake hits, will the buildings on campus survive? Earthquake retrofits or not, the answer is most likely no. It’s a common mistake to think that seismic retrofits (like...
Vancouver Aquarium ends captivity while Marineland ignores the whales in the room May 11, 2017May 10, 2017 Sonia Hrynchyshyn On March 9, 2017, the Vancouver Park Board voted unanimously to end the captive beluga breeding program at the Vancouver Aquarium. The vote brings an end to the importation of...
