Students protest UVic fossil fuel investments at September Board of Governors meeting October 2, 2019October 8, 2019 Emily Fagan Several dozen student protesters attended the first UVic Board of Governors meeting of the year to speak out against the university’s investments in fossil fuels. In the meeting, the BoG
Under the microscope | Emily Stremel, B.C. Historical Textbooks Project September 24, 2019October 7, 2019 Caitlin Craig The B.C. Historical Textbooks Project is investigating different educational perspectives in the first 50 years of British Columbia, from 1871 to 1921. Our writer interviewed undergraduate researcher Emily Stremel about
“My heart aches:” UVic community gathers to grieve lives lost in Friday bus crash September 18, 2019October 4, 2019 Natasha Simpson University staff and students gathered on Sep. 17 to grieve and support one another after a bus crash killed two first year students in the third incident on road to
Two UVic students dead in weekend bus crash September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Josh Kozelj and Emily Fagan Two UVic students were killed, and three more were seriously injured, when a bus went down an embankment over the weekend between Bamfield and Port Alberni.
A letter to my first-year self September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 Teresa Sammut Are you anxious about starting university? Missing your first year at UVic? Here's some advice from your future self about the challenges you're about to face.
A freshman’s guide to eating cheap in Victoria September 6, 2019September 20, 2019 Alec Lazenby So, it’s your first week in Victoria and you want to go out and see the sights, grab a bite to eat, and enjoy what your new home has to
Royal BC Museum releases province’s first Indigenous Repatriation Handbook August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Kate Korte The Royal BC Museum has items from Indigenous peoples across the province in its collection — but not all of these items were collected with their permission. Now, the museum
Contest winner | Shards August 8, 2019September 3, 2019 Christopher Beck Congratulations to the 2019 Martlet Summer Writing Contest Winner — Shards, written by Christopher Beck.
The blue bin charade: what really happens to Canadian recycling July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Natasha Simpson Since Canada’s first implementation of curbside recycling programs in the 1980s, Canadians have dutifully filled our blue bins believing we’re doing a good thing for the planet. However, much of
Victoria’s Big Gay Dog Walk 2019 showcases dogs strutting in style July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 Larissa Piva On July 5, the Victoria Pride Society hosted its annual Big Gay Dog Walk at the off-leash dog park on Dallas Road in Victoria. Hundreds of people gathered with their
