A paper for people on the fringes: Meet the Emily, UVic’s feminist newspaper from the 1980s April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Emily Fagan The Emily often printed art, poetry, reviews, lists of community resources, highlights from moments in history, and pieces on topical issues through a feminist, gender-focused lens. Some, like “The Emily’s
Life after corona: A journey through the wilds of UVic April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Alec Lazenby The quad is an overgrown mess of grass, with the occasional forgotten Blundstone and slackline still dotting the landscape. The nostalgia-inducing smell of freshly burnt coffee, which surprisingly could still
The Existence Project aims to connect people and decrease stigma around homelessness March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 Kathryn Rogers The Existence Project holds workshops for people to connect over their experiences with homelessness. At each workshop, a storyteller with lived experiences of homelessness narrates their story to a group
UVic student with symptoms, in direct contact with a positive case denied COVID-19 testing March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Kate Korte At least one student in class with the first UVic student to test positive yesterday is experiencing significant symptoms of COVID-19. However, due to CDC restrictions, she was unable to
UVSS ELECTIONS | Lead Director candidates face off on campaign promises at debate March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Natasha Simpson Candidates responded to prepared questions and the queries of an inquisitive audience on divestment, mental health initiatives, and combating international student tuition hikes in a three-hour forum.
A brief taxonomy of why people raise their hands in class February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Finn Tobin Students often raise their hands in class, for an assortment of reasons. We offer here a record of our writer’s observations to provide a taxonomy of the phenomenon.
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
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
The Martlet’s valentines February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Martlet Staff Valentine's Day is a time for letting the people in your life know how you feel about them — whether they are your partner, a community radio station, or the
PHOTO ESSAY | Struggle for Indigenous sovereignty sparks direct action February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Joshua Ngenda The last two weeks have seen an outpouring of direct action demonstrations across the country against the B.C. provincial and Canadian federal governments in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people and
