Fort on Fire October 4, 2018 Blaine Willick In August 2018, the Shovel Lake fire threatened my hometown of Fort St. James, B.C. My town always felt removed from the province; it’s a small northern community that often...
Perfect practice makes perfect September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 Brianna Bock The refined art of Shorin-ji Ryu Karate I find that the best way to describe Karate is to compare it to yoga — just with more punches and kicks. Both require a great...
Sarah Petrescu: Why Do We Need the Martlet? April 5, 2018April 4, 2018 Martlet Staff As part of the Martlet 70 Fundraiser, we’ve asked former Martlet staff to answer an important question: why do we need the Martlet? I walked into the cavernous SUB office...
Baking with Bix: Foccacia Bread April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Marshall Scott-Bigsby An uninteresting and intermittent cooking column Are you interested in making friends by implementing your half-assed baking ability? No? Too bad, because you’ll be making them one way or another when...
Trudeau’s troubled trip to India March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 Blaine Willick For the majority of his time as Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has been perceived as a golden boy by the rest of the world. But after his eight-day visit to...
Health care plan faces life-saving vote February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Referenda would see tiered plan, option for board-governed fee increases Mackenzie Cumberland, Director of Finance and Operations with the UVSS, does not mince her words when it comes to envisioning a...
White lies January 21, 2018January 20, 2018 Jack Seaberry I’m tired of being disenfranchised. As a white cis male, I am deeply disturbed by advances in the field of equality. Whereas once our voices would be the only ones heard...
Vectors series unifies brilliant minds across UVic research fields November 2, 2017November 15, 2017 Josh Kozelj Deep inside the bowels of the Technology Enterprise Facility — a building that looks eerily similar to the Baxter Building in Fantastic 4 — is a room filled with genius minds primed to tackle...
Filmed in Victoria November 2, 2017November 15, 2017 Blaine Willick A thriving community Victoria is an encouraging place to be if you have an interest in film. Whether it’s just enjoying good movies or trying out filmmaking for the first time,...
Impressions of my first UVSS AGM November 2, 2017November 15, 2017 Angel Manguerra I am in my fifth and final year of school and I have never been to a University of Victoria Student Society’s (UVSS) Annual General Meeting (AGM). I must admit...
