What your mask says about you January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Christopher Driscoll Frankly, it's also illegal not to wear a mask.
Joe Exotic or no exotic: the gaps in B.C.’s exotic pets legislation April 19, 2020May 13, 2020 Kate Korte With North Americans spending more time at home lately, more and more people are switching on Netflix to watch Joe Exotic in the hottest quarantine show — Tiger King. Like
Victoria group coming together to make over 1 600 sandwiches for homeless April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Josh Kozelj The day Paul Logan delivered his first sandwich as part of “the Sandwich Initiative” was supposed to be his last day of work before retirement. However, due to the COVID-19
Letter from the (outgoing) Editor April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Emily Fagan As Volume 72 comes to a close, the Martlet's outgoing Editor-in-Chief takes a moment to reflect on the last four years, share a message of gratitude, and say goodbye.
“This is not working”: Students coping with sexual assault, harassment allege lack of support from university April 15, 2020May 13, 2020 Emily Fagan For two years, the Martlet has reported on the evolution of and response to UVic’s sexualized violence policy. Ahead of the policy's review, we took a look at some potential
EDITORIAL | COVID-19 pandemic exposes existing disparities in a way that threatens lives April 15, 2020June 2, 2020 Martlet Staff Right now, physical distancing is our main line of defense against spreading COVID-19. Our “firewall,” according to the Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry. However, for those living on the street
A paper for people on the fringes: Meet the Emily, UVic’s feminist newspaper from the 1980s April 2, 2020April 20, 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
