EDITORIAL | Our wishlist for the next UVic President November 27, 2019December 11, 2019 Martlet Staff Even though we weren't asked to, the Martlet wrote an open letter to the search committee for the next UVic President. Here's our wishlist for who that person should be.
A progress report for the 2019 UVSS Board of Directors November 27, 2019December 11, 2019 Emily Fagan We’re nearly halfway through the semester — nights are growing darker, reading break is a distant memory, and finals are too close for comfort. This, of course, means only one
Urban Regalia exhibition showcases Indigenous and Audrey Hepburn-inspired pieces by Gitxsan designer November 14, 2019November 26, 2019 Eunice Choi Since Sept. 28, the Legacy Art Gallery has been showing the exhibition Urban Regalia, featuring the work of Sug-ii-t Lukxs (Yolonda Skelton). The pieces, which incorporate Indigenous designs and vintage
UVic Senate passes program changes and talks enrolment at Nov. 1 meeting November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Natasha Simpson Driven out of the Senate Chambers by convocation regalia and without President and Senate Chair Jamie Cassels, the UVic Senate met in a lecture room in the David Strong Building
Photojournalist Farah Nosh talks trauma and healing as 2019’s Harvey Southam lecturer November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Natasha Simpson From covering the war in Iraq to photographing fluent Haida language speakers, photojournalist Farah Nosh details the trauma and healing involved in her career.
Canada’s future depends on America’s present October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Truly Hunter Canadian and United States cultures and media are innately linked, and as a result, so too are our ideologies. This means that it is more important than ever for Canadians
2019 Federal election streeter October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Josh Kozelj Days before the Federal Election, the Martlet ventured across campus to gauge student’s perceptions and opinions on the issues facing our country in this crucial election.
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
