As COVID-19 spreads among the unhoused, outreach workers fear for their safety October 6, 2021October 8, 2021 Alec Lazenby Jay* is afraid to get out of their car. They are afraid of contracting COVID 19 and bringing it home to their family or ending up in the hospital
Nocturnal studying, disconnection, and stress: The life of an international student studying online from South Asia June 17, 2021July 23, 2021 Raheem Uz Zaman Time differences have disrupted my body clock, social life, and connection with Canadian culture Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish. Like many students, I started online classes in September 2020. However, unlike most...
UVic students ready to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccine June 1, 2021June 21, 2021 Kate Korte Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish. On May 13, the B.C. government announced that everyone over the age of 18 would be able to book their vaccine appointments in the coming days. By...
UVic’s fall plans neglect the concerns of students May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Martlet Staff UVic always says that students’ health and safety is their number one priority, but this plan does not align with that claim. If this is UVic’s way of prioritizing health
UVic’s year of COVID-19 April 22, 2021June 21, 2021 Kate Korte Photo by Noelle Collins. How the university responded to the pandemic For the majority of the 2020-2021 academic year, the UVic campus was essentially deserted — slackliners were absent from the quad,...
As the food industry adjusts to COVID-19, food delivery drivers play an increased role April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Alexandra Mehl (Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish) Restaurant owners appreciate reach of delivery services, but see the importance of the government’s cap on delivery commission Between restrictions on indoor dining and individual preferences to eat...
COVID-19 exposure at UVic School of Music, according to internal notice April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Boston Laferté Only a week after the Sir Arthur Currie exposure was made public, there has been another exposure event in the School of Music Graphic by Darian Lee On Wednesday Apr. 7, students...
Phoenix Theatre’s Problem Child marks their first full live-streamed performance April 8, 2021 Brianna Bock Problem Child screenshot provided by Brianna Bock Short-lived campus production offers a nice break from theatrical Zoom script reads On March 24, 2021, the Phoenix launched a four night run of Problem...
Internal notice of COVID-19 case on campus leads to students demanding answers April 1, 2021April 6, 2021 Michael John Lo Graphic by Darian Lee Frustrated by lack of information, students derail UVic Instagram post about career services Residents of the Sir Arthur Currie (SAC) building received a notice that there was a...
Persistent to potlatch: The continuity of Nuu-Chah-Nulth potlatches through COVID-19 February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Ren ‘Wikinanish’ Louie Since time immemorial, coastal nations have engaged in the potlatch ceremony. Serving a wide range of purposes, Nuu-Chah-Nulth peoples utilized the ceremony as a means of preserving their histories. Some...
