Victoria City Council defers full funding of equity, diversity, and inclusion office September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Alec Lazenby Despite deferring the creation of an equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) office due to financial difficulties related to COVID-19, Victoria City Council has approved hiring for two EDI-related positions.
Local independent news has never been more relevant August 17, 2020September 6, 2020 Martlet Staff COVID-19 coverage underscores the necessity of journalism Photo by Kate Korte. Even with all of its unpredictability, 2020 has proved the importance of local news coverage. Local news helps people learn about...
Health officials’ portraits vandalized on Government St. July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Kate Korte The colourful portraits that line Government Street have been vandalized with racial slurs, swastikas, and other markings.
2018 stories of the year December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 Josh Kozelj The Martlet’s five biggest stories from the past 365 days A near collapse of a prestigious literary journal, panic about a literal collapse, and the corporate takeover of campus food...
EDITORIAL: 2018 — Ways the world didn’t let us down December 13, 2018January 1, 2019 Martlet Staff In a world of thorns, the Martlet decided to stray from the usual by focusing on the roses of 2018 2018 has been a tumultuous year. The United States federal government...
Starbucks to take over Finnerty Express at UVic November 8, 2018November 9, 2018 Anna Dodd Starting in the fall of 2019, corporate coffee beans will finally arrive at UVic, as Finnerty Express Café in the UVic Bookstore transitions to a Starbucks. UVic's long time moratorium on...
UVic tiny house build completed, but leaves campus early November 4, 2018 Mike Graeme “Goodbye to Tiny House #5 for the Tiny House Warriors!” reads a Facebook post by the UVic Tiny House Warriors Support Team on Oct. 24. “The house is leaving UVic...