Mar. 25 UVSS Tweetcap: Ratification of election results, confusion on VIPIRG March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Devon Bidal Mar. 25 was a beautiful day and the sun was still covering campus in a warm glow by the time the UVSS meeting rolled around at 6 p.m. As the
Professor Taiaiake Alfred resigns from UVic March 7, 2019March 18, 2019 Anna Dodd and Emily Fagan Founding Director of UVic’s Indigenous Governance program says he “embodied toxic masculinity” On Wednesday, March 6, Indigenous news publication Two Row Times broke the news that Taiaiake Alfred, now former professor...
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...
Meet your 2018-19 UVSS Board of Directors September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 Josh Kozelj Of all the uncertainties and anxious energy flying around campus during the opening week, one guaranteed thing is meeting new people — whether in class, on campus, or at your...
Here’s what you missed at UVic this summer September 6, 2018 Cormac O’Brien But I’m sure the cottage at the lake was nice Pipeline protests If you missed this story, I envy how secluded your summer must have been. In what became international news, the...
Here’s how to kick-off the new school year September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 Cormac O’Brien UVSS hosts week of activities starting Wednesday Sept. 5 There will be plenty of reasons to step into the Student Union Building (SUB) during your time as a UVic student — maybe you...
Federal court lands blow against construction of Trans Mountain pipeline August 30, 2018 Anna Dodd Federal Court of Appeal says First Nations were not adequately consulted on the project and that marine traffic was not taken into account The Federal Court of Appeal ruled today that...
UVSS seeks to rebrand with new strategic plan August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Thirty-page document illustrates student society’s direction for the next two years At the UVSS’s Board of Directors meeting on Monday, Aug. 13, there wasn’t much time spent discussing the 2018–2020 Strategic...
“It’s not something that happens overnight” August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Emily Fagan Campus leaders react to one-year report on UVic’s new sexualized violence policy It’s been a year since UVic’s Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response Policy was officially adopted: an anniversary which the...
The good, the bad, and the hairy: the horse-drawn carriage debate rages on June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Sarah Mayer Video re-ignites old question of whether horse-drawn carriages should be banned Horse-drawn carriage rides have long been a controversial topic on the downtown streets of Victoria. From angry honking drivers, to protestors...
