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UVic soccer teams rally behind former men’s captain

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020
Alec Lazenby
Mackenzie Rigg, former captain of the UVic men’s soccer team, had his education plans sidelined when he was diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain tumour. To support Rigg, his

Renowned rock climber advocating for vehicle living in Squamish

September 10, 2020September 19, 2020
Josh Kozelj
For the longest time, there was one boulder problem in Squamish, B.C. that Thomasina Pidgeon couldn’t solve. But one day, Pidgeon dug deep down to find a perseverance that helped

Fall cancellations of U Sports and Canada West leaves Vikes athletes in limbo

July 13, 2020July 20, 2020
Alec Lazenby
Photo by Brandon Everell Ordinarily, the start of each school year not only brings the excitement of new classes, but also the beginning of a fresh season of competition for...

Inside Taelor Lay’s marathon for charity in Northern Italy

June 17, 2020July 22, 2020
Josh Kozelj
Victoria-based student running a solo marathon to raise money for charities in one of the areas hit hardest by COVID-19 Lay and Valeria Della Valle, a social support worker and one...

Leipsic comments prove hockey culture is still a work in progress

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020
Josh Kozelj
NHLer’s misogynistic comments show hockey, and sports culture, needs to change Graphic by Darian Lee Unless you're a diehard hockey fan, you probably had never heard of Brendan Leipsic until last month.  He...

Vikes to begin esport intramurals for Rocket League, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020
Michael John Lo
After plans for e-sports leagues stalled in 2019, the pandemic has led Vikes to trial two esport leagues Graphic by Darian Lee As part of the Vikes at Home initiative, Vikes...

Punching for a greater cause: Local boxing club empowering women through sport

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020
Josh Kozelj
For the past four years, Ellen Connor has established and grown the West Coast Wonder Women — a division of Sooke Boxing Club, and non-profit club that hosts just

Top 10 sport stories of the decade

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020
Josh Kozelj
With 2019 and another decade officially behind us, it’s time to not only look back on the biggest sports stories of the past 365 days, but of the previous 10

App helps 400 UVic athletes succeed

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019
Glenn Howard
With the help of one app, hundreds of UVic athletes train with the same technology that powers baseball all-stars Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman for the MLB’s Houston Astros.

The return of the sports stats page to the Martlet

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019
Josh Kozelj
Following a sports team costs a lot of money, work, and heartbreak. But the reward, for how short it lasts, is so sweet, and it’s why I’m excited to see
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At the meeting, UVic president Kevin Hall called the budget fair and said that the process for determining the budget was transparent. 

Student representatives Juliet Watts and Kate Fairley voted against the budget. 

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The Fairy Creek blockades started as an effort to The Fairy Creek blockades started as an effort to save old growth forests. Eight months and nine locations later, a rotating case of forest defenders continue to join those that have been there from day one.

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For more on this developing story, check out our article at the link in our bio.

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In one of our latest news articles, we tried to fi In one of our latest news articles, we tried to find out how much UVic is spending on social media. 

UVic recently hired seven new Social Media Ambassadors (SMAs) to help promote UVic on Instagram and TikTok. Each Social Media Ambassador is paid $19.50 an hour and is required to work for five hours or less each week.

The total cost of the new SMA program is covered under UVic’s communications and marketing budget and is included in the approximately $14 600 000 budgeted for external engagement. The seven new SMAs will cost UVic ~$10,920 for a semester. Aside from the SMAs, UVic also spent $63,340 on Facebook, which also owns Instagram, from 2019-2020.

For more on the SMAs and what they do, check out the news article about these new positions on martlet.ca — link in our bio. 

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Join us on FRIDAY for the UVSS Election Debates!! Join us on FRIDAY for the UVSS Election Debates!! This is a great opportunity to ask candidates your questions directly and get their thoughts on issues that matter to you. 

At the link in our bio, you'll find a form to submit questions and more links to our election coverage where you can learn more about the candidates. 

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