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The Martlet’s ultimate guide to fall orientation events

Make the most of your campus experience with this handy guide to September orientation events. School’s almost back, professors are dusting off syllabi, and campus is waking up from those…

Six fitness classes offered at CARSA this fall

Vikes have added a new dance class to their programming this fall — and it’s all about K-Pop! Students will learn a range of choreography styles from old and new-school…

Intrepid to close the doors of the Metro Studio next year

“There’s a lot of cost[s], insurance costs are huge, electricity cost, heating cost, building maintenance cost, and those were all getting more expensive…. it’s getting more challenging to run an…

‘War Of The Worlds’ is practically unredeemable

The film is based on the classic novel by H.G. Wells, but bears almost no resemblance to the novel — or, for that matter, to a good film.  

The UVic libraries are not just for books

Workshops offer students hands-on opportunities to “practice creative scholarship,” including 3D printing, laser cutting, and podcasting.

Adam Young provides an immersive take on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in ‘The Endurance’

The Endurance is a cinematic, beautiful, and chilling album, combining sounds of waves and creaking timbers with driving melodies.

Offbeat: CFUV shares top July albums

shark bite spite, Bells Larsen, houseguest, and Sargeant X Comrade counted among CFUV's top charting artists in July.

Is Starbucks really a great place to work as a student?

“It’s like any other business, but Starbucks definitely tries to make you join the cult more than others.” said Joe, a former Starbucks barista. 

UVic’s Centre for Indigenous Laws opens this September

“The program … reflects and responds to the reality that every part of Canada is subject not only to the laws of the federal government, provinces, and municipalities, but also…

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