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‘Our focus is on action’
The School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria (UVic) is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. At the time of this milestone, the school’s focus is on community engagement, and…
Playing against the clock
The sports industry and climate change are inextricably linked. One estimate reports that the 600-billion-dollar global sports industry is responsible for a total of 350 million tons of CO2e (carbon…
UVic students speak out
Climate doom is the idea that our current rising climate is beyond repair; an intense sense of hopelessness for the future. The Martlet asked UVic students: What do you do…
‘It was no longer something on the horizon that was coming to get us. It was in our live reality. That almost made me feel validated in some sick way’
I worked at a concession stand at the beach in a little hut. I think there was just one big fan in the whole little hut for us to be…
‘We’re on fire. And people catch fire from your fire’
My first experience of the degradation of man towards nature was as a tree planter back circa 1980 to 85. At times, it would feel like I was being sucked…
‘Nature is powerful and it doesn’t care if there’s a town there’
This was 2021, the year after COVID. Things were starting to open up again and I planned a trip with my friend Amelia from high school to stay at her…
‘It was like walking into a sauna’
It's an old building with really, really old windows, and they don't close properly. So in the winter, there's a draft. In the summer, there's hot air coming in through…
Missed motion at UVSS meeting highlights hurdles in student activism
Tension arose during the UVSS Annual General Meeting (AGM) hosted on Oct. 17, when the VictoriaStrike4Palestine group discovered their motion for a student strike endorsed by the UVSS was not…Our Digital Print Issue
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Victoria Academy of Ballet brings an energetic warmth to the cold of winter
