Blood and bruises: inclusive classrooms gone wrong April 23, 2019May 17, 2019 Natasha Simpson B.C. teachers and students are increasingly at risk of attack in a system that cannot support traumatized and violent children in regular classrooms, and the University of Victoria falls woefully
LETTER | To the UVic Board of Governors on denying support for the Unist’ot’en April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 Letters As an institution supposedly committed to supporting the process of reconciliation, UVic must first reconcile its own complicity in silencing the voices of Indigenous matriarchs, and reconsider the decision to
The trials and tribulations of returning to my small hometown for the summer April 8, 2019April 7, 2019 Evie Ockelford Despite its flaws, Nanaimo isn’t all bad. We have nice beaches once you clear the empty cans of Lucky Lager. We have some semblance of a nightlife if you can
A Facebook community is trading for positive change April 2, 2019March 24, 2019 Josh Kozelj In an online society littered with anonymous hate and social media trolls, Zoltan Szoges was inspired to create the group after posting a photo of himself looking to trade a
A conversation with Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire March 23, 2019April 4, 2019 Emily Fagan UVic’s Department of Humanities honoured Roméo Dallaire as the first recipient of their Public Humanist award for his role as the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping mission during the
Coordinated global youth strike sees movement of a million strong March 22, 2019March 28, 2019 Mike Graeme Over one million young people from some 1 600 communities across the world decided to ditch school on Friday, Mar. 15 to tell adults to quit ditching the future when
International students 40 per cent of UVic Food Bank users March 10, 2019March 18, 2019 Emily Fagan A “direct result of tuition hikes,” says coordinator According to data collected by the UVSS Food Bank and Free Store between May and December 2018, of the 300-500 students who use...
Emotional gathering in Victoria for Stolen Sisters Memorial March March 4, 2019March 18, 2019 Mike Graeme Hundreds gather in Victoria for the 12th annual Stolen Sisters Memorial March “It’s a tough day,” says Dwayne Joe of Cowichan Tribes. He is one of hundreds gathered outside of Our...
EDITORIAL | CRD Climate Emergency only first step February 23, 2019March 18, 2019 Martlet Staff Now what? In case you didn't get the memo (on p. 3), the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board of Directors voted on Feb. 13 to declare a "Climate Emergency," joining the...
Kaleidoscope Theatre’s play ‘The Giver’ showing this weekend February 22, 2019March 18, 2019 Anna Dodd While Victoria's Kaleidoscope Theatre calls itself a "theatre for young people," adults and children alike will be mesmerized and haunted by its most recent production of the dystopian play, The...
