The Martlet gives a "Yay!" or "Nay!" to the news of the day.

The UVic Student Society election campaigning is in full swing, and the campus is plastered with posters urging you to vote for Team FAST, BANG, Bold and YES. However, ...

The SUB Expansion Committee considered incorporating “necking nooks” into their design recommendations for the new building. No kidding.

Four students will go head-to-head for the top position in the UVic Student Society Board. The Martlet caught up with the candidates to find out why they want the job.

Public energy and new government accountability could stop rising poverty and homelessness in B.C., according to a report released in December by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

While other slates put paint brush to poster paper to begin their campaign for spots on the next UVic Student Society board, the YES campaign took a different ...

This year’s UVic Student Society election ballot will ask students if they are willing to provide more funding to UVic’s advocacy groups via student fees.

The eyes of the world will be on the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai, UAE on March 5, and several UVic rugby players will be representing Canada.

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest and prop comedy have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship since Cedric Ceballos, during the 1992 competition, dunked while blindfolded by his headband.

The red-hot Vikes’ winning streak came to a crashing halt Feb. 14, as they lost two pivotal playoff games to the UBC Thunderbirds. Despite their heroic efforts, the Vikes are now done for the season.

In 1974, Bob Lenarduzzi and Bruce Wilson laced up alongside one another to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Fast forward some 35 years later, and the two players are still dedicating themselves to the growth of soccer.

After decades of being relegated to basements and garages, vinyl is gaining popularity with young music fans.

Canned soup is a popular meal for many students. It’s cheap, delicious and there are endless options. However, inside that brightly-coloured can, there’re often high sodium and fat levels. And honestly, after a couple of cans in one week the flavours often seem the same.

The woman’s potential employer stared at her in outraged disbelief for a moment, stunned by her answer, before screaming for her to get out of his office. His question had been simple: “who did you murder?”

Last week the Martlet tried out a cross-section of sex toys (most provided by locally owned and operated at-home sex toy company JoyToy) to find out just what tickled people the right (and wrong) ways.

Morrissey, Stomping Tom, and more!

It’s no secret that Victoria, often hailed as a Canadian mini-Britain, has a strong association with tea.

It’s not every day a superstar U.S. President makes a whirlwind stop in Ottawa and talks about the environment.

You could march in the streets or attend rallies to try and save the world. Or, you could stop terrorist attacks and bring international war-criminals to justice as part of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).

We are still taking submissions for our theme song contest. Vote online in March for your favourite one!

I follow all sorts of elections — municipal, provincial and federal. But I have a particular fetish for student elections, as they break all sorts of trends.

It had all the hallmarks out of an old 1970’s dystopian film: protestors holding banners, crowds of arguing passersby and the presence of members of the armed forces providing information on a university campus. But this situation had a twist — the armed forces weren’t as annoyed or rude as their stereotype suggested.

I had never really thought about money before. At least not until last Christmas, when I received what I tacked up to be a second-rate gift from my parents. Unwrapping a thin, rectangular object that I was secretly hoping would turn into my own personal Cabana boy, I pulled out a book entitled “Making More Dough.”

Humanity’s chances of making it through the 21st century are getting slimmer by the day. The culprit is climate change, which will make huge swaths of the globe virtually uninhabitable and pose a threat to the survival of civilization itself.

Having student voices on university committees is important. Committees that hire deans and departmental chairs are responsible for significant decisions, and it is essential that vacancies are chosen democratically. Instead, the UVSS deals with committee vacancies behind a cloak of secrecy.

Tributes, letters and funding for Youth Protecting Youth. All here!

A few years ago, I went on a date with a nursing student. She was friendly and cute, and she seemed to enjoy hanging out with me. After dinner, we went for a walk on White Rock Beach and I kissed her.