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UVSS election

A UVic student’s guide to the 2023 UVSS election

With a shakeup of how the UVSS Board will look this year, there is a lot to unpack in order for students to understand what they are voting for and…
UVSS election

Meet this year’s UVSS lead director candidates

The Martlet spoke with each of the lead director candidates about their visions for the UVSS and what they hope to accomplish if elected.
Trans rights

As trans eliminationist laws flourish in US, Petition e-4268 offers hope for asylum 

A closer look at the 44th parliament’s most-signed petition to date On Jan. 26, Petition e-4268 was posted on the House of Commons website. To warrant acknowledgement by the government,…

Opinions

censorship

It’s time to stop fostering ignorance and silencing voices 

Whether it is removing books from libraries or canceling Drag Queen Story Times, censoring certain perspectives, identities, and beliefs creates an ignorant and uneducated society that negatively affects ourselves and…
Intimate Images Protection Act.

The Intimate Images Protection Act should be unanimously accepted

The Intimate Images Protection Act is important because it can ultimately allow for the abused to take back control.
Pet friendly housing

My pet shouldn’t make it harder to find a place to live

Landlords should place more trust in responsible pet owners, and there should be more communication between possible renters and landlords. Having a pet shouldn’t be an automatic deal breaker.

Culture

Popcorn for Dinner

“Popcorn for Dinner: A Podcast Sitcom” brings 90s nostalgia to a format for the 21st century 

Popcorn for Dinner takes all the tropes of the sitcom genre, paying homage to beloved shows, and translates them to a modern medium.
OVER/EXPOSED promo image provided by @over_xposed.lit on Instagram.

A new experimental publication is shaking things up on campus

OVER/EXPOSED is a new fully digital literary journal focusing on experimental work, the first of its kind at UVic. Submissions opened on March 15, and the first issue is planned…
Mojada photo provided by UVic Theatre Department.

Mojada balances classic tragedy with a unique, modern spin

Chasing a better life, Medea and Hason have crossed the Mexican-American border and settled in Los Angeles. Hason has adapted to the new culture and his dreams are moving forward,…

Sports | Lifestyle

A couch with discarded popcorn. Photo by Phillip Goldsberry via Unsplash.

No sports game excuses the physical or mental abuse of others

Many of us have witnessed how masses of lively and unwaveringly devoted sports fans can quickly become a forest fire: wild, unruly, and uncontrollable. From the cars and garbage cans…
Various student journalists at NASH85, photo by Tamara Holmes of The Baron.

NASH85 welcomes student journalists from across Canada

NASH85 took place in Hamilton, Ontario last month and was a massive success. NASH is the largest conference for student journalism in Canada, with 149 student journalists, 31 speakers, and…
Arbutus Cove, photo by Sarah Roberts.

The best kept secret bays and inlets in Victoria, B.C.

It’s official, Vancouver Island is one of the best vacation spots in the world! At least according to experts over at Condé Nast Traveler, which recently named Vancouver Island one…

Features

What is BeReal

Let’s BeReal: How authentic are we online?

Touted as “not another social network,” BeReal has recently been at the centre of discussions about showing our authentic selves in the social media realm. The question is, is it…
Illustration by Sie Douglas-Fish.

“It is not you who decides if you are suspicious or not.”

Zoom is one company that has a very broad range of uses for data. Zoom allows third-party vendors and resellers to access personal data, as well as uses it for…
bc health care matters sign

UVic students scared, struggling to find reliable health care amid family doctor shortage 

According to Statistics Canada, 17 per cent of British Columbians were without regular health care providers in 2021. In Greater Victoria this number is even higher. Just over 24 per…

Humour

Illustration of a man at a podium and a disgruntled bird, comic by Liam Moore Razzell.

Comic caption contest

Top entries from our readers on Instagram.
A photo of bloomed daffodils, photo by Eilis Garvey via Unsplash.

The pros and cons of spring

With March 20 officially marking the first day of spring, many students are turning to the outdoors to relieve their stress and soak up some dearly missed vitamin D.
An awkward hug, illustration by Sie Douglas-Fish.

The economy of the hug

Ah, the Board Game Café on bustling Yates Street in the heart of Victoria. Can you stand the excitement? Smells like popcorn, no? Bowls of buttered kernels overflowing next to…

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