by Alistair Ogden | Mar 29, 2017 | Campus, News
What began as an amicable discussion developed into a frantic, heated debate between Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Candidates at UVic last Wednesday, as those in attendance vied for student’s votes in the fast approaching provincial election. Andrew Weaver, sitting...
by Alistair Ogden | Mar 23, 2017 | Campus, News
A month and a half after the first incarnation of Clash of the Clubs, a sequel inter-club debate played out in a sparsely filled David Lam Hall on the evening of March 16, this time focused on the upcoming provincial election. Clash of the Clubs: Provincial Edition...
by Alistair Ogden | Mar 16, 2017 | Culture
This Saturday, comedian Ali Hassan is bringing his one man show, Muslim, Interrupted, to Sugar Nightclub. The former George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight comedy panelist and current host of CBC’s Laugh Out Loud spoke to the Martlet about Interrupted’s conception, its...
by Alistair Ogden | Mar 9, 2017 | News, Provincial
Among a series of bills introduced by Andrew Weaver, B.C. Green Party leader and MLA Oak Bay-Gordon Head last month, two are poised to make a potential impact on the B.C. legislature: Bill M220, which proposes lowering the voting age from 18 to 16, and Bill M225,...
by Alistair Ogden | Feb 23, 2017 | Culture
Canada has lost one of its most beloved storytellers: Stuart McLean, longtime host of The Vinyl Cafe, passed away from melanoma on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Generations of Canadians have grown up listening to McLean’s distinctive drawl. His radio show, which debuted in the...