by Cormac O’Brien | Aug 9, 2018 | Culture, Theatre
Popular UVic-heavy theatre festival kicks off August 22 The Fringe Festival may be in its early 30s, but it’s not showing any signs of a mid-life crisis. The festival, now 32 years old, runs from Aug. 22 to Sept. 2, spanning across Victoria with a plethora of...
by Cormac O’Brien | Aug 7, 2018 | Campus, News
Saudi government withdraws scholarships, tells foreign students to leave Canada Some students at the University of Victoria may struggle to continue their studies at UVic this fall after news broke on Aug. 6 that the Saudi Arabian government is planning to withdraw...
by Cormac O’Brien | Jul 18, 2018 | Culture, Music
Punk band formed on campus goes after Jordan Peterson in the single for their new album, “Postmodern Times” “He’s the universal soldier and he really is to blame.” “There’s a battle outside and it is ragin’ / It’ll soon shake your...
by Cormac O’Brien | Jul 12, 2018 | Campus, News
Board agrees to focus on policy to mitigate spending in the future When Director of Finance and Operations Curtis Whittla announced that the UVSS Elections Office was $23 000 over budget at a June 18 UVSS board meeting, he could only theorize as to why the elections...
by Cormac O’Brien | Jul 12, 2018 | Culture, Games
How one former cartoonist confounded people in both the Martlet and the New York Times For student journalists who have written for the paper over its 70-year existence, the Martlet is often dreamed of as a first step towards working for a prestigious institution like...