by Ethan Barkley | Mar 23, 2019 | National, News
Dallaire receives UVic’s first Public Humanist Award, shares thoughts on activism Provided photo by Chorong Kim, UVic Faculty of Humanities. “I heard there was a party,” said Roméo Dallaire, retired Lieutenant-General, former Canadian senator, and bestselling author,...
by Ethan Barkley | Mar 13, 2019 | Culture, Music
Feminism, self-reflection at the heart of Fawn Fritzen’s music Feminism, introspection, and jazz — all elements intrinsic to the music of Fawn Fritzen, an artist from Whitehorse, Yukon making her Victoria debut this weekend. Fritzen and “the Fellas” — John Lee (bass),...
by Ethan Barkley | Mar 10, 2019 | Campus, News
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 the food bank weekly, 40 per cent are international students. At UVic, 18 per cent of...
by Ethan Barkley | Mar 7, 2019 | News
Founding Director of UVic’s Indigenous Governance program says he “embodied toxic masculinity” On Wednesday, March 6, Indigenous news publication Two Row Times broke the news that Taiaiake Alfred, now former professor of UVic’s Indigenous Governance program...
by Ethan Barkley | Mar 3, 2019 | Campus, News
Sustainability, student consultation, and inclusive representation primary debate issues The Lead Director Debates on Feb. 27 saw an afternoon of spirited discourse, revealing questions, and according to the results of one poll conducted by the Martlet, far too many...