by Ethan Barkley | Jan 23, 2025 | Culture, Events, Film
Diverse films and music from local artists to look forward to Next month brings the Victoria Film Festival (VFF), where exciting new films from around the world will be shown in local theatres. The Martlet will be covering the event, but if you want to see for...
by Ethan Barkley | Jan 23, 2025 | Op-eds, Opinions
Pierre Poilievre does not have students’ or universities’ best interests at heart Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Jan. 6, stating that he would step down as both Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party. In the same announcement, he said that he...
by Ethan Barkley | Jan 9, 2025 | Sports, Sports | Lifestyle
For UVic surfers, extreme weather is just another obstacle to catching the perfect wave From Oct. 18 to 20, an atmospheric river — a moving column of water vapour in the atmosphere — hit much of southern B.C., bringing heavy rains which broke previous records for...
by Ethan Barkley | Jan 9, 2025 | Culture, Film
Robert Eggers brings his characteristic folk-horror approach to remake of vampire classic In the first ten years of his career, filmmaker Robert Eggers has made a name for himself as a purveyor of folk horror. His feature releases, beginning with 2015’s The Witch,...
by Ethan Barkley | Dec 12, 2024 | Elections, Finance, Local, News, World
‘It’s not so much not doing the right things — it’s not doing them at scale’ In November, Dr. Ryan Herriot made national news when he helped set up an unsanctioned overdose prevention site (OPS) outside Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital. A similar site was set...