by Sydney Lobe | Apr 17, 2025 | Letters, Opinions
My first time in the Martlet’s office — an eclectic room in the basement of the SUB — was to attend a volunteer information session five years ago. I didn’t say a word during the session, left immediately after it ended, and only actually wrote for the Martlet for the...
by Sydney Lobe | Nov 21, 2024 | Campus, News
The university has yet to revise protocol after student injury last winter In January 2024, a student was struck by a car on Ring Road during a snowstorm, and rushed to the hospital. Following the incident, UVic faced harsh criticism for choosing to keep campus open...
by Sydney Lobe | Jun 27, 2024 | Campus, Features, Investigations, News, Provincial
UVic Community Leaders are not naloxone trained despite being first point of contact in emergencies *Names and identifying information have been altered to protect the privacy of those interviewed. Aurelia, a UVic community leader (CL), joins the Martlet on Zoom from...
by Sydney Lobe | May 9, 2024 | Campus, Local, News, World
Pro-Palestine encampment says it will remain until UVic divests One week after the People’s Park began camping out in solidarity with Palestine on UVic’s quad, protesters have declared that they will remain until their demands are met: UVic must boycott,...
by Sydney Lobe | May 3, 2024 | Campus, National, News, Provincial
University says encampment goes against policy, shuts buildings early On May 1, students, faculty, and alumni of UVic erected a Palestine solidarity encampment called the “People’s Park” on the quad. As of Thursday, the encampment consists of about fifteen tents...