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Entire slate disqualified

The entire Refresh UVic slate has been disqualified from the 2015 University of Victoria Students’ Society election. According to the vote counts, all 15 candidates, including independent Calder Brown, were…

Canadian Federation of Students ‘under attack,’ says anonymous email

On Feb. 12, an anonymous email was sent to the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) concerning a series of events beginning in October 2014 which allegedly undermine the “fundamental principles”…

Welcoming UVic’s new VPAC

Faculty members, librarians, staff, and select students gathered in the David Lam Auditorium foyer on March 27 for an informal tea to welcome UVic’s new Vice-President Academic and Provost (VPAC)…

MRT: Episode 5 – Food. And the Future of Print Media

Hey gang! The Martlet Round Table is back and this week we are joined by the Martlet's Editor in Chief Hugo Wong and Victoria cultural luminary Kaitlyn Rosenburg .

Authoring our own lives

Autism’s Own Conference steps towards making UVic a destination school

B.C. minimum wage increase met with disappointment

After three years without an increase to the $10.25 minimum wage, B.C. announced a 20 cent increase to $10.45, scheduled for Sept. 2015. One step behind Seattle’s 2014 approval for…

Board Shorts March 23: Upcoming UVic events

DUMP AND RUN Director-at-Large Kenya Rogers announced that a team of Community Leaders (CLs) and other volunteers will be organizing a “Dump and Run” for the Food Bank. Those wishing…

UVic Peer Helping hosts mental health showcase

On March 23, UVic Peer Helping hosted Share our Voices, Speak our Minds: A Mental Health Showcase. The event invited students to explore mental health and mental illness through an…

Showing the lemur love

A week after completing her dissertation at UVic, Tara Clarke left for southwestern Madagascar to work in the Lemur Rescue Centre. Starting on March 23, Clarke will spend two months…