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SPOKES bike program reopening and rebranding as the BikeHub under UVic management
After more than two years since the closure of SPOKES, students will once again have access to a bike loan program on campus. The new BikeHub, the rebrand of SPOKES,…
Victoria’s housing crisis: An update and resources for students
Finding accommodations as a student this fall may prove complicated As we enter the third summer following the COVID-19 pandemic and as the dust seemingly begins to settle, the rental…
Let’s Get Consensual: providing sexual health education and resources to students for nearly a decade
In the coming year, the UVSS Let's Get Consensual campaign will celebrate a decade of educating and providing sexual health resources to students, according to UVSS records.
Community shifts focus to help Ukrainian refugees coming to Vancouver Island
One third of Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes due to the conflict, with an estimated 20 million people displaced within Ukraine, many of whom are unable to…
UVSS Food Bank and Free Store seeing high demand this summer
On delivery days, one of the hallways in the basement of the Student Union Building fills with students awaiting their appointment with the University of Victoria Students’ Society's (UVSS) Food…
Victorians kept these local businesses alive during the pandemic
Two Victoria businesses spoke to the Martlet about the pandemic, local engagement, and the cruise ships docking in the city.
UVic’s bus exchange undergoing $4.5 million construction this summer
This summer, the University of Victoria’s bus exchange is undergoing major renovations to improve the quality of transit for students and residents in the surrounding areas. With over 17 000…
Pandemic alumni return to UVic for in-person convocation
On an overcast morning in early June, the University of Victoria held its first convocation of the year. That morning was long-awaited by the robed graduates who gathered in the…Our Digital Print Issue
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