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New route, new website, same problems

B.C. Transit has a brand-new website. There is also a brand-new route: the 33 UVic via Richmond. Some transit execs could slather these accomplishments on a PowerPoint and present them…

100 per cent Canadian, 100 per cent pissed

Sitting in a crowded lecture hall a few weeks ago, I was in the process of making a new friend. We had dutifully slogged through the get-to-know-you checklist (what’s your…

What is a Martlet-type?

While on Twitter this weekend on behalf of the Martlet, I noticed that we were mentioned in a conversation with Tom Fletcher, Black Press reporter and columnist, and some industry…

Media and the portrayal of Ron Francis

His death, like the loss of any officer of the law, is devastating, but it shines a light on the lack of care for first responders. It also shines a…

Open-source textbooks

This is the second instalment about the practicality of open source texts. Last week Veronica Roberts addressed the irony of offering winners of a sustainability contest a UVic Bookstore gift…

Are you scared yet?

Everyone is bustling to find a scary costume for their evening festivities, but as we look for scary rubber masks, besieged health care workers are trading their now-inadequate surgical masks…

Student referendum lacks specifics

I was pleased to attend Thursday’s annual general meeting of the UVSS. To see Cinecenta filled to capacity with hundreds of students passionate about issues which affect our university was…

Opposing pipelines

In the aftermath of any major environmental disaster, it is crucial to look back and figure out if any human errors contributed to its occurrence, and use this knowledge to…

Is Mystic Market too good for waffle fries?

After being kept in endless suspense, the brand-spanking-new centre cafeteria has been revealed in all its airport-lounge-esque glory: seven food outlets and a general store. For those of us old…

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