UVic students

Kindness on campus

Then when she got off the bus, she turned around and dropped this piece of paper. I went to pick it up, thinking maybe she didn't mean to drop it.…

What are students actually wearing this finals season?

Instead of struggling to adapt online inspiration to fit real life outfit needs, why not take inspiration from tried-and-true students’ outfits?

UVic student helping to build Haida Gwaii renewable energy plan

Returning to Haida Gwaii each summer, McEvoy told the Martlet that the roots of the trauma and harm in the community become more apparent — yet recent steps towards reconciliation…

UVic students speak out

Climate doom is the idea that our current rising climate is beyond repair; an intense sense of hopelessness for the future. The Martlet asked UVic students: What do you do…

What makes UVic students smell, and what can we do about it?

We’ve noticed a recent uptick in Reddit posts complaining about body odour on campus. We spoke to an exercise scientist to understand what’s really going on. 

Where do B.C. parties stand on student issues?

Students may be wondering how various party platforms will affect them. Issues like housing, the cost of living, education and social issues, and climate change are important to university-aged students.…

UVic biomedical engineers reimagine 150-year-old vaginal examination device

The Revyn team recently took home the Herbert B. Jones Foundation Second Place Prize in the amount of $10 000. 

What’s your major?

As a university student, you learn to expect the pattern of questions that ensue when someone attempts to make small talk. Usually, it goes something along the lines of, “What…

​Climate cafe series led by UVic students a safe community space for unburdening climate anxiety

The idea to launch climate cafes in Victoria began with discussions between Severin Odland, a UVic graduate student in environmental psychology, his partner, and their friends. They realized they were…