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UVic announces Chair in Transgender Studies

UVic announced the establishment of a new Chair in Transgender Studies on Friday, Jan. 15. Dr. Aaron Devor will be installed as the inaugural chair in UVic’s Faculty of Social…

UVic PhD student has course plans for Force fans

For David Christopher, teaching a course about Star Wars seems almost like destiny. Christopher has watched, studied, and loved the franchise ever since the age of seven, when his father…

EDITORIAL: UVic should look inward for residence funding

As enjoyable (or unenjoyable, if Star Wars makes you want to take a whiff of bantha poodoo) as this themed issue has been, the Martlet would like to take this…

One take is all it takes for bold German film

“One City. One Night. One Take.” So reads the tagline for Victoria, a German film directed by Sebastian Schipper, and it’s not lying. The film plays at Cinecenta from Nov.…

UVic mourns death of student

The spectre of loss fell upon the UVic community the week of Oct. 25, as Anders Newman passed away in a hiking accident near Campbell River. Newman, 18, moved to…

Student film festival to roll out the red carpet in March

Three UVic students have set the ball rolling in creating their own film festival. The website for the Shoreline Film Festival launched on Oct. 14, and since then, visionaries Moiz…

Sense of community—and humour—key for Vikes Improv

For some, standing in front a big crowd and performing is a nightmare scenario. To add to that nightmare, there is no script and nothing is planned; all you have…

CULT reinvigorates UVic Astronomy

A group of students at the University of Victoria are determined to change the way we study the stars. The Committee for Upgrading the Learning Telescopes (CULT) may be a…

Engineering Students Society gets pushy―for a good cause

In support of The University of Victoria’s United Way Campaign, the Engineering Students Society (ESS) will have teams of students push a gutted Volkswagen Beetle around Ring Road from 8…

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