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A text from my sister, Sarah*, came in: “Can you pass a drug test?” Getting a job in the oil and gas industry was vastly different to any hiring process I’ve experienced before. There was no ...

Adrenaline pumped through Lorilee’s body as she prepared for what she thought would be a meeting full of tension. It was October of 2015, right after Orange Shirt Day, and she was in a room in the ...

It’s winter break after a long semester. Exams are completed, papers are in, and I’m ready to go to my family’s home in Comox and unplug for a few weeks. Relieved that I don’t have to brave winter ...

When a semester comes to an end, students and professors alike drown in assignments. While academic performance is measured by instructors throughout the term, exam season opens an avenue for students ...

Bob Wright died in 2013, but he lives on through the Bob Wright Centre. A drab melange of beige and browns swaddled in brick from the waist down, the building houses UVic’s telescope and the school of ...

Some know him as a bad-tempered war hero. Some know him as a caring leader. Who truly was the legendary Chief Tzouhalem (Ts’uwxilum) of Cowichan? The new feature documentary, Tzouhalem, allows ...

I’m a Zillennial. On the Millennial and Generation Z cusp, this means I remember when the Jonas Brothers all wore matching purity rings, and when Miley Cyrus’s song “Can’t Be Tamed” was the biggest ...

Chocolate is one of the world’s most beloved commodities, but there’s a dark story behind the source of this sweet treat. In its rawest form, chocolate begins as bean pods grown on cacao trees, found ...

Did you miss the tenth annual Victoria Beer Week earlier this month? Well don’t worry, this city is full of great breweries that you can enjoy any time, and I narrowed down your search. Here are my ...

*Names and identifying information have been altered to protect the privacy of those interviewed. Aurelia, a UVic community leader (CL), joins the Martlet on Zoom from her dorm, where she lives and ...

CW: This article discusses substance use. It was a Wednesday evening in December. Dylan Samuels was riding his bike home from a floor hockey game when he saw a figure on a bike looming on the sidewalk ...