Student reps joke about ban

Members of the UVic Students’ Society (UVSS) board called for a national campus ban on military recruitment to announce their attendance at a national meeting, the Martlet has learned.

Reform needed for B.C. lottery system: report

(CUP) — The NDP is calling for the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General John Les to implement changes to the B.C. lottery system or resign.

Enviro groups team up

Co-operation is key in halting the cascading effect of global warming, and no one seems to understand this better than student groups.

Driving high

Police are catching more stoned people getting behind the wheel

As the Counterattack Road Check season winds down, Saanich police were surprised by one memorable night that saw the number of drivers caught driving while high on marijuana exceed those caught for drinking and driving.

Racism posters cover campus

Posters call for students to name, seek and destroy racism

“Racism in your face” was just one of the many anti-racism poster slogans UVic students were greeted with en route to class on Oct. 25.

Police looking to monitor kegs

OTTAWA (CUP) — The next time Ottawa students prepare to tap a keg, they may have to register the brew at the beer store.

Citizens unite against land sale

A public meeting at the SJ Willis school auditorium on Nov. 1 saw over 400 concerned citizens take a stand against the provincial government’s removal of over 28,000 hectares of coastal forest from tree farm licenses.

Pro-Israel voices join Middle East debate

A new student club is bringing differing perspectives to the Israel-Palestine debate after what the club’s president has called an alarming number of Palestine-focused events this semester.

Clean up or else

Defacement of property and loitering must stop by Nov. 30

AIDS Vancouver Island (AVI) has until the end of November to clean up the area near its needle exchange or have its lease terminated.

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Wake-up call for drivers

UVic students invent alarm that prevents sleep behind the wheel

Falling asleep at the wheel may be a thing of the past, thanks to an invention by a team of UVic electrical engineering students.