The Martlet Pod

Episode 13: Kate Korte on a year of reporting amid COVID-19

In this episode Laura sits down with Editor-in-Chief Kate Korte to talk about how UVic handled the COVID-19 pandemic over this past year, some questions she has about how an in-person campus might look come September, and what it's been like to run a newspaper during a global pandemic.

Episode 12: Michael John Lo on the Fairy Creek Blockades

Kate sits down senior Martlet staff writer Michal John Lo to discuss his recent trip to the Fairy Creek Blockades which have been set up in an attempt to protect old growth forests near Port Renfrew from being logged by Teal-Jones.

Episode 11: Mary Heeg - Grading at Uvic

On this episode, Senior Staff Editor Mary Heeg talks about her recent article on grading at UVic where she investigated the high percentage of A grades, grade distribution and how that all affects students.

Episode 10: Chris Driscoll on UVSS elections

This episode features Senior Staff Writer Chris Driscoll about the upcoming UVSS Election... covering why students should vote, what the UVSS does, and why this election looks a little different than years prior.

Episode 9: Alec Lazenby - social enterprise and providing for unhoused youth in Victoria

In this episode, Laura talks with Alec Lazenby about his story on a new social enterprise program focused on providing housing, services, and job opportunities for up to 30 unhoused youth living in Greater Victoria as well as his experience in student journalism.