by Martlet Staff | Jan 14, 2021 | Editorials, Opinions
COVID-19 guidelines have never adequately considered the student population Stock photo via Pixabay For almost two months, B.C. has had tightened restrictions in place to control the spread of COVID-19, including a ban on social gatherings. On Jan. 7, these...
by Martlet Staff | Nov 19, 2020 | Editorials, Opinions
Cases on the island are higher than ever, so complacency isn’t cool Graphic via Canva, made by Kate Korte. Well ‘rona, we all figured we would be writing this eventually, we just didn’t know when. Everyone seems to have forgotten about you or put you in...
by Martlet Staff | Nov 5, 2020 | Editorials, Opinions
COVID-19 notices at the entrance of the David Strong Building. The campus remains mostly deserted after UVic discontinued in-person classes in March. Photo by Michael John Lo. Going to university during a pandemic is proving to be mentally exhausting. Our staff feel...
by Martlet Staff | Nov 2, 2020 | Editorials, Opinions
File photo by Belle White. Though we are not surprised, you aren’t exactly the Indigenous candidate we had in mind for the next president. But we remain hopeful for what you can do in the role. UVic needs a president that welcomes consultation with students,...
by Martlet Staff | Oct 7, 2020 | Editorials, Opinions
Instead of having a Monster Mash, put on your Monster Mask Across the city, our trees are beginning to molt into shades of maple and ochre. The days are getting shorter and midterms are looming menacingly around the corner. What all this means is that the second...