by Martlet Staff | May 20, 2019 | Editorials, Opinions
The benefits to getting students out of their ideological comfort zone Stock image accessed via Pixabay Last week, the Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) government unveiled a policy promise that would set rules for who and what is allowed in post-secondary...
by Martlet Staff | Apr 23, 2019 | Editorials, Opinions
As classes end, stay informed on university decisions The UVic Board of Governors walking towards a student protest. Photo by Mike Graeme, Senior Staff Writer. As classes end and exam season wraps up, students head back home, jet off to Southeast Asia, or relocate for...
by Martlet Staff | Apr 4, 2019 | Editorials, Opinions
The Martlet evaluates our role as journalists Photo by Anna Dodd, Editor-in-Chief. Andray Domise of Maclean’s Magazine recently penned an opinion article on the role that media plays in addressing social issues. Specifically, Domise pointed out how the media has...
by Martlet Staff | Mar 24, 2019 | Editorials, Opinions
Unfortunately, it often does Left: photo accessed via okmagazine.com. Right: photo by Cormac O’Brien. Olivia Jade Giannulli was on a yacht when she found out her mother was being arrested. Her mother is Lori Loughlin, who starred in Full House in the ’80s...
by Martlet Staff | Mar 8, 2019 | Editorials, Opinions
As students shuffle about, UVic laughs All across campus last week, students walked past the larger-than-life images of aspiring student politicians on posters half-falling off buildings and — let’s face it — shrugged their shoulders at the UVSS elections....