by Martlet Staff | Feb 23, 2019 | Editorials, Opinions
Now what? In case you didn’t get the memo (on p. 3), the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board of Directors voted on Feb. 13 to declare a “Climate Emergency,” joining the 297 other local government bodies around the world that have already taken this...
by Martlet Staff | Jan 24, 2019 | Editorials, Opinions
This March, students on campus will be asked a question in a referendum to decide the future of the non-profit organization Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG). In an emergency five-hour meeting on Jan. 14, a two-thirds majority of the UVSS board...
by Martlet Staff | Dec 13, 2018 | Editorials, Opinions
In a world of thorns, the Martlet decided to stray from the usual by focusing on the roses of 2018 2018 has been a tumultuous year. The United States federal government implemented a family separation policy that saw children as young as five detained in cages, the...
by Martlet Staff | Nov 28, 2018 | Editorials, Opinions
Friends, Victorians, Countrymen, lend us your ears… Kerry Diotte says he is not a racist. For Kerry Diotte is an honourable man. Diotte, a Conservative MP in Alberta, is taking legal action against the University of Alberta’s student newspaper, The Gateway, for...
by Martlet Staff | Nov 17, 2018 | Editorials, Opinions
Because Maclean’s Magazine’s definition isn’t satisfactory The word ‘resistance’ is not just a word. As with most language, there are substantial connotations that can be attributed to it. Perhaps one of the most famous resistances took...