by Martlet Staff | Apr 11, 2018 | Alumni Testimonials
As part of the Martlet 70 Fundraiser, we’ve asked former Martlet staff to answer an important question: why do we need the Martlet? 1) In this era of truthiness and #fakenews we need readers and writers who think critically about information — the Martlet produces...
by Martlet Staff | Apr 9, 2018 | Alumni Testimonials
The Martlet is an extremely valuable community newspaper in Victoria. Not only does it serve the students, staff and employees of the University, it shares UVic news in the greater Victoria area and keeps alumni up to date via the website/social media. I thoroughly...
by Martlet Staff | Apr 9, 2018 | Alumni Testimonials
It depends on who “we” are. As a Martlet co-editor, 30+ years ago, I learned valuable life lessons that serve me well today. Not the least: Ask lots of questions, don’t take ‘no comment’ for an answer, don’t bury the lead, fact checking is hard but retractions are...
by Martlet Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | Alumni Testimonials
As part of the Martlet 70 Fundraiser, we’ve asked former Martlet staff to answer an important question: why do we need the Martlet? When I walked into The Martlet office for the first time in the fall of 1970, I was bursting with idealism and fanciful notions about...
by Martlet Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | Alumni Testimonials, Uncategorized
As part of the Martlet 70 Fundraiser, we’ve asked former Martlet staff to answer an important question: why do we need the Martlet? I walked into the cavernous SUB office of the Martlet newspaper in the summer of 2003 and spent the rest of my university undergrad...