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EDITORIAL: What we can learn from America’s trash heap of an election

EDITORIAL: What we can learn from America’s trash heap of an election

by Martlet Staff | Nov 3, 2016 | Editorials, Opinions

At time of writing, the U.S. presidential election is a mere week away. After what has felt like eons, America will finally decide between Hillary Clinton, the potential first ever woman to lead the United States, and Donald Trump, the potential first ever human...
EDITORIAL: UVic has failed its duty to students if child care cuts go ahead

EDITORIAL: UVic has failed its duty to students if child care cuts go ahead

by Martlet Staff | Oct 20, 2016 | Editorials, Opinions

“You’ll have to excuse me,” said Jamie Cassels with a smirk at his latest President’s Campus Update on Oct. 5, “but I’m going to use some ‘Edge’ language here.” The audience giggled. The “Edge” that Cassels was referring to was UVic Edge, a mix of an advertising...
EDITORIAL: When it comes to LNG, we don’t need a ‘yaaas’ man

EDITORIAL: When it comes to LNG, we don’t need a ‘yaaas’ man

by Martlet Staff | Oct 6, 2016 | Editorials, Opinions

Ah, to go back to the simpler days of last year’s federal election. Justin Trudeau, having campaigned on the promise of rebuilding a nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous peoples and “real change” for Canadians, was elected Prime Minister, with his Liberal...
EDITORIAL: UVic needs a reboot after Computer Science controversy

EDITORIAL: UVic needs a reboot after Computer Science controversy

by Martlet Staff | Sep 22, 2016 | Editorials, Opinions

The story of Jianping Pan, the Computer Science professor relieved of his obligation to teach a course after claiming he was unqualified to do so, has inspired no shortage of discussion in the weeks since that fateful day on Sept. 9. Since its publication on Sept. 12,...

EDITORIAL: Third Space harassment shows trans acceptance has a ways to go

by Martlet Staff | Aug 4, 2016 | Editorials, Opinions

Things have been hostile in the SUB as of late. This summer has been marked by a battle for the Third Space, as a small but vocal contingent of radical feminists (known by some as trans-exclusive radical feminists, or TERFs) have been airing their opposition to the...
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