by Martlet Staff | Mar 20, 2014 | Editorials, Opinions
Recently, online clothing store Betabrand added a new requirement to its hiring criteria for models-—a PhD. Betabrand’s spring line will exclusively feature women who either have or are in the process of earning a PhD. Debate has arisen over whether this move is...
by Martlet Staff | Mar 13, 2014 | Editorials, Opinions
Throughout UVic and society at large, a powerful and persistent myth has taken hold: capitalist economics and business practices are fundamentally incompatible with the natural environment—environmental destruction is somehow an inevitable outcome of the free market,...
by Martlet Staff | Mar 6, 2014 | Editorials, Opinions
University and college cost thousands of dollars, and education is expected as a rite of passage for young people in our society. When there’s no financial support from family, and supporting oneself financially becomes difficult throughout school, things can look...
by Martlet Staff | Feb 27, 2014 | Editorials, Opinions
Pooh-poohing the prospects of journalism is fashionable these days. Newspapers are collapsing by the dozens. Those that don’t simply disappear are snapped up by self-described philanthropists such as the Washington Post’s purchase by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. In Canada,...
by Martlet Staff | Feb 26, 2014 | Elections
There are 11 director-at-large positions available on the UVSS Board of Directors. They are volunteer positions. Directors-at-large are responsible for aiding executive directors, scrutinizing executive director activities, as well as coordinating and implementing all...