Editorial: This year’s review revue

Editorial: This year’s review revue

From time to time, we editors pull out the big archive books in the Martlet office. It might be to fact-check a reference to an old story, to see if there’s a story we can follow up on or just to imagine what it must have been like to attend UVic in decades past. It’s...

Editorial: Rape culture lives

The Steubenville rape case has been on many people’s minds lately. For those unfamiliar with the case, two high school football players in Ohio repeatedly sexually assaulted and photographed a drunk and unconscious 16 year-old-girl, carrying her from party to party...

Editorial: Married, involuntarily

On March 18, B.C.’s new Family Law Act came into effect, replacing the 1978 Family Relations Act. The new act gives those living in a marriage-like situation (i.e. shacked up) for longer than two years rights to income or property accumulated while co-habiting. The...

Editorial: Scorekeeping for kids doesn’t add up

The Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) has caused quite a stir with its recent decision to remove scores and standings from all leagues for players 12 years old and younger. The OSA says removing the scores and standings will allow coaches to focus on developing players...