Letter | UVic needs to walk the talk about reconciliation April 18, 2019 Letters UVic Pride has noticed that UVic is steadfast in identifying as an ally to Indigenous people but has failed to offer a response to one of the most significant bodies
LETTER | To the UVic Board of Governors on denying support for the Unist’ot’en April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 Letters As an institution supposedly committed to supporting the process of reconciliation, UVic must first reconcile its own complicity in silencing the voices of Indigenous matriarchs, and reconsider the decision to
LETTER | Canada was colonized based on racism and classism April 8, 2019April 10, 2019 Letters To suggest that the proposed international student tuition fee hikes will further, or create, class divisions is a backward logic, and is just as much a fallacy as the dominant
LETTER | To the UVic Board of Governors on international tuition hikes March 21, 2019March 22, 2019 Letters I am writing in advance of your March 26 meeting, [having] learned that UVic is proposing to increase the tuition fees of international students. At a time when xenophobia, racism,
LETTER | From the VIPIRG Board of Directors March 7, 2019March 18, 2019 Letters Moving beyond student politics Regarding the UVSS election and the VIPIRG referendum, we, as the board and staff of VIPIRG, would like to thank the University of Victoria student body for...
LETTER | UVSS referendum on VIPIRG sets terrible precedent February 28, 2019March 18, 2019 Letters As a former University of Victoria Students' Society (UVSS) director, I'm appalled at the actions taken by the UVSS board in pushing through a last minute referendum to defund VIPIRG. VIPIRG...
Letters from the UVSS October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Letters The case for and against UVSS faculty representation FOR No one’s ever surprised by the lack of engagement in UVSS elections. You can find Martlet articles dating back to the 1960s talking...
Letter to the Editor: UVic’s Sociology Department April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 Letters To the Editor; The Faculty of Social Sciences is committed to provide an incredibly high quality academic experience to help students achieve success. We continually look for ways to improve courses...
Letter to the editor: Re: A tough pill to swallow October 19, 2017October 18, 2017 Letters As you are aware, last year the 2016–17 board of directors made changes to the health and dental plan to adopt the B.C. formulary, the standard in most student unions...
Letter to the editor: Re: “CARSA member suspended after swearing at sexual harassers” July 20, 2017 Letters Your story July 6, "CARSA member suspended after swearing at sexual harassers," is misleading in implying that CARSA does not respond appropriately to complaints about sexual harassment. You reported that...
