by Letters | Feb 28, 2013 | Opinions
Racial exclusivity crosses a line In late January, a friend and I went to a movie night hosted by the Students of Colour Collective (SOCC) at UVic. When we arrived, a host told us the event was for community building and not open to the public. This host explained it...
by Letters | Feb 14, 2013 | Opinions
Don’t Forget about the CFS-BC In 2011, a grassroots movement of students at UVic organized a referendum to leave the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). In one of the highest voter turnouts in UVic history, 70 per cent of UVic student voters voted “No” to CFS...
by Letters | Dec 13, 2012 | Opinions
Solution for Transit: Operate For Profit Transit should operate on a for-profit basis, and its prices should closely reflect market forces — even if it means that transit fares increase. Mass transit has one major advantage: where there is sufficient demand, transit...
by Letters | Dec 6, 2012 | Opinions
Irked with intramurals How many students out there are satisfied with how intramurals are run? I certainly am not. When I signed up my Ultimate team in September, I was told that everyone had to attend a meeting at the McKinnon Gym. The meeting started half an hour...
by Letters | Nov 29, 2012 | Opinions
Unions not responsible for UVic’s problems RE: “Unions responsible for financial mess” (Letters, Nov. 8) William Perry’s letter in the Nov. 8th issue of the Martlet is insulting to unionized workers at UVic. Perry states that in fact it is union leadership and...
