One day of support is not enough July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Boston Laferté Settlers and Indigenous people need to keep working together beyond cancelling Canada Day once Graphic provided by the Native Students Union. On July 1, 2021, there were several events in Victoria to...
We needed climate action yesterday July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Martlet Staff Heat wave emphasizes the crisis in “climate crisis” Photo by Mike Graeme, climate strike 2019. We sound like a broken record. Students, scientists, and concerned members of the community have been calling...
Our climate crisis foreshadows the end of days, but we may still have time to rewrite the ending July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 Paula Raimondi Cantú It’s the end of the world, and it didn’t start with COVID-19. Our ecological crisis has been going on for much longer than that.
Horgan’s old-growth logging rhetoric exposes his colonial ignorance June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 Sarah Killian Horgan's government’s actions and rhetoric surrounding old-growth logging and the blockades at Fairy Creek only point to how entrenched in it they really are.
The importance of Indigenous history month June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Boston Laferté This Indigenous History Month, and all after, read a book by an Indigenous author, unlearn what you have and learn the true history of Canada.
Our home on stolen land June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Martlet Staff Indigenous peoples have watched white colonial settlers celebrating over 150 Canada Days — celebrating a day when four provinces joined together and proclaimed land that was not theirs to be
Nocturnal studying, disconnection, and stress: The life of an international student studying online from South Asia June 17, 2021July 23, 2021 Raheem Uz Zaman Time differences have disrupted my body clock, social life, and connection with Canadian culture Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish. Like many students, I started online classes in September 2020. However, unlike most...
Letter to the Editor: Hold the NDP Accountable to Protecting BC’s Old Growth Forests May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Hailey Chutter This is a letter to the editor. The Martlet has an open letters policy and will endeavour to print every letter received from members of the universitycommunity, with priority to...
Why doesn’t UVic have more buildings named after women? May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Charlotte Clar Walking around campus it is easy to see the longstanding legacy of many past Presidents, Chancellors, and Chairs of the Board of Governors at UVic when looking at the names
UVic’s fall plans neglect the concerns of students May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Martlet Staff UVic always says that students’ health and safety is their number one priority, but this plan does not align with that claim. If this is UVic’s way of prioritizing health
