EDITORIAL | COVID-19 is no longer news, it’s the new normal April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Martlet Staff If looking back on “normal life” feels surreal, you’re not alone. The social and economic impacts of the past three weeks have been tremendous. Life has ground to a halt
EDITORIAL | What if we treated climate change like a pandemic? March 18, 2020April 1, 2020 Martlet Staff COVID-19 is indisputably a global crisis that demands an immediate, effective, and informed response. It deserves the effort, money, and attention being devoted to it. However, the coronavirus is just
EDITORIAL | It’s time to get prepared, not paranoid, about coronavirus March 4, 2020March 5, 2020 Martlet Staff While it's true that anxiety and paranoia have no place in dealing with an outbreak, preparation and vigilance are not the same as anxiety. It's important to be prepared and
EDITORIAL | The Wet’suwet’en solidarity movement isn’t (really) about the pipeline February 19, 2020March 4, 2020 Martlet Staff If you look past most coverage, it becomes clear that movement isn't, at its core, about the pipeline at all. The Wet’suwet’en have been working to reoccupy their territory since
EDITORIAL | What would you do with 15.5 million dollars? February 5, 2020February 19, 2020 Martlet Staff With the deadline for UVSS election nominations coming up on Feb. 10, it’s time for students to step forward. But year after year, we watch as very few people run
EDITORIAL | No pipeline against Indigenous consent is a good pipeline January 22, 2020February 6, 2020 Martlet Staff Somehow, the B.C. government has deemed that the Coastal GasLink pipeline is a worth supporting, while the TransMountain pipeline expansion should be condemned. Both pipelines did not get the consent
EDITORIAL | Our house(ing market) is on fire January 8, 2020January 22, 2020 Martlet Staff Canada is facing is a crisis, and for that reason we decided to focus our latest issue on housing — to shed a brighter light on those impacted by rising
EDITORIAL | The decade in review: 10 years of people demanding change December 11, 2019January 8, 2020 Martlet Staff As we approach the night when the ball drops on the decade, the Martlet staff muse about the activism and protests that have shaped the past 10 years, and will
EDITORIAL | Our wishlist for the next UVic President November 27, 2019December 11, 2019 Martlet Staff Even though we weren't asked to, the Martlet wrote an open letter to the search committee for the next UVic President. Here's our wishlist for who that person should be.
EDITORIAL | For students struggling with work, debt, and mental health, reading break isn’t enough November 14, 2019November 27, 2019 Martlet Staff As we come back from reading break, let's be real: for how many students was it actually a real, stress-free "break,"and for how many was it a much-needed few days
