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Letter from the Editor: The Martlet’s 2020, and goals for 2021

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020
Kate Korte
But it's not just the Christmas parties that I'm nostalgic for. Countless campus events have been forced to cancel this year, and our staff has agreed that 2020 felt incredibly

Letter to the Editor: So you haven’t paid a parking ticket from on campus? UVic might not give you your diploma at graduation

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020
Emily Slater
For years my Masters diploma has been held hostage by UVic. The crime? An unpaid parking ticket. I studied tirelessly, balancing work and sometimes social life. A familiar story for Canadian...

Letter to the Editor: Concerns regarding Cedar Hill Rec usage

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020
Letters
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...

Letter from the Editor: Black lives, and Black stories, matter

June 11, 2020July 7, 2020
Kate Korte
How we are building a newsroom against racism I'm not going to waste a second of your time with a series of platitudes about how the Martlet is against racism. Instead,...

Letter from the (outgoing) Editor

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020
Emily Fagan
As Volume 72 comes to a close, the Martlet's outgoing Editor-in-Chief takes a moment to reflect on the last four years, share a message of gratitude, and say goodbye.

LETTER | The UVSS: Run by (some) students, for (some) students

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020
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"The UVSS claims to be an inclusive organization and has made it known in numerous instances that it values inclusivity and diversity. However, as seen from the meeting on April

LETTER | Dear international students at UVic

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020
Letters
We know these are strange times, and that there is a great deal of uncertainty. We know that a lot of you are concerned about what is happening, and how

LETTERS | Re: “Concerns that candidate Justin Lo not the representative international students deserve”

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020
Letters
"I was disappointed to see a letter in this publication attacking his character. Not his platform, not his policies, but his character. While I understand that student elections are often

LETTER | Concerns that candidate Justin Lo not the representative international students deserve

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020
Letters
Ahead of the UVSS Elections, multiple students wrote in to the Martlet to voice their concerns with Justin Lo's candidacy for Director of International Student Relations.

LETTER | Solidarity Statement in support of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, Unist’ot’en Camp and Gidimt’en Checkpoint

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020
Letters
"To echo the voices of the Indigenous youth in our community who peacefully held space in ceremony at the B.C Parliament Building for six days: reconciliation is dead. Long live
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UVic released the results from their survey. Head UVic released the results from their survey. Head to the link in our bio for the full article, and keep following the Martlet to be in the know about all things UVic. #victoriabc #uvic
go get that 💵 (if you qualify) You guys have go get that 💵 (if you qualify) 

You guys have been loving these explainer posts so our editor, @kate.korte, put this one together. 😊 
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🗞️ The Martlet's Top Photos of 2020 🗞️ F 🗞️ The Martlet's Top Photos of 2020 🗞️ Find more photos + links to the articles that accompanied them on our website. 

1. Former UVic President Jamie Cassels leads the Board of Governors through a crowd of Divest protestors in January, at the meeting where they passed the responsible investment policy. Photo by Josh Ngenda. 

2. On March 5, five Indigenous Youth for Wet'suwet'en were arrested at the legislature. In this photo, some of the Indigenous Youth and their supporters are surrounding a police car. Photo by Mike Graeme.

3. A playground in summer 2020. Photo by Josh Ngenda. 

4. 9 000 people gathered in Centennial Square for a Black Lives Matter Peace Rally. Photo by Michael John Lo. 

5. Saanich Police shut down a gathering on campus during the first week of classes. Photo by Michael John Lo. 

6. A protestor at a Moms Stop the Harm rally in October calls for more government action as overdose deaths spiked. Photo by Kiley Verbowski.
🗞️ full story at the link in our bio 🗞️# 🗞️ full story at the link in our bio 🗞️#uvic #victoriabc According to UVic, "the health authority has reached out to us about the availability of freezers to be moved to an off-campus location and we’re working with Island Health on this request."
Here's a sample from EP 4 - Laura sits down to tal Here's a sample from EP 4 - Laura sits down to talk with Mary, who recently collaborated with Alec on an article about how UVic students and proffesors have handled the online semester. 

🎙️ listen to the latest episode of the Martlet Pod available wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️ 

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