Letter from the (outgoing) Editor: a long-overdue farewell September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Cormac O’Brien When writing heartfelt goodbyes, people typically start with a “As [important job position] of [company with a terrible, stuffy name], people always ask me . . . ” Unfortunately I can’t do that, because as...
LETTER: Stop the poor-bashing culture in Victoria August 15, 2018 Gaëlle Nicolussi I am getting so fed up with hearing the anti-homeless and poor-bashing rhetoric both in the news and from people writing hateful opinion pieces in local newspapers. Why do people...
Letter to the Editor: fair trade avocados the way to go July 8, 2018July 8, 2018 James Skwarok Re: Green Gold Bleeds Red: The hidden cost of avocados I appreciated Anabelle Budd’s informative and well-researched article on the hidden cost of avocados. I was alarmed by the fact that...
Letter to the Editor: Disappointment in UVic Sociology April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 Martlet Staff Dear Editor, My name is a name, I am 49 years old, I am female . . . I am indigenous. I am writing in response to the article "A department divided" dated April 19,...
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 from the Editor: The last hurrah April 21, 2018April 20, 2018 Melissa Faye Reid A farewell from the Vol. 70 co-Editor-in-Chief If there is one thing I can trust in, it is that everything will change. Yet again, the winds of change have come and I...
Letter to the editor: student senate attendance April 17, 2018April 14, 2018 Jordan Crocker The lack of attendance from Student Senators at UVic is profoundly disturbing. Sadly, it is a trend that has continued every year on Senate and all I can do is...
Letter of apology from Envision UVic slate April 1, 2018April 12, 2018 Envision UVic Dear Martlet, We would like to sincerely apologize for the statement made regarding the Martlet’s financial transparency within the original platform published by we of the Envision slate. The original statement reads: “Another...
Letters: Nov. 9 UVSS Health Care Town hall November 16, 2017November 15, 2017 Anu Lotay I [know how to communicate with students] and Cumberland and the UVSS do too: class talks. Just take five minutes, especially at the beginning of large 100–200 level classes. You...
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...
