Letters to the editor: March 31 March 31, 2016March 30, 2016 Letters The acquittal of Ghomeshi renewed hopelessness for survivors of sexual violence. The evidence of how the justice system is rigged to favor rapists has never been clearer. Either all women...
Letter to the editor: Neutral on gender-neutral washrooms March 3, 2016March 7, 2016 Letters Hello, The gender-neutral washrooms in the SUB interested me for a few seconds when I first entered the building. Then it became pretty clear that they were previously gender-binary and those...
Bad Date Confessions: The Sequel February 4, 2016February 4, 2016 Anonymous The worst date I’ve been on was with a guy I met at a Halloween party. He was the nerdy type, and he offered to take me to see the...
Re: “An open letter to UVic Pride” December 17, 2015December 16, 2015 UVic Pride Collective First and foremost, we want to thank the person who wrote to the Martlet. They took the time to address some major concerns that they have faced within our Collective....
An open letter to UVic Pride December 3, 2015December 2, 2015 Anonymous Dear University of Victoria Pride Collective, Yours was the first Pride Collective I felt drawn to be a part of. Your members, location, funding, and overall presence is much more impressive...
An open letter on Bill 41 November 5, 2015November 6, 2015 Board of Directors To Minister Wilkinson, The University of Victoria Students’ Society strongly opposes sections of the proposed amendments to the University Act and the College and Institute Act contained in Bill 41. While...
Letter to the editor: From one generation to another October 8, 2015May 24, 2016 Letters This is a rally cry from my generation to yours to vote in this critical upcoming federal election. Under the current prime minister, our country is heading backwards when we...
An open letter to the UVSS Board of Directors August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 Myles Sauer Dear Board of Directors, On Aug. 24, I attended what was presumed to be a regularly scheduled board meeting, which are held, according to the UVSS website, "twice a month on...
Letter to the editor: More to Atticus Finch than simple bigotry August 6, 2015May 24, 2016 Letters Since the release of Harper Lee’s “sequel” Go Set A Watchman, many are disillusioned to learn that Atticus Finch, the hero of To Kill A Mockingbird, turned out to be...
Letter to the editor: Rainbow crosswalk vandalized July 3, 2015May 24, 2016 Letters Editor's note: This letter was previously published on July 2 on the author's Facebook page as a public note. It has been edited from its original source for publication here. Earlier...
