Letters to the editor — March 23 March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 Letters Racism alive and well in Canada I noticed that early Thursday afternoon, near the UVSS, there was somehow an event about “How do you challenge white supremacy?” But I assume you...
Letter: International students should not bear undue financial burdens March 22, 2017 Letters Editor, The Graduate Students’ Society (GSS) is strongly opposed to the proposed decoupling of international and domestic tuition slated for a vote at the March 28 meeting of UVic’s Board of...
Letter: Those on the left need to deal with dissenting voices March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 Letters Re: "In the debate over free speech, there are no clear winners," March 9 As well meaning as the editor’s sentiments are in your editorial “In the debate over free speech...
Letters—Feb. 9 February 9, 2017February 8, 2017 Letters Re: "Let the students edit," Jan. 26 Dear Editor, The editorial is quite surprising to read, since I was always under the assumption that peer edited work was always supported by educational...
Open letter: Power and privilege don’t lead to collaborative, inclusive communities January 26, 2017January 31, 2017 Letters This year, UVic’s Diversity Research Forum includes a panel taking place on Friday, Jan. 27, made up exclusively of UVic executives. Titled “Shared Lessons: On the Journey to a Collaborative, Inclusive...
Letters to the editor: Nov. 3 November 3, 2016September 14, 2017 Letters University Bible Fellowship accusations unfounded Editor’s note: On June 9, the Martlet published a story titled “Student club connected to an organization accused of cult-like activities.” This report outlines the connections...
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....