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
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
UVSS elections are dramatic and nepotistic, and cooperatives won’t change that March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Kate Korte Rather than having slates, which loosely resemble political parties, or having everyone run as independent candidates, the UVSS created their own new confusing hybrid model in an effort to reduce
NEWS UNSETTLED | The Duplicity of the Media, and Where to Turn March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Boston Lafferty "The spread of false information on Wet’suwet’en and solidarity actions has resulted in Indigenous people being put in the line of hatred and danger. It has stoked the fire of
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.
Wuhan: (who will be) the next scapegoat? February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Lynn Ng Yu Ling As the death toll and number of infections of coronavirus rise, instead of cooperative solidarity, those who receive rising racist sentiments experience further isolation.
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
LETTER | Re: “Shock and disappointment” towards UVic and Vikes Athletics February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Letters First and foremost, the Vikes and the university in no way condone abusive behaviour by coaches.
A case against participation marks February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 Finn Tobin Are participation marks really necessary for evaluating performance in university classes? One of our writers takes a closer look.
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
