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Letter to the Editor: Beyond Symbolic Gestures
The Martlet accepts Letters to the Editor! Letters must be 200 words or less and cannot contain any images, videos, or links. They must be written by an individual (not…
Introducing our climate issue: why we’re committed to good climate coverage
To act as an agent of constructive social change. That is one of the commitments in our mission statement that the Martlet has made to the university and local communities…Indigenous resistance is vital to climate action
In the last few years, climate change movements have grown increasingly popular, and many people are being exposed to these ideas through social media. Figures like Greta Thunberg and David…Letter to the Editor: Open Letter to the UVSS
The Martlet accepts Letters to the Editor! Letters must be 200 words or less and cannot contain any images, videos, or links. They must be written by an individual (not…
Facebook outage shows need for infrastructure regulation
On Monday, Oct. 4, billions of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp users from every corner of the world reached for their phones — only to find that they could not access…
Last-minute switches to online courses hurt students
This fall semester, UVic marked the return to in-person classes after a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19. In their early announcements about the return to campus, UVic indicated that 100…
Honouring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is just a start; true reconciliation must follow
Earlier this year, the federal government declared September 30th the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a federal statutory holiday, as a response to the 80th Call to Action in…
Problematic pandemic protocols: UVic’s irrational COVID-19 testing logic
After dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year and a half, I’m sure we all know people who have had to test for the virus, and have probably…Our Digital Print Issue
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