EDITORIAL | Our wishlist for the next UVic President November 27, 2019December 11, 2019 Martlet Staff Even though we weren't asked to, the Martlet wrote an open letter to the search committee for the next UVic President. Here's our wishlist for who that person should be.
For British Columbians feeling threatened by UNDRIP — don’t worry, there’s an escape clause! November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Natasha Simpson Although B.C. has voted UNDRIP into law, Indigenous nations will still not have veto power over projects involving their lands People assembled across Canada to protest the RCMP's raid on Wet'suwet'en...
Accessibility means being able to park on campus November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Truly Hunter Students with physical disabilities or mental health barriers often rely on cars to get to campus, but by 10 a.m., general parking lots are full. It should be a priority,
A journey into university-Indigenous relations November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Peter Elson "Indigenous worldviews and ways of knowing, doing, and being are significant and important contextual and methodological challenges to this Eurocentric worldview that have an influence far beyond the classroom."
Consequences of a broken promise: Proportional representation and the 2019 federal election November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Mary Heeg and Alec Lazenby Despite Liberal promises that 2015 would be the last federal election using first-past-the-post, the voting system remained the same in 2019. Had this promise been kept, the election would
Time zones: A relic of timekeepers-past November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Branden Sugden In a globalized world, where international coordination is essential, why continue using our antiquated, localized way of telling time? It’s time to abandon time zones and switch to a global
LETTER | Re: Assistant adjunct UVic professor allegedly let go for “politically incorrect” views on polar bears November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Letters "Dr. Susan Crockford was not “allegedly let go.” Rather, her unpaid adjunct appointment expired and she was not renewed. The criteria for renewal are publicly posted and consistently
NEWS UNSETTLED | The word “genocide” is not up for debate November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Skye Lacroix "I find myself extremely frustrated that the use of the word “genocide” to describe the violence and oppression that Indigenous Peoples in so-called North America have experienced and continue to
Social media is harming our democracies and ads are just the tip of the iceberg November 14, 2019November 27, 2019 Kate Korte Politicians using money to gain influence is nothing new. But with Facebook under fire for refusing to fact-check political ads and Twitter deciding to ban them, any voter has to
EDITORIAL | For students struggling with work, debt, and mental health, reading break isn’t enough November 14, 2019November 27, 2019 Martlet Staff As we come back from reading break, let's be real: for how many students was it actually a real, stress-free "break,"and for how many was it a much-needed few days
