STREETERS: If you could give first-year students one piece of advice going into exam season, what would it be? November 30, 2017November 29, 2017 Sarah Mayer "[First-years should] find the right sources and make sure that they find a lot of friends ... then they have friends to compare their homework with and to also study...
Fighting with flags November 30, 2017November 29, 2017 Sarah Suleman Why dismantling a demonstration isn’t the same as dismantling an argument The space that exists between the sides of the abortion debate is one that has never been easy to navigate....
Apathy and Elections November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 Tony Carter What the UVSS Health Care Controversy tells us about students In the spring of 2017, the UVSS Board of Directors voted to change the student health and dental plan to BC....
Health care town hall sums up every UVSS problem November 16, 2017November 28, 2017 Martlet Staff Low turnout. A stand-offish attitude. An unwillingness to apologize. The Nov. 9 town hall on UVSS health care encapsulated every single problem this UVSS board has faced this year. They mumbled...
Anti-Semitic posters on UVic campus abhorrent November 16, 2017November 15, 2017 Josh Kozelj Canada welcomes all The federal Liberal government is set to welcome one million new immigrants to Canada by 2020, through a three-year plan that will slowly increase the number of immigrants...
Letters: Nov. 9 UVSS Health Care Town hall November 16, 2017November 15, 2017 Anu Lotay I [know how to communicate with students] and Cumberland and the UVSS do too: class talks. Just take five minutes, especially at the beginning of large 100–200 level classes. You...
It’s a Lang shot November 16, 2017October 19, 2018 Emily Fagan Why Amazon in Langford makes no sense Amazon announced their intention to construct a second North American headquarters — dubbed HQ2 — in September, inciting an international frenzy of cities desperate to prove their exceptionalism....
Wilful blindness to Peterson’s antics verges on impunity November 16, 2017November 15, 2017 The Varsity Editorial Board Harassment, threats from University of Toronto professor — all while the university stands idle Twitter brings out the worst in us. This is especially true of Jordan Peterson, who took to the social...
What to do about the dark November 2, 2017November 15, 2017 Angel Manguerra Working together to expose sexualized violence For most of my life, I remember my mama warning me about walking alone at night. I know that she didn’t fear for her daughter because...
Speak loud to protect our minority neighbours November 2, 2017November 15, 2017 Martlet Staff Earlier this month, the provincial government in Quebec passed bill C-62—a rule that will require individuals to remove all face coverings when in government and municipal offices, and when accessing...
