Tuition hikes hurt our university April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 Ezra Aronov “When public colleges and universities operate under a knowledge/education regime informed by academic capitalism, they begin to see students as revenue sources and products. Instruction is redefined as workforce preparation...
Canada’s gun control problem April 13, 2018April 4, 2018 Brianna Bock As I’m writing this, there are marches in the United States for better gun control in the wake of another school shooting. There were even some in Canada in order...
It’s time to really protest, UVic April 12, 2018April 10, 2018 Martlet Staff Students must get radical to stop ever-rising tuition fees With it being the Martlet’s 70th anniversary, we’ve been doing a lot of digging through archives. What’s remarkable is how similar our...
Data disrupts democracy April 4, 2018April 6, 2018 Jack Seaberry The Cambridge Analytica files, which recently revealed the manner in which data analytics companies are able to influence elections, have caused stirs in many circles. Previous campaign strategies — which sought to...
You might totally be a Miranda, but Cynthia Nixon is not April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 Devon Bidal Here’s why Nixon, not her character, is running for governor of New York On March 19, 2018, Cynthia Nixon announced her candidacy for governor of New York, and all anyone seems...
Letter of apology from Envision UVic slate April 1, 2018April 12, 2018 Envision UVic Dear Martlet, We would like to sincerely apologize for the statement made regarding the Martlet’s financial transparency within the original platform published by we of the Envision slate. The original statement reads: “Another...
16 sounds sweet to us March 24, 2018April 2, 2018 Martlet Staff Why B.C. youth should choose if they want the vote or not When one Martlet contributor was in high school, her school ran a mock election in the fall of 2015...
Why student athletes shouldn’t be paid March 24, 2018April 2, 2018 Josh Kozelj Student athletes should not be paid. It’s that simple, and as a current student athlete myself, I couldn’t be more comfortable saying that. What makes us any different than any other...
Letter from the editors: Martlet fundraiser March 22, 2018April 2, 2018 Cormac O’Brien and Melissa Faye Reid On Friday, March 23, from 6–9 p.m., the Martlet will host a curated gala featuring content from the past 70 years to commemorate our 70th birthday. The evening will also...
Why are international students footing the university’s bill? March 21, 2018 Juliana Rupchan Provincial governments should step up to help students Does a valuable education have to come at the expense of students’ wallets? UVic’s budget strategy suggests that the answer is yes. At a...
