Tweet first, think later: Twitter can’t keep up with Trump and online disinformation November 23, 2020November 24, 2020 Kate Korte and Helen Gemmrich As highlighted in Trump’s recent post-election tweets, social media is often riddled with disinformation. Having platforms flag inaccurate content is not enough to solve this challenge — it requires user
It’s time to renew our COVID-19 vows November 19, 2020December 4, 2020 Martlet Staff Well ‘rona, we all figured we would be writing this eventually, we just didn’t know when. Everyone seems to have forgotten about you or put you in the backs of
Why “something else” needs to be taken more seriously November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Boston Laferté Though the category “something else” on CNN might be portrayed as a simple and innocent mistake, one that can be changed at will after outrage,
The labour of social activism: what are we working for? November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Lynn Ng Yu Ling As we work for social justice, we must remember where our social movements came from and consider what they can realistically achieve. From Singapore to Canada, considering the colonial origins
Confrontations at 1492 Land Back Lane bring some glaring colonial hypocrisy into light November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Boston Laferté Despite all these rights embedded within Canadian law regarding land and treaties the OPP and Foxgate, the company building the housing developments, keep referring to the defenders as “lawless”.
Give students a break November 5, 2020November 23, 2020 Martlet Staff But although reading break is a welcome breather, the reality is that students and professors need more than just three days — we need less work.
Dear Mr. President: A Martlet welcome to Kevin Hall November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Martlet Staff The students, faculty, and staff here are passionate and unafraid of raising issues that are important to them. In the past two years, students and faculty have asked the university
Abolish holidays October 22, 2020November 9, 2020 Michael John Lo Critiquing the corruption of ‘traditional’ holy, holidays into the consumerist, godless husks of today is a favourite pastime of conservative pundits and people who hate fun. But is there a
Without science journalists, coverage of studies is lacking October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Helen Gemmrich Good science reporting shouldn’t be a rare commodity Photo via Pixabay. Two simple, innocuous sentences — and I flung my Canadian Press (CP) Stylebook across the room before diving into an internet...
The healthcare system’s treatment of Indigenous people needs to change October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Boston Laferté Something that has been clear about healthcare in Canada for a long time is that it is, among many other services and institutions, an extremely unsafe place for Indigenous peoples.
