The burden of proof is far too heavy September 11, 2014September 10, 2014 Martlet Staff For over a week now, a student at New York’s Columbia University has been carrying a heavy burden in full view of the public. As part of her visual arts...
Fashion should be taught in university September 11, 2014April 29, 2015 Michel Ghanem Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue, once said that fashion can make people very nervous. It’s an industry that people don’t grasp easily, and as a result, it’s mocked and
Why bureaucracy and education don’t mix September 4, 2014April 28, 2015 Klara Woldenga When I came to university, I believed I would be entering a place of forward-thinking ideas and collaboration. But I realized that university was not the open intellectual haven I
Allow us to re-introduce ourselves September 4, 2014November 24, 2014 Martlet Staff We struggle with our beat-up voice recorders and shattered iPhones, politely shoving aside establishment media to ask critical questions like, “Rabbits or deer?”
Family and friends quell first year fears September 4, 2014September 12, 2014 Baylee Woodley Growing up, I would make my parents take me to universities wherever we went: UBC, the University of Edinburgh, Oxford, SFU, and, of course, UVic. Being on a huge campus...
The unappetizing future of native advertising September 4, 2014September 3, 2014 Sabrina Nemis As part of promotion for Orange is the New Black, Netflix paid for a story on the New York Times website about women in the prison system.
Returning to school routines August 14, 2014August 13, 2014 Gabe Lunn With September approaching, it’s difficult to know whether I’ve really changed as a student since April. I’ve often had to give vague and mixed answers to those who ask how...
Ask the question August 14, 2014August 15, 2014 Martlet Staff On July 24, Angus Reid Global released the findings of a poll commissioned by lobby group Amalgamation Yes that shows widespread support for greater co-operation between municipalities, driven by issues
Stopping media stereotypes in Aboriginal health and education July 24, 2014July 24, 2014 Samantha Tsuruda According to Duncan McCue, an Anishinaabe journalist who has been a CBC reporter for over 15 years, “an elder once told me the only way an Indian would make it
