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Safe spaces host freedom of expression, not the thought police

Shawn Garbutt is the Comment Editor at The Manitoban, the University of Manitoba’s student newspaper. WINNIPEG —The current war against political correctness saw the conservative side celebrate a major victory when…

A reflection on Rio 2016, and why all that glitters is not gold

From the provincial housing crisis to near-weekly terror attacks, 2016 has felt like an apocalyptic year. But for the next couple of weeks, the impending doom of our world will…

An open letter from the Third Space

Dear Martlet staff, Thank you for your recent article on our policy changes and the anti-transgender hate group that has targeted our centre. At the end of the article I…

Why political movements can’t forget their marginalized members

When Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, it didn’t take long for pundits, thinkpiece writers, and Sanders detractors (some of them one in the same) to ask why those…

EDITORIAL: Third Space harassment shows trans acceptance has a ways to go

Things have been hostile in the SUB as of late. This summer has been marked by a battle for the Third Space, as a small but vocal contingent of radical…

Housing market reform needs to put communities first

As a student at the University of Victoria, I understand that becoming a homeowner any time within the next five to 10 years is unrealistic. However, that doesn’t mean I’m…

EDITORIAL: It’s better to break walls than build them up

On June 23, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum, a landmark decision that sent shockwaves throughout the world, and has left an entire…

Royal B.C. Museum’s commitment to returning First Nations artifacts is a good thing

On June 21st, National Aboriginal Day, Premier Christy Clark and Jack Lohman, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal B.C. Museum (RBCM), among others, gathered in the First Peoples’ Hall at…

I refuse to be a target

This article was originally published in The Manitoban, the University of Manitoba’s student newspaper, on June 22, 2016. WINNIPEG — I had recently turned nineteen the first time I went to a…

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