Opinions

Sensitivity has an image problem

On January 27, Brian Farnan, vice-president internal of the Students’ Society of McGill University, was asked to publically apologize for sending a mass email featuring a GIF of U.S. President…

Online courses undermine quality education

In the case of the millennial and post-millennial generations, the integration of technology and the Internet with daily activities increases continuously, and education is no exception. Moving university courses to…

UVic needs diversity on faculty

The UVic students quoted in the article study at the undergraduate level and have not disclosed their full names. The Students of Colour Collective (SOCC) is a student-run advocacy group…

Don’t rock the vote

The average voter turnout in Mali’s general election is 21.3 per cent, the lowest of any country. National officials blame low turnout on a lack of faith in democracy and…

We asked you, what should we ask?

Instead of starting with a question of our own, we asked students what we should ask the next person, and where we should ask their questions. We got amazing questions…

Capitalism killed Internet collectivism

Throughout its history, much has been made of the Internet’s promise of emancipation. Celebrants the world over claimed, and continue to claim, that the Internet and the web will empower…

Policing youth radicalization

“Officer, please, can you come and pick up my 14-year-old son? He’s exhibiting symptoms of ‘radicalization.’ The front page of the March 4th National Post instructed me to turn over…

Cyclist enforcement drama

I’m writing about a situation I witnessed on March 12 in the UVic bus exchange, between two police officers and a student on her bike. It was around noon and quite busy…

Humour: it’s no laughing matter

What does it mean to be funny? It’s different for different people. Some people love fart jokes, while others prefer intricate social satire. Different theories on humour suggest that unexpectedness…