Censorship hinders social change November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Truly Hunter It’s no surprise that Canada doesn’t make a habit of banning or burning books. Although it feels foreign to think about the suppression of free expression, it happens here too.
Racist remarks lead to cover up of chalkboard in library foyer November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Mike Graeme Due to the recurring appearance of racist remarks, the communication chalkboard in the foyer of the McPherson Library at UVic was covered up on Oct. 16. “It didn’t go unnoticed....
Advocacy groups respond to proposed policy changes March 26, 2018April 2, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Most reps concerned with lack of consultation process, group responsibility for legal fees Many of the UVSS advocacy group representatives are troubled about a proposed policy that dictates how advocacy groups...
Two students almost arrested at latest YPY protest February 22, 2018March 8, 2018 Cormac O’Brien CSEC, Saanich PD called once students started taking down flags Youth Protecting Youth's latest demonstration was even more visually striking and ended even more dramatically than the first, with two students...
Bloc-Québécois steal show at Clash of Clubs debate February 10, 2018February 10, 2018 Josh Kozelj Students assemble for more charged political discussion Despite not having a single Bloc-Québécois representative in B.C.'s Provincial legislature, the French sovereignty party made their presence felt at the latest Clash of...
A student newspaper’s job is not to print hate February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 Cormac O’Brien Baron's decisions lack truth, criticism, and objectivity On Jan. 25, the Baron, the student newspaper at the University of New Brunswick's St. John campus, caused a Canadian media uproar when it...
Fighting with flags November 30, 2017November 29, 2017 Sarah Suleman Why dismantling a demonstration isn’t the same as dismantling an argument The space that exists between the sides of the abortion debate is one that has never been easy to navigate....
Letter: Those on the left need to deal with dissenting voices March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 Letters Re: "In the debate over free speech, there are no clear winners," March 9 As well meaning as the editor’s sentiments are in your editorial “In the debate over free speech...
EDITORIAL: In the debate over free speech, there are no clear winners March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 Martlet Staff On Wednesday, March 1, the UVic Effective Altruism club hosted an event where they invited philosopher and bioethicist Peter Singer to do a Skype Q&A, following a screening of his...
Protesters crash effective altruism debate March 6, 2017March 7, 2017 Emily Fagan and Myles Sauer Members of the campus community were put at odds with one another after raucous protest interrupted an UVic Effective Altruism club event at Cinecenta on Wednesday, March 1. The event, which...
