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
Why I’m hatin’ Vape Nation April 29, 2019April 20, 2019 Hunter Oliwa Too many people think vapes are exempt from the rules due to their overall low profile, and I’ve frankly had enough. Respect my right to clean air within campus,
The trials and tribulations of returning to my small hometown for the summer April 8, 2019April 7, 2019 Evie Ockelford Despite its flaws, Nanaimo isn’t all bad. We have nice beaches once you clear the empty cans of Lucky Lager. We have some semblance of a nightlife if you can
LETTER | Canada was colonized based on racism and classism April 8, 2019April 10, 2019 Letters To suggest that the proposed international student tuition fee hikes will further, or create, class divisions is a backward logic, and is just as much a fallacy as the dominant
EDITORIAL | The role of the Martlet in fostering social change April 4, 2019April 23, 2019 Martlet Staff So what is our role as the Martlet? In our efforts to remain objective, we have sometimes shied away from expressing support for students in a way that counters
LETTER | To the UVic Board of Governors on international tuition hikes March 21, 2019March 22, 2019 Letters I am writing in advance of your March 26 meeting, [having] learned that UVic is proposing to increase the tuition fees of international students. At a time when xenophobia, racism,
Union or bust: BuzzFeed Canada joins U.S. in unionizing March 12, 2019March 18, 2019 Devon Bidal If you follow any BuzzFeed employees on Twitter, your feed was likely flooded with Tweets about people being laid off around the end of January. The company let go of...
Decriminalizing sex work is a better solution March 10, 2019March 18, 2019 Janine Rzeplinski A response to “It’s time to legalize prostitution in Canada” It’s not time to legalize prostitution in Canada. It’s time to listen to what sex-workers’ rights groups are saying. And these...
It’s time to go cold turkey on meat consumption March 9, 2019March 23, 2019 Adam Marsh Remember how you used to think your grandparents were crazy for still smoking a pack a day of Export As when you were young? It took many years after doctors...
It’s time to legalize prostitution in Canada February 19, 2019March 17, 2019 Natasha Simpson Thanks in part to Rudyard Kipling, who spoke of it in one of his Indian Tales, we all know that prostitution is the world's oldest profession. However, despite sex work's lengthy...
