About the Martlet

The Martlet is an independent weekly student newspaper at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is a non-profit society governed by a board of directors and operates according to a statement of purpose.

Statement of purpose

The purposes of the Martlet Publishing Society are:

• To inform students about issues and events affecting the university community, analyze issues and events affecting the university community, and provide materials for the community’s education and entertainment;
• To cover issues and events fairly and accurately from a perspective outside that of the mainstream media, namely an alternative perspective;
• To act as an agent of constructive social change, working to entrench civil, land, and human rights for all people and eliminate oppressive social barriers, including those based on political beliefs, sex, religion, race, colour, ethnic group, sexual preference, citizenship and socioeconomic class, and support other groups and individuals who apply these principles in their entirety;
• To generate advertising revenue to offset the operating costs of the Society and prevent reliance upon membership fees as a source of income;
• To provide an environment where members and staff can learn writing, editing, photography, layout and paste-up skills and become familiar with the role and objectives of the alternative student press.