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EDITORIAL | Why lack of student engagement is in UVic’s best interest
As students shuffle about, UVic laughs All across campus last week, students walked past the larger-than-life images of aspiring student politicians on posters half-falling off buildings and — let’s face it — shrugged their shoulders at the UVSS elections....
EDITORIAL | CRD Climate Emergency only first step
Now what? In case you didn’t get the memo (on p. 3), the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board of Directors voted on Feb. 13 to declare a “Climate Emergency,” joining the 297 other local government bodies around the world that have already taken this...
EDITORIAL: Referendum on VIPIRG could set a catastrophic precedent
This March, students on campus will be asked a question in a referendum to decide the future of the non-profit organization Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG). In an emergency five-hour meeting on Jan. 14, a two-thirds majority of the UVSS board...
EDITORIAL: 2018 — Ways the world didn’t let us down
In a world of thorns, the Martlet decided to stray from the usual by focusing on the roses of 2018 2018 has been a tumultuous year. The United States federal government implemented a family separation policy that saw children as young as five detained in cages, the...Our Digital Print Issue
