by Martlet Staff | Sep 12, 2017 | Editorials, Opinions
EDITORIAL: Why John has to go The question: should we rename public monuments/institutions named after problematic people? Our answer: obviously. For anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock (or deliberately hiding from the daily disaster that is the news), the...
by Martlet Staff | Aug 10, 2017 | Editorials, Opinions
Ah, back-to-school season. You’re nearly upon us, and that means, once again, that fresh faces and grizzled graduates will be subjected to the steaming trash heap that is UVic technology. For those of our readers who are new to UVic, who have somehow never needed to...
by Martlet Staff | Jul 6, 2017 | Editorials, Opinions
On Saturday, June 24, a Martlet staff member drove to UVic to attend the Autism’s Own Conference being held in the SUB. Not knowing how long the conference would last, they paid for a full day of parking. As they were leaving the parking lot a few hours later, another...
by Martlet Staff | Jun 9, 2017 | Editorials, Opinions
When we reported on UVic’s most recent diversity award win — when the university was named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for the sixth year in a row — we were once again confronted by the question of whether or not this recognition was deserved. Is UVic...
by Martlet Staff | May 11, 2017 | Editorials, Opinions
As we sat down and wrote this editorial on May 9 (you say last minute, we say as up-to-date as possible), B.C. headed to the polls. Or at least some of B.C. did. Voter turnout was low: estimated at approximately 55 per cent at press time. There will no doubt be plenty...