Opinions

Say what?

If you’ve gone on social media in the past three years — and, let’s face it, you have — you’ve probably been exposed to “Algospeak,” the online code language that…

New year, new Martlet

Thanks to your vote earlier this year, we’ve been able to create so many more paid positions for UVic students to gain valuable experience in journalism.

NEWS UNSETTLED | ‘Beacon Hill Park’ makes me uncomfortable

Placenames and the history of areas are important to know and respect on Indigenous land. You never know what you may pick up without the proper knowledge or respect for…

Alberta continues its far-right slide with new three-in-one IDs

Alberta's new three-in-one IDs add a dangerous citizenship marker, increasing the potential for discrimination in the province.

Substack is a welcome port in the storm of brainrot

With literacy rates declining and attention spans plummeting, Substack is exactly what we need to help ourselves out of this pit.

NEWS UNSETTLED | Why are you here? 

Indigenous students with status no longer lose it by attending school, but as a whole, we are giving up time in our communities, opportunities to reconnect with relatives, and our…

NEWS UNSETTLED | Unlearning to Relearn

I’ve also witnessed reflections in Indigenous and non-Indigenous spaces on where our goals for the future come from. As students, a good chunk of us aspire to acquire a job…

Does a thirteen-year-old really need an AI chatbot account in school?

Copilot 13+ includes safeguards that protect student data, filter out harmful content, and it does not use the chats to train AI models. The VSB said that families with concerns…

Generative AI needs to be regulated, like now

When ChatGPT was rolled out, Canada had no laws in place to govern the development of gen AI. Today, we still have no meaningful legal or policy framework to address…