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Week of November 1

Intellectual musings on the walls

“What is your favourite part of UVic?” I have been asked this question countless times. While one answer has always popped into my head straight away, I have always been…

Can the disadvantaged all just get along?

In July 1995, the Martlet reported that a UVic student had filed a harassment complaint against the university over an exercise that the socially conservative Alberta Report magazine called a…

Growing Pains: Feeling put off by putting on costumes

I hate Halloween. There are plenty of holidays I’m a big fan of. Thanksgiving, Canada Day — hell, being Jewish just opens up the floodgates of extra holidays. These are…

Editorial: Journalistic integrity for sale — not cheap

In the immortal words of Spiderman’s Uncle Ben (possibly paraphrasing Voltaire): With great power comes great responsibility — a humbling concept for any journalist.

What do you think of online course material being used in classes?

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Written by Sol Kauffman and curated by Liz McArthur

Editorial: Harper trades away Canadian rights

Man, isn’t democracy great? It’s so nice to be able to elect a prime minister who can take care of all that confusing policy and just manage the country for…

A disenchanted view isn’t the only view

KAMLOOPS (CUP) — Too frequently, I see editorial columns that are simply dripping with negative observations about the world.

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