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LETTER | Re: Assistant adjunct UVic professor allegedly let go for “politically incorrect” views on polar bears
"Dr. Susan Crockford was not “allegedly let go.” Rather, her unpaid adjunct appointment expired and she was not renewed. The criteria for renewal are publicly posted and consistently and fairly…
NEWS UNSETTLED | The word “genocide” is not up for debate
"I find myself extremely frustrated that the use of the word “genocide” to describe the violence and oppression that Indigenous Peoples in so-called North America have experienced and continue to…
Social media is harming our democracies and ads are just the tip of the iceberg
Politicians using money to gain influence is nothing new. But with Facebook under fire for refusing to fact-check political ads and Twitter deciding to ban them, any voter has to…
EDITORIAL | For students struggling with work, debt, and mental health, reading break isn’t enough
As we come back from reading break, let's be real: for how many students was it actually a real, stress-free "break,"and for how many was it a much-needed few days…
Surviving Ecuador: National riot breaks out while studying abroad
Five UVic students arrived in Ecuador for a study abroad program. One month later, intense protests broke out across the country against the government’s cessation of fuel subsidies.
Censorship hinders social change
It’s no surprise that Canada doesn’t make a habit of banning or burning books. Although it feels foreign to think about the suppression of free expression, it happens here too.
What can Hong Kong help us remember?
The struggle of protesters to express a deeper sense of historical awareness around Hong Kong’s sovereignty, or any other kind of struggle for the right to control the nation-state for…
Put down the Christmas list — it’s poppy season first
There actually is a holiday between Halloween and Christmas — and it isn’t Black Friday. It’s Remembrance Day.Our Digital Print Issue
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