Opinions

Party like it’s my 36th birthday

As I’m nearing my 22nd birthday, I’ve been called upon to decide how I’d like to spend it. Easy: delicious food, a lot of drinks, and the company of my…

The changing face of Canadian basketball

It’s early November, and I’m watching Lakers highlights featuring hometown hero Steve Nash and his SportsCentre Top 10-worthy side-parted hair. But something’s not quite right: Nash languishes on the sidelines,…

The lens: Canadian University Press

Opinion cartoon

Get off of my cloud

Friday March 21 was a good day, until I got to campus. I was walking to class and happened to pass the Student Union Building, outside of which there was…

Russia and Crimea

Editorial cartoon

Dear readers,

Couples are cuddling in the quad, cynical cyclists are plotting to run them over, and the Martlet crew has just prepared our last print issue of the volume. Even with…

Sensitivity has an image problem

On January 27, Brian Farnan, vice-president internal of the Students’ Society of McGill University, was asked to publically apologize for sending a mass email featuring a GIF of U.S. President…

Online courses undermine quality education

In the case of the millennial and post-millennial generations, the integration of technology and the Internet with daily activities increases continuously, and education is no exception. Moving university courses to…

UVic needs diversity on faculty

The UVic students quoted in the article study at the undergraduate level and have not disclosed their full names. The Students of Colour Collective (SOCC) is a student-run advocacy group…