The Martlet is a weekly student newspaper at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. There are over a dozen employees on the payroll, but significant work is done by student volunteers (writing, taking photos, copy editing). The Martlet is funded partially by the UVic Students' Society, and partially by advertisements. As of 2005, each student pays $3.75 a semester to the Martlet. It is distributed freely around the UVic campus and various locations around Victoria each Thursday during the school year, and on a monthly basis in the summer. The Martlet is a member of the Canadian University Press. A student newspaper is a newspaper run by university or high or middle school students that covers local and in particular school or university news. ... The University of Victoria (usually known as UVic) is located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (northeast of Victoria, and split between the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich) . It is a medium-sized university, with approximately 19,000 students, as of 2006. ... The arms of Victoria. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked... University of Victoria Students Society local 44 of the Canadian Federation of Students is the student union for students at the University of Victoria. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... Canadian University Press is a non-profit co-operative and newswire service owned by about 70 student newspapers at post-secondary schools in Canada. ...

History

The Martlet was founded when UVic was Victoria College, and the original name was the Microscope. The paper takes its name from a heraldic bird with no feet. Three martlet birds appear on the crest of McGill University, and the University of Victoria grew out of the McGill University College of British Columbia. A martlet is a type of heraldic bird similar to the swallow, but having no feet. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

In 1971, the Martlet was partly responsible for bringing about the resignation of the university's president, Bruce J. Partridge, when it reported that he had obtained his law degree from a correspondence school under investigation as a "degree mill." In 2001, the Martlet Publishing Society issued an apology to Partridge for publishing an article that made reference to these events in an anniversary book. A 2003 Martlet article by Patrick White stated that, though Partridge acquired his degree by correspondence, rumours about Partridge's qualifications spread throughout the university and he resigned in November 1971. An article with a statement from Partridge can be found in an archived 1971 issue of the University of British Columbia's paper the Ubyssey. The Cover of the March 17, 2006 issue of the Ubysseys Page Friday issue focusing on racism The Ubyssey is the University of British Columbias student run paper. ...

Until 2004 the Martlet had an "advertising boycott list", which has been dropped to allow for an assessment of each individual advertisement. the "Marlet has received criticism for running advertisements that some readers have interpreted as sexist, notably in fall 2004 when they ran ads for "Canada's Search for the Coors Light Maxim Girl." The sign of the headquarters of the National Association Opposed To Woman Suffrage Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all differentiations based on sex. ...

Well-known Martlet writers and editors have included Pierre Berton (the Microscope); Judge Robert Higinbotham of the Provincial Court of British Columbia; novelist W.P. Kinsella; journalist Ben Webb (1957-2002), Editor of Sanity, the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament monthly; Thomas Homer-Dixon, environmental advisor to the Clinton White House; journalist and labour leader David J. Climenhaga, author of "A Poke in the Public Eye"; and biopsychologist Dr. Eleanor Boyle, author of "Effective College and University Teaching: A Practical Guide". Pierre Francis Berton, CC , O.Ont , BA , D.Litt (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist. ... William Patrick Kinsella (born May 25, 1935, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a noted novelist who mainly wrote about Canadas First Nations and baseball. ... Benedict Webb (July 11, 1957 – November 20, 2002) was a Canadian journalist best known as editor of Sanity, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament monthly. ...

See also

• Victoria Times-Colonist - Victoria's city newspaper
• The Ring - UVic's community newspaper, published by UVic Communications
• Nexus - A student newspaper from neighbouring Camosun College

The Times Colonist is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia. ... Camosun College is located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ...

References and Works Cited

• Article on Newspaper
• Apology to Bruce Partridge
• Martlet article on UVic scandals
• Ubyssey article from 1971(includes article on page 3 about Bruce Partridge)
• Op-ed on Coors Maxim sexism debate and some letters on the issue

External links

• The Martlet homepage
• University of Victoria Students' Society
• UVic's CFUV Radio
• UVic's Cinecenta Movie Theatre