Diljot Badesha
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Looking Back at UTM in 2020
2020 has finally come to an end. The past year introduced many challenges and sorrow, from the tragedy of Flight 752 to the Covid-19...
The impact of COVID-19 on UTM clubs and societies
Since University of Toronto (U of T) president Meric Gertler first announced the closing of all in-person classes across all three campuses on Friday,...
The effects of COVID-19 on waste management
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to effect people around the world, environmentalists are worried about the waste that could potentially build up from the...
The current state of UTM’s waste system
When walking around campus, waste bins can be seen almost
everywhere. However, where does the waste you throw out actually go?
According to Rylan Urban, a...
UTM holds its first sustainability week
From
Monday, March 9 to Thursday, March 12, several events were held across campus
for the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)’s first Sustainability Week. Organized
by Master...
UTMSU election features one slate, minimal opposition
The
University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union (UTMSU)’s spring 2020
election campaign period officially began last Monday and will continue until
March 13.
The five
positions available within the...
Campus Affairs talk 2020 student fee increases
On February 10,
the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Campus Affairs committee passed a
resolution to increase various student fees for the 2020-2021 academic year.
The meeting...
Sustainability clubs host a clothing swap event
Last week, SAGE, the student association for geography and environment,
and Zero Waste UTM, a club that brings awareness of waste management issues
within the environment,...
Fire alarm set off in Davis
On January 27, an
unexpected fire alarm set off in the Davis Building (DV) resulted in several
students, staff, and faculty being sent out of the...
UTM receives fair trade award
Last month, the
University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) became the first fair trade campus in
Canada to earn the Silver Fair Trade Campus designation from Fairtrade...
St. George’s campus police allegedly avoiding parking fines
At the St. George
campus, some campus police officers are allegedly using folded, plain white
paper to get away with not paying for parking on certain...
UTM community mourns the passengers of flight PS752
University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
students, staff, and faculty came together last Thursday to mourn the lives
lost on flight PS752.
Operated by Ukrainian International Airlines,
flight...
The PS752 plane crash affects U of T community
At least six
University of Toronto (U of T) students were on the Boeing 737 plane that
crashed in Iran last week. The Ukraine bound flight...
RoboBin: An AI waste management system
Five U of T
masters students have invented a new way for people to sort their waste.
RoboBin, a waste management system, helps
people determine how...
GO passengers can soon pay their fare by tap
Metrolinx, the transit agency that owns PRESTO and manages several other transit systems in the province, recently announced that GO transit buses will undergo...
New provincial funding metrics to be introduced for Ontario universities
Provincial
funding to universities and colleges will change for the upcoming academic
year, and UTM is gearing up to face these changes.
This past July, at...
Looking Back at UTM in 2020
2020 has finally come to an end. The past year introduced many challenges and sorrow, from the tragedy of Flight 752 to the Covid-19...
The impact of COVID-19 on UTM clubs and societies
Since University of Toronto (U of T) president Meric Gertler first announced the closing of all in-person classes across all three campuses on Friday,...
The effects of COVID-19 on waste management
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to effect people around the world, environmentalists are worried about the waste that could potentially build up from the...
The current state of UTM’s waste system
When walking around campus, waste bins can be seen almost
everywhere. However, where does the waste you throw out actually go?
According to Rylan Urban, a...
UTM holds its first sustainability week
From
Monday, March 9 to Thursday, March 12, several events were held across campus
for the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)’s first Sustainability Week. Organized
by Master...
Campus Affairs talk 2020 student fee increases
On February 10,
the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Campus Affairs committee passed a
resolution to increase various student fees for the 2020-2021 academic year.
The meeting...
Sustainability clubs host a clothing swap event
Last week, SAGE, the student association for geography and environment,
and Zero Waste UTM, a club that brings awareness of waste management issues
within the environment,...
Fire alarm set off in Davis
On January 27, an
unexpected fire alarm set off in the Davis Building (DV) resulted in several
students, staff, and faculty being sent out of the...
UTM receives fair trade award
Last month, the
University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) became the first fair trade campus in
Canada to earn the Silver Fair Trade Campus designation from Fairtrade...
St. George’s campus police allegedly avoiding parking fines
At the St. George
campus, some campus police officers are allegedly using folded, plain white
paper to get away with not paying for parking on certain...
UTM community mourns the passengers of flight PS752
University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
students, staff, and faculty came together last Thursday to mourn the lives
lost on flight PS752.
Operated by Ukrainian International Airlines,
flight...
The PS752 plane crash affects U of T community
At least six
University of Toronto (U of T) students were on the Boeing 737 plane that
crashed in Iran last week. The Ukraine bound flight...
RoboBin: An AI waste management system
Five U of T
masters students have invented a new way for people to sort their waste.
RoboBin, a waste management system, helps
people determine how...
GO passengers can soon pay their fare by tap
Metrolinx, the transit agency that owns PRESTO and manages several other transit systems in the province, recently announced that GO transit buses will undergo...
New provincial funding metrics to be introduced for Ontario universities
Provincial
funding to universities and colleges will change for the upcoming academic
year, and UTM is gearing up to face these changes.
This past July, at...
UTMSU election features one slate, minimal opposition
The
University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union (UTMSU)’s spring 2020
election campaign period officially began last Monday and will continue until
March 13.
The five
positions available within the...