Sarah-May Edwardo-Oldfield
Contributions
Growing Through Expectations: Taking Back Ownership of Our Own Lives, Successes,...
The names in this piece have been changed to protect individual privacy.
“Do you want to prove them right?”
When I was in high school, struggling...
From behind the camera lens to the center of the basketball...
Recent UTM alumna, photographer, and artist Celine Polidario was sure she would study sociology coming out of high school. Her eventual goal was to...
Annela Tchouadep inspires others to be okay with being multi-faceted
Annela Tchouadep finished her undergrad at UTM with a biology specialist. Annela described the program as very intense. She heard second year was the...
Reflecting on the education of Black identity in Canada
Well before the “bird and the bees” talk, Black children, like my sister and I, were sat down and taught about race. When you’re...
How George Floyd’s Death Underlines the Importance of Equity and Human...
"Please! I can't breathe!" Those were some of George Floyd’s last words, as former-officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck.
The history of...
The Underdog hopes to inspire with passion and hard work
Unlike many athletes coming from athletic families, Mathushan Srikannathasan started his basketball journey late at the age of 10 and professional basketball at 13.
To...
Stranded studying abroad amid a growing pandemic
As a grade seven student, Eleen Gong knew she wanted to study abroad on a student exchange program. Gong was born and raised in...
By “preparing young girls to be great women,” Salee Johnson-Edwards is...
Salee Johnson-Edwards’ basketball career began, like many, when she was a child in her hometown of Brampton, Ontario. "I just picked up a ball...
Hassan Manjang: Tirelessly persistent
Fourth-year
international student and second-year Varsity Eagles guard Hassan Manjang lived
in ten different countries before finally moving to Canada when he was 13 years
old.
Manjang...
Volleyball player profile: Brianna Webb
Up until grade 10, UTM athletics and volleyball student leader Brianna
Webb’s life revolved around soccer. She played on soccer representative teams
all her life—it was...
Khan becomes first Eagle to 1000 points
In 2017, UTM entered its fourth sport in the Ontario Colleges Athletic
Association: men’s and women’s varsity basketball. The basketball program’s
debut brought with it a...
Lady Eagles soar over stubborn Vikings
On Saturday November 23, UTM’s Women’s
Varsity basketball team took on the visiting St. Lawrence Vikings in their
third home game of the season. In a...
Historic season for UTM Cross Country
In the fall of 2014, UTM’s athletic
program made its first entry into the Ontario College Athletic Association
(OCAA) varsity program with cross country. It’s taken...
Eagles top St. Lawrence
On Saturday November 23, following a
definitive win by the women’s team, UTM’s Varsity Men’s basketball team looked
to follow the ladies’ win with one of...
Loss and the iceberg: How grit is key
We tend to fall for the iceberg
illusion—the illusion that the part we see above the surface is a true
representation of its size. In reality...
Quiet star-athlete leaves loud UTM legacy
Jayde
Forde is a recent graduate from UTM. She completed a major in math and a double
minor in statistics and economics. Forde’s family is from...
Lady Eagles soar over Huskies at home
On October 30, UTM’s Women’s Varsity
Basketball team took on the George Brown Huskies in their first home game, and
second game of the 2019-2020 season....
Eagles get stung by Sting in season opener
UTM’s Varsity Men’s basketball team
opened their 2019-2020 regular season on the road against the Seneca Sting last
Friday October 18. The men hoped to follow...
Eagles basketball exits early from tournament
Over the weekend, our UTM Eagle’s
Varsity Men’s Basketball team played in Sheridan’s Annual Pre-Season Exhibition
Tournament, the Wayne Allison Fall Showdown. The Eagles played three...
Apple just made health tracking a lot better
Earlier
this month, Apple unveiled their brand-new line up of devices and
software. Alongside the coveted iPhone
11 Pro and iPhone 11 Max, Apple announced the release...
Varsity Eagles shredded in the Lions’ den
The UTM Varsity Eagles Men’s basketball team played their first game of
the season, an exhibition pre-season game against the York University Lions.
Fresh out of...
UTM Women’s cross country races to first place
On a chilly windy morning in Windsor, Ontario, the UTM Eagles Cross
Country team took to the race course of their first meet of the...
St. Clair Saints steal UTM Eagles home opener
The UTM Varsity Men’s Soccer team played their first home game of the
2019-2020 season, and the first of a double-header weekend against Windsor’s
St. Clair...
New to UTM? RAWC your first year with the gym
Most students at
UTM know that we have a gym, the RAWC (Recreation, Athletics, Wellness Centre).
UTM’s fitness centre houses state of the art features and...
Humble star is a role model for many
One of UTM’s
Golden Eagles, leaders, and mentors isn’t a student and isn’t an athlete. She
doesn’t sink buckets on the basketball court or serve volleyball...
A Canadian dominated summer in sports
The Toronto Raptors were the talk of the
world in their jourmey to the NBA Finals, which they won.
It’s been more than fun and games...
Czerkawski always leads by example
Adam Czerkawski never thought he
was much of a math or science guy. History was his best subject in school. Now
in his second year at...
Rachel Wong’s UTM badminton success
Both
the highlight and low of Rachel Wong’s season, came when she qualified for the
National Badminton Tournament. It was an amazing feeling, qualifying to
represent Ontario...
Maltese blossoms into leader on court
Once upon a time, a little girl
was inspired by the leadership and commitment exemplified to her by the coaches
of her summer volleyball camp. Today,...
For Power, hockey’s not just a sport
Phillip Power doesn’t remember a
time Hockey Night in Canada wasn’t a big deal in his household. His earliest
memory comes from when he was about...
Jankovic finds self through basketball
“I headed towards prison or death,
either way it was down the wrong path,” says Andreas Jankovic, a first year
Humanities student at UTM and first...
No gym membership? Not a problem
It might not look or feel like it
right now, but hot days and short sleeve shirts are almost here. You want to
look and feel...
Aldoori: fearless, compassionate, humble
Noor Aldoori never thought varsity
soccer was something achievable for her. “It was definitely
not on my radar at all. The opportunity presented itself, and...
Condors steal first win of the season
On Wednesday, January 31, Bell
Let’s Talk Day, our UTM men’s varsity basketball team took on the Conestoga
Condors. In their second last home-game of the...
Roberts always strives for greatness
Starting point guard, Gregory
Roberts, of UTM’s varsity men’s basketball team and the OCAA’s current leading
scorer, was determined to never play basketball. Despite the push...
Success for Raptor 905 future stars and fans
On
Saturday, January 19th the Raptors 905, Let’s Get Together!, and the National
Basketball Youth Mentorship Program hosted From the Playground to the NBA, an
interactive learning...
Lions claw way to victory over eagles
On Saturday, December 1st, the UTM women’s varsity basketball team took a heartbreaking loss to the Lambton Lions, who clawed their way to a...
Just keep running!
To his friends, Shawn Faizi is known as the funny guy with the wacky hair, who’s always late. Out on the soccer pitch, as...
Boorman plays ball to honour friend
In Georgetown, Ontario, most people assume that if you’re an athlete, you must be a hockey player. Here at UTM, at first glance, 6’2...
UTM falls short against the Sheridan Bruins
This past Saturday, November 10th, our men’s varsity basketball team took on the fourth ranked team in the OCAA West conference: the Sheridan Bruins....
Jiana’s love for the game started young
Across the Atlantic Ocean in Damascus, Syria, nearly ten thousand kilometres away, a 14-year-old Jiana Alnajjar began her basketball journey. Alnajjar is a fifth-year...
Eagles fall short in first game of season
On Saturday, October 20 the UTM men’s varsity basketball team hosted their first game of the season against the Mohawk College Mountaineers. Our Eagles...
Growing Through Expectations: Taking Back Ownership of Our Own Lives, Successes,...
The names in this piece have been changed to protect individual privacy.
“Do you want to prove them right?”
When I was in high school, struggling...
From behind the camera lens to the center of the basketball...
Recent UTM alumna, photographer, and artist Celine Polidario was sure she would study sociology coming out of high school. Her eventual goal was to...
Annela Tchouadep inspires others to be okay with being multi-faceted
Annela Tchouadep finished her undergrad at UTM with a biology specialist. Annela described the program as very intense. She heard second year was the...
Reflecting on the education of Black identity in Canada
Well before the “bird and the bees” talk, Black children, like my sister and I, were sat down and taught about race. When you’re...
How George Floyd’s Death Underlines the Importance of Equity and Human...
"Please! I can't breathe!" Those were some of George Floyd’s last words, as former-officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck.
The history of...
The Underdog hopes to inspire with passion and hard work
Unlike many athletes coming from athletic families, Mathushan Srikannathasan started his basketball journey late at the age of 10 and professional basketball at 13.
To...
Stranded studying abroad amid a growing pandemic
As a grade seven student, Eleen Gong knew she wanted to study abroad on a student exchange program. Gong was born and raised in...
By “preparing young girls to be great women,” Salee Johnson-Edwards is...
Salee Johnson-Edwards’ basketball career began, like many, when she was a child in her hometown of Brampton, Ontario. "I just picked up a ball...
Hassan Manjang: Tirelessly persistent
Fourth-year
international student and second-year Varsity Eagles guard Hassan Manjang lived
in ten different countries before finally moving to Canada when he was 13 years
old.
Manjang...
Volleyball player profile: Brianna Webb
Up until grade 10, UTM athletics and volleyball student leader Brianna
Webb’s life revolved around soccer. She played on soccer representative teams
all her life—it was...
Khan becomes first Eagle to 1000 points
In 2017, UTM entered its fourth sport in the Ontario Colleges Athletic
Association: men’s and women’s varsity basketball. The basketball program’s
debut brought with it a...
Lady Eagles soar over stubborn Vikings
On Saturday November 23, UTM’s Women’s
Varsity basketball team took on the visiting St. Lawrence Vikings in their
third home game of the season. In a...
Historic season for UTM Cross Country
In the fall of 2014, UTM’s athletic
program made its first entry into the Ontario College Athletic Association
(OCAA) varsity program with cross country. It’s taken...
Eagles top St. Lawrence
On Saturday November 23, following a
definitive win by the women’s team, UTM’s Varsity Men’s basketball team looked
to follow the ladies’ win with one of...
Loss and the iceberg: How grit is key
We tend to fall for the iceberg
illusion—the illusion that the part we see above the surface is a true
representation of its size. In reality...
Quiet star-athlete leaves loud UTM legacy
Jayde
Forde is a recent graduate from UTM. She completed a major in math and a double
minor in statistics and economics. Forde’s family is from...
Lady Eagles soar over Huskies at home
On October 30, UTM’s Women’s Varsity
Basketball team took on the George Brown Huskies in their first home game, and
second game of the 2019-2020 season....
Eagles get stung by Sting in season opener
UTM’s Varsity Men’s basketball team
opened their 2019-2020 regular season on the road against the Seneca Sting last
Friday October 18. The men hoped to follow...
Eagles basketball exits early from tournament
Over the weekend, our UTM Eagle’s
Varsity Men’s Basketball team played in Sheridan’s Annual Pre-Season Exhibition
Tournament, the Wayne Allison Fall Showdown. The Eagles played three...
Apple just made health tracking a lot better
Earlier
this month, Apple unveiled their brand-new line up of devices and
software. Alongside the coveted iPhone
11 Pro and iPhone 11 Max, Apple announced the release...
Varsity Eagles shredded in the Lions’ den
The UTM Varsity Eagles Men’s basketball team played their first game of
the season, an exhibition pre-season game against the York University Lions.
Fresh out of...
UTM Women’s cross country races to first place
On a chilly windy morning in Windsor, Ontario, the UTM Eagles Cross
Country team took to the race course of their first meet of the...
St. Clair Saints steal UTM Eagles home opener
The UTM Varsity Men’s Soccer team played their first home game of the
2019-2020 season, and the first of a double-header weekend against Windsor’s
St. Clair...
New to UTM? RAWC your first year with the gym
Most students at
UTM know that we have a gym, the RAWC (Recreation, Athletics, Wellness Centre).
UTM’s fitness centre houses state of the art features and...
Humble star is a role model for many
One of UTM’s
Golden Eagles, leaders, and mentors isn’t a student and isn’t an athlete. She
doesn’t sink buckets on the basketball court or serve volleyball...
A Canadian dominated summer in sports
The Toronto Raptors were the talk of the
world in their jourmey to the NBA Finals, which they won.
It’s been more than fun and games...
Czerkawski always leads by example
Adam Czerkawski never thought he
was much of a math or science guy. History was his best subject in school. Now
in his second year at...
Rachel Wong’s UTM badminton success
Both
the highlight and low of Rachel Wong’s season, came when she qualified for the
National Badminton Tournament. It was an amazing feeling, qualifying to
represent Ontario...
Maltese blossoms into leader on court
Once upon a time, a little girl
was inspired by the leadership and commitment exemplified to her by the coaches
of her summer volleyball camp. Today,...
For Power, hockey’s not just a sport
Phillip Power doesn’t remember a
time Hockey Night in Canada wasn’t a big deal in his household. His earliest
memory comes from when he was about...
Jankovic finds self through basketball
“I headed towards prison or death,
either way it was down the wrong path,” says Andreas Jankovic, a first year
Humanities student at UTM and first...
No gym membership? Not a problem
It might not look or feel like it
right now, but hot days and short sleeve shirts are almost here. You want to
look and feel...
Aldoori: fearless, compassionate, humble
Noor Aldoori never thought varsity
soccer was something achievable for her. “It was definitely
not on my radar at all. The opportunity presented itself, and...
Condors steal first win of the season
On Wednesday, January 31, Bell
Let’s Talk Day, our UTM men’s varsity basketball team took on the Conestoga
Condors. In their second last home-game of the...
Roberts always strives for greatness
Starting point guard, Gregory
Roberts, of UTM’s varsity men’s basketball team and the OCAA’s current leading
scorer, was determined to never play basketball. Despite the push...
Success for Raptor 905 future stars and fans
On
Saturday, January 19th the Raptors 905, Let’s Get Together!, and the National
Basketball Youth Mentorship Program hosted From the Playground to the NBA, an
interactive learning...
Lions claw way to victory over eagles
On Saturday, December 1st, the UTM women’s varsity basketball team took a heartbreaking loss to the Lambton Lions, who clawed their way to a...
Just keep running!
To his friends, Shawn Faizi is known as the funny guy with the wacky hair, who’s always late. Out on the soccer pitch, as...
Boorman plays ball to honour friend
In Georgetown, Ontario, most people assume that if you’re an athlete, you must be a hockey player. Here at UTM, at first glance, 6’2...
UTM falls short against the Sheridan Bruins
This past Saturday, November 10th, our men’s varsity basketball team took on the fourth ranked team in the OCAA West conference: the Sheridan Bruins....
Jiana’s love for the game started young
Across the Atlantic Ocean in Damascus, Syria, nearly ten thousand kilometres away, a 14-year-old Jiana Alnajjar began her basketball journey. Alnajjar is a fifth-year...
Eagles fall short in first game of season
On Saturday, October 20 the UTM men’s varsity basketball team hosted their first game of the season against the Mohawk College Mountaineers. Our Eagles...