Magazine

When I pitched my idea for this magazine, just for fun, to former editor Michael Di Leo—how I wanted to celebrate the 40th volume...

I was five when I decided I would attend the University of Toronto Mississauga. I sat in my father’s lap in my grandmother’s house, where...

Every Monday morning, a stack of fresh newspapers appears on stands around campus. But how does it get there? It takes people, planning, programs,...

Student tech has changed, but the tech changes us too. A picture is worth a thousand words, so without further ado... Illustrations by Grace Yip.

“It was a simpler time. Mississauga as you know it is not how it was then. “Most of Mississauga in those days was apple orchards....

Erindale college is built on land bought in 1965. Its construction began in 1966, and it opened in 1967. Erindale got more artsy in its...

I sat down with the three most recent principals of UTM: current principal Deep Saini and former principals Ian Orchard and Bob McNutt, to...

"The good old days." The phrase evokes the nostalgia of a simpler, happier time. For the students currently at UTM, those moments may just be...

For 125 years, the Buchtelite served as the University of Akron’s student newspaper, until in January an announcement was posted on the Buchtelite’s website...

Early afternoon. My friend Larissa and I peer out the window of the office at the snowy ground of the Five-Minute Walk. She’s calm. I...

I was flattered when Luke Sawczak, the Medium’s current EIC, asked whether I wanted to write for this year’s Medium Magazine. I did co-found Medium...

As we flipped through past issues, we found a whole lot of things we just had to write down and repeat. In the print...

The following are a few galleries of photos we collected during our research but couldn't fit in the print magazine. We hope you enjoy looking...

There is a spectre that hangs over student media. Actually, all media (including the big-person kind), if you want to get all technical about it....

I first heard about the tunnel when I was in second year. Nabeel, a friend of mine whose knowledge of the campus I hold...

Paul Martin was prime minister for just over two years, but his interests while in office were diverse. In retirement, he has continued to...

Getting to Trinity College is the easy part. The building is on Hoskin Avenue, just north of Hart House. If you walk through the Hart...

Brendan Canning looks like a ’90s rocker. I don’t mean like how Rod Stewart still dresses like 1980s Rod Stewart and should cool it...

A handy guide to what music the leaders of tomorrow are listening to. For all you old folks.

A mob floods down IB’s main steps. Students turn into classes. Students rush out of classes. They mill around the lobby—talking, texting, snacking—toting laptops,...

Seduction Lairs On December 10, 2011, 1:32 p.m., I pull open the doors to the Ramada Hotel on Jarvis and Gerrard. I can’t stop thinking...

Gorilla: high-fibre muffins, fruits and vegetables, alfalfa, tofu, herbal tea, fruit juices, flax meal Ahmad Al-Hendi: “Burrito for breakfast, coffee for lunch, then three free...

Consistency is an underrated skill—one that singer-songwriter Sam Roberts has perfected in the very core of his music. With five records, six Juno Awards,...

This would have been better high. Totally. Sexuality and society, my forte! Are you writing this? Every word. This needs to be edited. This lecture is perfect for...

Kevin Patrick Robbins IMPATIENT THEATRE CO. “Don’t tell me I remind you of Jack Black. Seriously.” Bob Banks MANTOWN, PB & J “Look, just because you like funny dudes...

I was at a walk-in clinic several months ago, filling out the required information form, when I found myself blanking on what to put...

In the process of producing this issue of The Medium Magazine, my team and I went through hundreds of topics. We wanted to make...

Right off the bat, I’ll get right to the goods. Most young entrepreneurs suck: they are filled with lofty, unrealistic goals and typically serve...

Have you got a lot to say? Do you crave a strong online presence? But are you a complete noob when it comes to...

For many of my high school years I was oblivious to real style and just ended up buying whatever I saw in Abercrombie and...

Top five for her Double-breasted coat Whether it’s wool-blend for winter or a lighter material to carry you through spring and fall, a double-breasted coat is...

There is absolutely a first time for everything, since we’re not born with experiences but rather endure them throughout our lives. When it comes...

Men are afraid of vampires, because they have potentially gay connotations (unless it is a she-vampire—then it’s a different story). Men are afraid of...

An award winning broadcaster, the host and co-creator of the national daily talk program, Q, on CBC Radio One, Jian also manages the career...

Take this questionnaire and discover whether you’re a shy, lonely individual, a confident person, or just a high-maintenance snob. Be as honest as possible! 1 When...

So you want to start running? Running can increase stamina and muscle strength, and studies show that it seriously decreases body fat. The hardest...

You’ve actually got to plan this dream vacation, and though you won’t have it all figured out in a matter of days, you have...

...in London, England The city of art and architecture Best season Summer. With the sun setting at 8 p.m., you’ll have plenty of daylight to explore vast...

SIMPLE TIPS The age of digital cellphone photography and cheap digital cameras has turned everyone into a photographer. Pro-photographer Chase Jarvis says, “The best camera...

Reading is sexy. In fact, seeing a girl go through some quality Rushdie is stimulating to me in a way that my doctor and...

Meeting new people is always stressful. Every new person that we encounter comes with possibilities and uncertainties. Maybe the two of you will hit it off,...

Oatmeal, berries, and almonds This is a fast and easy choice for breakfast, but still contains everything you need to start your day off right....

As far as I know, The Medium never had one before, although other university papers do. Nor has there been a demand for it—try as I may, I can’t hear students clamouring for a Medium Magazine outside of this office. So why did we do it? Why now?

You’ve somehow established the flimsy pretense of “watching a movie.” Don’t blow it by throwing on Schindler’s List. Now, it’s important to differentiate between a “make-out movie” and a “date movie.” “Date movies” are meant to be engaging, at least for one party.

Like the 900 or so University of Toronto Mississauga Frosh students at the Hart House field during Frosh Week, I was silenced by the chant of “St. George rejects” that the downtown students hurled at us.

Medium Magazine breaks it down, item by item, exactly what you need to have to get through your daily grind.

Remember your first day at UTM? Remember feeling like you’d never find your classes when you realized they took place in more than one building? Here’s your guide to finding your way around UTM.

Bruce Driver is one of the lucky few who realized his dream of making it into the NHL. We asked him about it.

As we enter a new decade, The Medium Sports Editor Andrew Tysiak takes a look back and recaps the top 5 Canadian athletes of the 2000s.

Somewhere in the world a boy will ogle at a pair of Adidas sneakers, a grown man at an iPhone, a girl at an Armani dress, and they will all wish they had it.

Many laughed when the iPhone was first released. No keypad? Apples gone mad, they said.

It’s your first year at UTM and it all seems confusing. Here's our first-ever guide to UTM’s resources for international students, compiled by Su Lyn Liew, our own copy editor imported directly from Malaysia.

Rich Aucoin started doing this and that, now he's getting in trouble with Dr.Seuss and having a good time.

In the market for a new camera? Medium Magazine's Photo Editor Matthew Filipowich draws out what you should buy.

You just saw your crusty old professor at a bar. Quick—what do you do? Put on some music of course. Melissa Horn tells you what to listen to when.

Ever needed to prepare a formal dinner and had no idea where to begin? Michael Di Leo breaks it down for you.

Whoever said "television should be educational" was onto something—all right, maybe not Jersey Shore.

A varied reading list is vital if you want to come across great fiction or impress cute English majors. After all, you’re not going to understand the shape of world literature by reading Star Wars novels (or even by reading the Western canon).

What do you like? We must have asked over one hundred people that very question, and this magazine is the answer.