Volume 39, Issue 5

U of T drops in rankings

Oct 15, 2012

U of T dropped two places this year, falling short of the top 20 category in the Times Higher Education 2012/13 World University Rankings. “In...

UofT appoints Muslim chaplain

Saleha Faruque

Oct 15, 2012

This year marks the appointment of U of T’s first full-time Muslim chaplain. The position...

Students reject province’s proposals

Stefanie Marotta

Oct 15, 2012

The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario, a lobby group that represents over 300,000 post-secondary students...

Library waives fines for food donations

Jai Sangha

Oct 15, 2012

The Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre donated 1,176 non-perishable food items to the food...

HMALC adds study spaces

Jai Sangha

Oct 15, 2012

The Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre added 128 quiet study spaces on level one...

Students get DisOriented—and involved

Joanna Iossifidis

Oct 15, 2012

UTMSU’s Ministry of Social Justice and Equity hosted the second annual DisOrientation Week, offering...

Maude Barlow speaks at UTM

Jai Sangha

Oct 15, 2012

Maude Barlow talked about the issue of global fresh water shortages and water privatization...

Dear editor, You can always tell who the first years are. Bags packed with all their textbooks. Mouths shining with braces and smiles that will surely fade in a month or two. But if you can’t tell the first-year backpack from the fourth-year backpack, and you...

The deficit. The economy. Who cares?

Stan Fedun

Oct 15, 2012

Dear Editor, There are two main purposes of student unions and organizations when it comes...

The real issues to be considered

Phillip Niedzielski

Oct 15, 2012

Dear Editor, Politicians, as a rule, react to public pressure and rarely take their own...

Factors behind university rankings

Stefanie Marotta

Oct 15, 2012

Most of my friends graduated last year, plastering pictures of their degrees on Facebook...

A&E

Interview: Jully Black

Colleen Munro

Oct 15, 2012

Multi-talented Canadian songstress Jully Black is no stranger to career reinvention. As well as finding success on the charts with her own songs, the...

JFL ends on a high

Andrea Ambrogi

Oct 15, 2012

We’ve reached a point in show business where the name “Louis C.K.” is synonymous...

Rowling moves from Hogwarts to Pagford

Maria Ruiz

Oct 15, 2012

After a brief departure from the literary scene, J.K. Rowling—who has practically become as...

Affleck’s blockbuster thrills

Jason Coelho

Oct 15, 2012

Ben Affleck’s much-hyped Argo, which played in early September at the Toronto International Film...

Two Hollywood heavyweights return

Raj-Kabir Birk

Oct 15, 2012

Tim Burton has returned to stop-motion with Frankweenie. A remake of one of his...

Looking to the past for inspiration

Alexandra Balaj

Oct 15, 2012

We like to possess a sense of self. We are constantly choosing aspects of...

Features

UTM/TV acquired

Carine Abouseif

Oct 15, 2012

The Digital Enterprise Management Society’s August newsletter reported that they now own and operate UTM/TV. To me, the word “own” evokes images of financial takeovers...

The outsiders

Ayesha Malik

Oct 15, 2012

Your friends are doing a lot more for you than you think—and now science...

UTM’s treasure

Edward Cai

Oct 15, 2012

Enjoy this short journey through UTM's oldest jewel

Clamour over career-crippling quote

Jillian Lim

Oct 15, 2012

By the age of 27, Jonah Lehrer had written two bestselling books on how...

Luke’s Languages – Register – It’s way fun

Luke Sawczak

Oct 15, 2012

Oh, hello, reader! It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? Welcome back. Today’s topic...

Reclaiming your inner control

Jillian Lim

Oct 15, 2012

Zindel Segal, a psychiatry professor at U of T, describes mindfulness meditation as a...

Sports

Hoop dreams

Ingrid Meldrum

Oct 15, 2012

The Division 1 recreational intramural basketball league kicked off last Tuesday in the RAWC’s main gym. The games consist of two 20-minute halves with...