This year marks the forty-first annual Toronto International Film Festival. TIFF, one of the largest film festivals in the world, is internationally recognized as one of the most prestigious and high-profile celebrations of film and culture. So, it’s only natural that every year this event attracts several celebrated and outstanding members of the film community […]
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As I enter my second year, I’m learning to accept that it is impossible to be the best at everything, and that it’s completely unreasonable for me to put that expectation on myself. Sure, school is stressful and difficult, but it should also be exciting and rewarding.
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When I first entered the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music building (just across the road from Vic), I was fairly surprised by the interior. This faculty is one of the highest-ranking post-secondary institutions for studying music in the country, yet the inside was outdated and lacklustre. Most people know that the arts, in general,
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Every year, the University of Toronto Drama Coalition hosts its annual Drama Festival. This is an entirely student-run event; each college from the St. George Campus and groups from the Mississauga and Scarborough campuses are eligible to submit a play written and performed by students. This year—marking the 80th anniversary of the original competition—the
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There is no doubt that university makes us better readers. It provides us with the skillset to analyze texts more efficiently and to become better critics in general. However, considering the quick pace at which we are expected to finish readings at the university level, one might argue that we actually miss out on the
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On November 10, I attended the tenth annual Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum. Each year this event strives to encourage and promote civility, empathy, understanding, and awareness of contemporary issues. This year, I had the pleasure of listening to Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, President of the Sharjah Art Foundation.
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UofT students are pretty lucky. Our campus is located in the core of downtown Toronto and we have access to so many artistic and cultural opportunities. However, due to the high volume of external events and exhibits, we often tend to forget about the many exciting things happening right here on campus. In fact, many
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