National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
What Victoria College did for this day and how they are honouring Indigenous people on campus In honour of the Day for Truth and Reconciliation, …
New Student Programming at Goldring Student Centre
An overview of Vic’s new student programming: “Gather in Goldring” and Senior International and Transition Mentor Programs. In the 2024-2025 academic year, the Goldring Student ...
Palestinian solidarity and its pushback
The continuing wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus and aggressive attempts to counter it Continuing Solidarity As members of the encampment marched out of King’s ...
VUSAC: Missions, Philosophies and Palestine
2024-25 VUSAC’s aims for the academic year and a revisit to their stance on Palestine. Missions and Philosophies The Victoria University Students’ Administrative Council (VUSAC) ...
The first draft of history
We must protect journalism and freedom of speech, on campus and beyond The Strand, as a student newspaper, intends to reflect the conversations happening on …
The truth shall make you free
Dearest Strand reader, I feel that student journalism can represent the purest form of journalism itself. We are acute case studies in local reporting. The ...
Our Editor-in-Chief is a ______man student
Celena tells all
The Strand from ages past
From the archives! See the full articles on our website
Books, not bombs
How students can lead the fight to free Palestine, on behalf of UofT Student Strike for Palestine The Pro-Palestine movement at the University of Toronto …
Head-to-head with Palestine
A different view of convocation 2024 Convocation, 2024. Hot day. A million degrees. Hundreds packed into a single hall. Gowns touching the floor. Everyone was ...
Less is more
Why moderate campaigning is crucial in creating meaningful change This summer we saw the biggest student mobilisation effort in a generation with the encampments in ...
Renovations and restorations: preserving history at Vic
Balancing tradition with progress The Victoria College campus, with its ageless structures and historic landmarks, elicits a strong sense of nostalgia in all of its ...
Victoria’s royal standards
Queen Victoria died at the turn of the twentieth century. A hundred years later, the remnants of British colonialism still pervade the University of Toronto ...
Men at the Maddy—zoologist’s favourite species of Toronto
The tragically fascinating mating ritual of men at the Madison Avenue Pub
VEFS: Deliria
Description of our Organisation The Victoria College Environmental Fashion Show is a collective for students who see fashion as a medium for change in the ...
Stitches, a tale of beauty and hope
Interview with Toronto Palestinian Film Festival Director Deena Alsaweer The 16th annual Toronto Palestinian Film Festival (TPFF) takes place from September 25 to October 2. …
We will read until Palestine is free
Abdurraheem Desai discusses the goals of the Watermelon Coalition, and the importance of reading in Occupy for Palestine Abdurraheem Desai – co-leader of the Watermelon ...
What to watch at TIFF 2024!
The Strand gives previews for our most anticipated films at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is back this ...
Deja vu media: same story, different day?
An inquiry on the nature of remakes/reboots in media from history to now Can you remember the last time you went to the movie theatre ...
Polio’s re-emergence in Gaza
For most people in North America, polio is a distant memory – for Gazans, it is a part of their reality From the Canadian and …
Who really made the desert bloom?
An exploration of Palestinian agricultural history and the environmental & socio-political consequences of Israel’s cultivation techniques “It was only after we made the desert bloom ...
Does the future of our planet truly lie in the hands of new technology?
The complicated potential of geoengineering Adding iron to the ocean. Releasing aerosol particles into the atmosphere to reflect light. Installing underwater curtains to prevent warm ...
Pick your poison: strange cures from days gone by
Five reasons to be grateful for your pharmacist Who doesn’t love to daydream about the past? I know I find myself staring out the window ...
Finding a place in the Palestinian diaspora
Honouring our past and ensuring our future The recent onslaught of genocide in Gaza stemming from the events of October 7, 2023 came as a …
Regret reigns in revolution
What do you do when the world is in flames?Do you sit there and cry or do you run for your life?When the winds pick ...
Upland
Content Warning: Violence + Warfare click, ma’s cooking up a storm today. you can feel it: the rumble of the pots, the pans. her lightning-hands, ...
Waiting on a rainbow
Rain pelts heavy on my roofAnd though I was aloof to the vapor in the early day, it did riseLike an assault, the rain roared ...
Re: an update regarding the encampment
A message from the UofT administration Dear UofT community, Over the past month, we’ve been concerned about the discourse that the encampment at King’s College …
No pancakes for the People’s Circle
The encampment is anti-breakfast, and for this reason, we need to get rid of it! During our April issue last year, Stranded was sent a ...
Dear Stranded: orientation edition
Ask and you shall receive… Dear Stranded, I’m currently in engineering, but I’m miserable. I don’t think this path is working out for me, and ...
Victoria’s Scarlet and Gold (arches)
The abridged history of the Northrop Frye McDonald’s Alumni who attended the school before 2019 will remember well the convenience and deliciousness associated with the ...
Half-heartedness
Half-heartedness sometimes i feel like my life is going nowhere though i want to live fully satisfied i do not know how to go on ...
Cover Illustrations — Disaster magazine
Covers illustrations by Shelley Yao
It’s okay to believe in ghosts
It’s okay to believe in ghosts words by Eugene Kimphotos by Nicholas Tam and Kelsey Ngan Phungmodelling by Anh Minh Le “Whatever you now find ...
Strandcast Vol. 65 – Ep. 2: Listen or Die – A Halloween Special!
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Boo! Come and sit by the metaphorical fire as you listen to some spooky Filipino monster lore. Also in this episode, Jerico recounts many different …
Strandcast Vol. 65 – Ep. 1: Dis-Disorienting
Need some chaotic but comforting advice for both incoming and returning students? Join Jerico, the podcast editor, as he explores the possibilities of the podcast ...
The Strand: ‘Old’ School
The new academic year is starting with the old ways of teaching. Many of us are nervous about what it is going to take for ...
Dreams Magazine Episode
In this accompaniment to The Strand’s Spring 2021 Dreams Magazine, two contributors reflect on the theme and their creative process. Saba Javed discusses falling asleep, ...
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