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President McEwen on Mental Health, Fossil Fuel Divestment and other topics.

A snippet into The Strand’s interview with President McEwen on recent Vic and student affairs. Why do you think Victoria College finds it so difficult …

Doug Ford removes bike lanes

Doug Ford’s plans to remove bike lanes and its reception During a speech on October 17, 2024, Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed that the province ...
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New mural at The Cat’s Eye

A cover of the new mural at Cat’s Eye painted by Sophia Paez; covering its significance in this student space Artist Sophia Paez painted a ...
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Rising laundry costs at Vic residences

A look into the high laundry rates at Victoria College Some students consider laundry an odious, unavoidable chore. For Vic students, it is also expensive. ...
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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

Your indifference to Surveillance Capitalism matters

It’s what makes it so powerful I used to be overly nonchalant when the subject of our phones listening to us was brought up. In …

The inhumane face of surveillance

How surveillance erodes trust and autonomy in modern society In the twenty-first century, there has been no technological development more insidious than surveillance. A mere ...
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Surveillance beyond order maintenance

How surveillance becomes a tool for reifying social hierarchies in Canada The phrase “Orwellian” is often used to describe far-off totalitarian states, or, something resembling ...

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 ...

From The Fruit Machine to Facial Recognition

How queer surveillance has evolved from the Cold War to the Digital Age If you’ve ever studied the Cold War in a history class, chances …

The People’s Circle for Palestine: A Graphic Timeline

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
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Should Canada be doing more to protect our data?

Navigating privacy and accountability in this digital age In its early days, social media was a simpler platform—a place to connect with friends, share photos, …

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Oh, How The Plot Thickens

The Duality of Attitudes and Portrayals of Surveillance in Media and Art  When we think of fictitious depictions of surveillance on the silver screen or ...

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 ...

Corporate stalking

The insidious world of surveillance advertising Imagine this: pop-ups that plaster your browser window with the latest Zelda game that you just looked up, Spotify …

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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 ...
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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 ...
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A study in anatomy

Ambition walked the underworld hand-in-hand with obsession, and he was the brightest in his class. It was that bleak October morning, sun hidden behind the …

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People there live better than we do

It’s not my hand raising your direction to some point I can’t quite describe. Just the threads. These methods, she argues, cracks its eyes towards ...

The Harmonica, Chopped and Screwed

Broken water always meant more babies, right?It’s stalling and we’re nowhere near…Jesus Christ, there’s no time for this on the freeway.The fathers of some really ...

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 ...

The Stench of Crime

The man, the myth, the legend: The Peepeepoopoo Man It was five years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was just …

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A message to my government assigned phone spy

I think my browsing habits are giving my little iPhone spy guy emotional whiplash… Hey sport! It’s about time we address the elephant in the ...
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Beating the Internet

Foolproof ways to stay secure online In our modern digital age, fears about our lack of privacy online have grown. It can all feel overwhelming ...

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 ...
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Credits for Spring 2023 Magazine — Disaster

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 ...
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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 ...
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Strandcast Vol. 65 – Ep. 2: Listen or Die – A Halloween Special!

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 …

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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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