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VUSAC Elections 2016: Olivia Klasios, Arts & Culture Commissioner Candidate

I sat down with Olivia Klasios, who is running unopposed for the position of Arts and Culture Commissioner, to talk about her previous experience within VUSAC and goals for making the Art and Culture commission more visible, new, and exciting.   The Strand: With having tons of experience with VUSAC already, and being largely involved […]

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The Gardiner Gala revisited

  The Gardiner Gala is one of the chief traditions of Victoria College’s yearly Frost Week, which takes place every January. This year’s Gala was organised by VUSAC’s Arts and Culture and Scarlet and Gold Commissions, as well as the Dean’s Office and the Gardiner Museum. The Dean’s Office handled the administrative planning with the

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Strangers sharing strange spaces: A look at residence life and pub nights

  For many, living in residence is a rite of passage for living out the full university experience. Many of those admitted to residence are from overseas, from other provinces, or merely an hour’s drive away—but they all seek the unique experience that comes from living on campus. At Victoria College, there are five different

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VUSAC’s 2015-2016 Student Life Agenda: A mid-year appraisal

The 2015 semester was part of another great year for the Victoria University Students’ Administrative Council. Beginning in the summer of 2015, VUSAC began brainstorming initiatives for the 2015-2016 school year. “We came into the semester with very ambitious goals,” says Ben Atkins, one of the two VUSAC co-presidents. Priority was placed on making VUSAC

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All in a week’s work

If thinking you’re being handed a $100 bill but only receiving $10 is a familiar feeling, you are probably a UofT student. That $100 bill is a legitimate fall reading week, and what you end up getting is a two-day reading break. UofT provides a two-day break in the fall semester, landing on November 9

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