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My totally normal New Year’s resolutions for 2025 If you’re reading this, congratulations, you’ve made it to 2025. But are you just surviving, or are you thriving? According to the suspiciously, persistent self-help ads that appear every time I open my computer, New Year’s resolutions are a great way to ...

Everything is like a belly button – it’s either in or out As The Strand’s resident trend forecaster, I take my job very seriously. One of my “Ins” on my 2023 Ins and Outs list was Addison Rae before her EP came out – so yeah, I guess you could ...

AITA for annoying my (20F) roommate (2007F) because we have different cultures? u/unsuspectinghuman I (20F) co-signed a lease with Drusilla (2007F) in August. At first she seemed nice enough, even though she paid the first few month’s rent in Athenian drachma–which, by the way, is such a pain to convert! ...

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 a little baby undergrad—a 21-year-old child, really—and little did I know, I was about to get sucked into a whirlwind of shit. I was working ...

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 room… you probably have some questions about my phone habits, and I think it’s time you get the answers you need to sleep better at ...

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 and leave you with a bunch of questions: Is Google keeping track of and profiting off of your search history? Is the FBI agent tracking ...

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 Circle on our St. George Campus has sparked in our community. Personally, I would love for us to get together, hold hands, and sing Kumbaya, ...

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 letter calling for us to publicly endorse the end of the People’s Circle for Palestine. Usually, we’d just throw something like that out, but it ...

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 I really want to pursue my passion of studying anthropology instead. I’m afraid I will regret my decision, though – I have put so much ...

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 Northrop Frye McDonald’s. Sequestered in the basement of the concrete building, the beloved fast food joint was a cornerstone of the Vic community, doing a ...