EDITORIAL

Stories about change and action

It feels like everything in the news is making me upset these days. From COVID-19 to the violence that the Wet’suwet’en land protectors have experienced to the Democratic primaries in the States, trying to stay informed has been incredibly stressful. It’s easy to fall into a rabbit hole of bad ...

I love you, most ardently

The first time I said “I love you” to my current boyfriend was over Facebook messenger. It was the summer of 2017. We had been dating for about three months at that point. The details of that night, once so important and precious to me, are now secondary to this ...

The task of mental health

On January 15, 2020, the Final Report of the Presidential & Provostial Task Force on Student Mental Health was released on the Provost’s website, along with a response from the administration, announcing its agreement to comply to all recommendations mentioned in the report.   I learned of this report just like ...

New year, same me

The Strand’s staff on New Year’s resolutions and personal growth Recently, I’ve picked up journaling as a way to sort through my thoughts, process my experiences and feelings, and vent without forcing my friends to do emotional labour for me. Honestly, I’m bad at it. I forget for weeks on end, only picking up ...

On the post-Reading Week, pre-finals time warp

It’s finals season. UofT needs to examine mental health infrastructure, now more than ever

This is a Crisis

Content warning: Mentions of suicide   On Friday, September 27, news broke that another student had died by suicide in the Bahen Centre for Information Technology. It was the third death in Bahen in less than two years. Immediately, calls from students, faculty, and the UofT community at large for administration to do something—anything—circulated throughout campus.   The administration has, thus far, ...

The Strand goes to the global climate strike

Pictures from the global climate strike in Toronto.

Why we’re doing a Green Issue

We’re no longer living in the era of climate change; we’re living in the era of the climate crisis
Books lined up on a table with a sign "Fiction H-L" above it.

Behind the scenes of the Vic Book Sale

More exciting than ever in its 28th year

University is about more than just going to class

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