EDITORIAL
Stories about change and action
Rebecca Gao
March 17, 2020
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
Rebecca Gao
February 11, 2020
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
Ellen Grace
January 28, 2020
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 Staff
January 14, 2020
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
Rebecca Gao
November 26, 2019
It’s finals season. UofT needs to examine mental health infrastructure, now more than ever
This is a Crisis
Strand Editors
October 22, 2019
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
Strand Editors
September 29, 2019
Pictures from the global climate strike in Toronto.
Why we’re doing a Green Issue
Rebecca Gao
September 27, 2019
We’re no longer living in the era of climate change; we’re living in the era of the climate crisis
Behind the scenes of the Vic Book Sale
Leo Morgenstern
September 17, 2019
More exciting than ever in its 28th year
University is about more than just going to class
Rebecca Gao
September 3, 2019
Welcome to UofT, Victoria College, and The Strand