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I’m not your unnie
On the growing popularity and fetishization of K-pop and Korean culture
Writing my way through quarantine
How spoken word put me in touch with my Blackness
Learning during a pandemic
What to expect (academically) for the 2020-2021 year
Flip-flopping your way to second year
A guide on easing the transition to university, and crushing the years to follow
Why your porn is dirtier than you think (and NOT in the good way)
Content warning: mentions of sexual assault, child sexual abuse, nonconsensual porn, and sex trafficking The Cimmerian darkness of Incognito mode, the insulating presence of earphones, the feverish desperation for a hit of dopamine… an all too familiar description of how most of our nights are spent during this period of ...
What Next? What Now?
Dear Faculty and Students of Victoria College, The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis law enforcement was yet another example of the dehumanization of Black people in North America. We, the Victoria Black Student Network, have been called upon to reflect and share our thoughts as Black people in Canada, ...
Food for thought
It’s a Sunday in November, and my mom is visiting. I just had one of those weeks where it feels like you’re running from one thing to the next while trying to catch up in every class. Needless to say, I had not gotten a lot of sleep. I did, ...
Date The Strand
The Strand is lonely this Valentine’s Day and we want you. Some of us are employees at this godforsaken newspaper just to get a date. If you too are missing out on love this February 14, then check out our cute, sexy, and thrilling masthead below.We are now accepting applications ...
Not my representation
Performative allyship often goes deeper than the surface. So-called allies often label themselves as such but engage in behaviour that supports white supremacy and benefits their own status in the social/racial hierarchy. But cultural appropriation is a surface level kind of racism that can contribute and align itself with the same kind of performative allyship we criticize. It ...
Freshman reflections
Confronting the reality of UofT