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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 ...

Confronting the reality of UofT

Ralph Lauren and dream-making

Leonard Cohen is back from the dead Hearing Leonard Cohen’s voice—solemn, steady, divine—is like hearing a voice you have always heard, one that you have always known, one that lives in perpetuity. It is this steadfastness that makes his music all the more jarring; it is a reminder that he ...

Learning to celebrate collective healing

A reflection on youth and brevity.

Conquering Orientation Week despite social  anxiety  For many, going to university or college is a dramatic transition, one they feel unprepared for so strongly that previous transitions can’t compare. I found the college system at UofT confusing, and despite my online scouring, I couldn’t really find anything that told me how exactly it worked.. It’s the kind of thing that makes a lot ...

The dizziness of self-direction

What history can tell us about combating the climate crisis

How one family creates and curates a culture of fear throughout an entire province