NEWS
Highlights from VUSAC’s first meeting of the semester
Khadija Alam
January 28, 2020
The Victoria University Students’ Administrative Council (VUSAC) held a jam-packed meeting on Friday, January 17 to kick off the winter semester. As it was their first meeting of the semester, the agenda comprised of a wide range of action items, discussion items, and reports. Here are a few highlights: Women of the ...
What’s going on around UofT next month?
Eden Prosser
January 28, 2020
Don’t miss out on these great events around campus in February! We’re almost officially one-twelfth of the way through 2020: the snow’s (still) falling, the new decade memes are finally starting to fade away, and midterm season is right around the corner. Luckily, there’s no shortage of fun happenings on and around the St. George campus! So buckle up ...
The breakdown: microtransactions at UofT
Ann Marie Elpa
January 28, 2020
A paywall for grades or a digitized learning service? It’s an all-too-familiar scene for some: enrolling in a half-year course and looking at the syllabus only to realize the course requires a mandatory subscription to a third-party learning service, constituting 25 percent of the grade. These mandatory third-party services, also known as “microtransactions,” are a common ...
Traffic-related incidents increase in Toronto, despite new city mandates
Rebecca Gao
January 14, 2020
City policies criticized for inability to affect change
Provincial government to appeal court ruling against Student Choice Initiative
Ann Marie Elpa
January 14, 2020
Appeal comes after SCI struck down in Divisional Court
The Government of Ontario bans the advertising of vaping products
Ann Marie Elpa
January 14, 2020
Ban comes after extensive research shows negative health effects of vaping
Why you should attend the Global Climate Strike on November 29th
Adara Anisman
November 26, 2019
The next Global Climate Strike will be held on Friday, November 29th, at 11:30 am in Queen’s Park. This strike, like the previous one on September 27th, is organized by Fridays for Future, an international climate action organization spearheaded by Greta Thunberg. This time around, Fridays for Future has the ...
Will Northrop Frye Hall soon be a relic of Victoria College’s past?
Emma Paidra
November 26, 2019
Students may soon be saying goodbye to 52-year-old building
Campus Police under fire for handcuffing student in distress
Ann Marie Elpa
November 26, 2019
UofT community calls for changes in mental health policy
Trump’s impeachment hearings, explained
Noah Kelly
November 26, 2019
How does a president get impeached, and why is it happening to Trump?