NEWS

International tuition fees continue unregulated

Tuition fees for international students at UofT continue to increase this year, unimpeded, following a provincial trend that has been developing in years past.

Get to know your student government

An introduction to the Victoria University Student Administrative Council

Accessibility services at UofT

Navigating applications and finding the right services

VUSAC 2017-2018 Elections results

a summary of filled candidate positions and referendum questions

NMC-CESI Food Festival: A family gathering

On March 25th, 2017, the Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations—Cultural Exchange and Support Initiative, otherwise known as NMC-CESI, hosted the Syrian Food Festival in the Cat’s Eye. In the first half of the workshop, Rasha Elendari, NMC-CESI’s Co-Founder, paired UofT volunteers with Syrian newcomers, where the former and the latter practised English and Arabic. Later on in the event, people ate, sang, and danced together as a Syrian ...

REDress Project Demands Contemplation at UofT

From March 16th to March 22nd, the University of Toronto played host to Jaimie Black’s REDress Project art installation. Red dresses hung from trees to serve as a reminder of the 12,000 missing and murdered Indigenous women across North America. As of late March, the dresses have remained hanging in ...

Silence Fights Back: Organization at U of T Refuses to Back Down

On March 17th, 2017, the “Silence is Violence” organization at U of T launched “The Survivors Speak Back” campaign. Posters consisting of sexual violence reports and experiences accessing resources through the university were posted across campus to acclaim the mistreatment of victims. University of Toronto contractors removed the posters the ...

UofT hosts first Powwow in over 20 years

Students gather to celebrate Indigenous culture  On March 12th, UofT hosted the first Powwow event on campus in 20 years. The event featured traditional food, dances, and education on indigenous cultures. The Indigenous Studies Students’ Union began to organize the event mid-November, 2016. Chairman of the event, Jennifer Sylvester, told ...

UofT generates an expert panel in response to sexual violence policy

Panel invented to discuss and further education and awareness in prevention of sexual violence Vice-President and Provost, Cheryl Regehr, has gathered an “Expert Panel on Education and Prevention of Sexual Violence.” The new panel’s mandate is to provide Regehr with principles and foundations in which to support sexual violence prevention. ...

VUSAC elections 2017: Artimes Ghahremani, Vice-President Internal candidate

Photo provided by Artimes Ghahremani The Strand reached out to Artimes Ghahremani, VP Internal candidate for the 2017 VUSAC spring election, to ask about her platform and how she plans to accommodate the sustainability portfolio in lieu of a candidate for the commission.   The Strand: Why are you running ...