NEWS
International tuition fees continue unregulated
Ainsley Doell
September 3, 2017
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
Alex Bercik
September 3, 2017
An introduction to the Victoria University Student Administrative Council
Accessibility services at UofT
Ashley Meehan
September 3, 2017
Navigating applications and finding the right services
VUSAC 2017-2018 Elections results
Erin Calhoun
April 4, 2017
a summary of filled candidate positions and referendum questions
NMC-CESI Food Festival: A family gathering
Vivian Li
April 4, 2017
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
Dina Ginzburg
March 29, 2017
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
Vivian Li
March 23, 2017
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
Erin Calhoun
March 20, 2017
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
Maia Kachan
March 20, 2017
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
Ainsley Doell
March 20, 2017
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 ...