NEWS
UTSU slate’s poster dispute resolved through confessional letter
On March 9, the CRO received two complaints related to candidate posters and campaigning in the Sanford Fleming building. The CRO had awarded 10 demerit points to Chris Dryden of the Demand Better slate for the alleged act of removing other slate’s posters along with a arms length party. ...
UTSU Elections 2017: We The Students
The Strand talked to the We The Students slate about an accessible and active UTSU for students. The Strand: How will you make a more transparent UTSU? We The Students: The fact that many students and clubs feel underserved by UTSU, and even more are unfamiliar with what a ...
UTSU Elections 2017: Jayde Jones and Hamboluhle Moyo
The Strand sat down with the Demand Better slate’s candidates for both Vic Director positions to ask them about how they intend to improve Vic’s relationship with the UTSU, the platforms they’re running on, and why they chose to run. The Strand: Tell me a little bit about the Demand ...
UTSU Elections 2017: Demand Better, Mathias Memmel
The Strand sat down with UTSU slate, Demand Better’s Presidential Candidate, Mathias Memmel, to discuss the current reality and future of the UTSU. The Strand: Last year you wrote an article for The Varsity questioning whether the UTSU was worth saving and now you’re running for president. Can you elaborate ...
UTSU Elections 2017: Reboot UofT
Branding them as the outsider slate, the Reboot UofT campaign aims to give the UTSU back to UofT students through an aggressive decentralization of power. They hope to bring lasting change to the UTSU, by giving power back to clubs, students, and the broader UofT community. The Strand sat ...
VUSAC revises constitution, removing co-presidency
During VUSAC’s meeting on January 20th, 2017, council discussed the rationale behind removing co-presidency and reinstating a single president. VUSAC co-president, Stuart Norton, explained that co-presidency was a reaction to the heavy workload. He stated that the solution to the problem should have been in reallocating the workload to the ...
Victoria College celebrates Black History Month
VUSAC Equity hosts events to honour black community members
Students make space for stranded refugees
Refugees left in limbo by recent ban find hospitality in Canada
U of T’s Jackman Humanities Institute’s first Indigenous Faculty Scholar links truth and reconciliation via beading and artwork
Photo | Chris Thomaidis Dr. Sherry Farrell Racette joins the University of Toronto faculty as the Jackman Humanities Institute’s first “Distinguished Visiting Indigenous Faculty scholar” and embarks on a journey to “link past and present Indigenous culture through beading.” Farrell Racette—an associate professor of Women & Gender Studies and Native ...
Toronto’s Take on the Women’s March on Washington
60,000 turn out for march in Toronto, 5 million worldwide On Saturday, January 21st, Toronto was one of the 34 cities across Canada who took part in the Women’s March. Many were clad in pink cat-eared hats, armed with cleverly worded signs. Protestors grouped in Queen’s Park before marching down the street. Many used the inflammatory ...