NEWS
Folks, Folks, Folks: We Have a New Board Structure
Whether through social media, casual conversations about student politics over lunch, or even through this paper, we have all heard in one way or another about the board structure problem that has plagued our student union for the past year. On Wednesday, November 18th, this issue was resolved. An overwhelming ...
Club Spotlight: Vic Ventures
Whether you are a Toronto local, or are new to our CN-Tower-centred skyline, there is always something to discover in this dynamic metropolis. For those seeking an adventure by bike or foot or TTC, VicVentures is your ideal club. Recently recognized as a VUSAC club and funded by Student Projects, ...
A Guide to American Apparel: Scandal, Controversy, and the Move into Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
American Apparel faces yet another year under public scrutiny after their decision to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in early October, following the ousting of founder and former CEO Dov Charney in December 2014. This move, also known as “reorganization bankruptcy,” will see “the elimination of over $200 million of its bonds in exchange for equity interests in the ...
Why your vote actually matters
Voting is one of many rites of passage that comes with being an adult, along with purchasing lottery tickets and being responsible for your own life. UofT students took the future in their hands during the first two weeks of October, at the several on-campus voting locations located at 16 ...
UTSU: What’s Next?
The UTSU’s Annual General Meeting ended without a new board structure in place, thereby continuing the UTSU’s non-compliance with the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act. After two years’ worth of negotiations among campus groups and three different board structure proposals, the question that remains is: What comes next? “A lot of ...
Professor David Wright Remembers Ken Taylor
The Strand sat down with Professor David Wright—the Kenneth and Patricia Taylor Distinguished Professor of Foreign Affairs—to discuss the legacy left by his friend and colleague, Kenneth Taylor, both in Canada and at Vic. To the outside world, Mr. Taylor was known as a heroic and courageous diplomat. When recalling the ...
A Foreign Policy Wish for Canada
Canada and its economy depend on the health and stability of the rest of the world. We must always strive for a relationship of deep friendship and trust with the United States. We must also be consistent in our ties with China, the dynamic number two power in the world. ...
No New Board Structure: UTSU AGM Largely a Failure
On October 8 in the OISE auditorium, the UTSU Annual General Meeting convened with a great deal of anticipation. For the second year in a row, a vote to change the board structure of the student government representing all 47,000 full- and part-time undergraduate and professional faculty students was to ...
UTSU Launches Lawsuit Against Former Union Leaders
On September 21, 2015, the University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU) launched a legal suit against its former president, Yolen Bollo-Kamara, former vice-president, Cameron Wathey, and former executive director, Sandra Hudson, accusing the trio of colluding to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars from this controversial campus organization. The UTSU ...
Cloudy Conditions Don’t Stop Super Turnout for Supermoon Viewing Party
On September 27, 2015, the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics—an astronomical resarch and public outreach centre associated with the University of Toronto Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics—hosted one of their most successful events to date, in celebration of the evening’s rare supermoon lunar eclipse. The Facebook page for the ...