NEWS
Gardiner Gala postponed
Earlier this month, confusion erupted over Facebook after it was announced that the Gardiner Gala—planned as part of Victoria University’s Frost Week—had been postponed. The Gardiner Gala, considered a tradition for Victorians, is an event regularly held each year during the first week back at school after winter break. The ...
An interview with Bruce Meyer
Author Bruce Meyer is currently a Visiting Professor at Victoria University. He most recently published a collection of short stories, A Chronicle of Magpies (Tightrope Press, 2015). *** Bruce Meyer: Magpies is in some ways my first book of short stories. I did two before this. One was a book of baseball stories that was called Goodbye ...
All in a week’s work
If thinking you’re being handed a $100 bill but only receiving $10 is a familiar feeling, you are probably a UofT student. That $100 bill is a legitimate fall reading week, and what you end up getting is a two-day reading break. UofT provides a two-day break in the fall ...
Divesting to invest in our future
The University of Toronto currently owns stock in 200 fossil fuel companies. On October 29, UofT students and fellow environmentalists took action on the streets of UofT’s St. George campus to urge the administration to divest from these fossil fuel companies. The pressing demand for the university to divest ...
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 ...