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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 ...
The Ongoing Fight over Planned Parenthood
The Republican Party introduced the Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2016 in early September, hoping to block government funding of Planned Parenthood for one year. Although the bill never made it past the Republican-controlled Senate, failing by a final vote of 47-52, debate over the organization continues. Controversy around Planned Parenthood ...
Blue Jays Qualify for Playoffs for the First Time in 22 Years
Twenty-two years ago this October, Joe Carter lined a walk-off homerun in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series to secure the Toronto Blue Jays’ second straight championship. For 22 years, that was the last taste of playoff baseball that Toronto had experienced. But now, after many years of frustration ...
VUSAC Councillor Unofficial Results
The voting period for VUSAC Councillor positions ended Friday night at 11:59, with unofficial results set to be ratified after the appeals period ends Saturday night.
Victoria Students Endorse Proposal B: First Caucus Meeting Results in Endorsement Ahead of UTSU Annual General Meeting
On Friday, a group of students at Victoria University voted on behalf of the VCU to endorse Khrystyna Zhuk’s UTSU Board of Directors restructuring proposal.
Victorian Victory: An Interview with Gabriela Stafford
Gabriela Stafford, a third-year student at Vic, has just finished an extremely successful season with the UofT Varsity Blues. The Strand sat down with her to discuss her goals, tips, and some of her favourite running spots on campus!
VUSAC: Building from Last Year
For some Victorians, the end of the winter semester didn’t mean much more than switching to shorts on the morning trek to campus. While most of us were cottaging, camp counselling, or working whatever menial job we were able to get, there have been many student organizations hard at work ...
So You Want to Get Involved in Federal Politics
For those of you who haven’t noticed that there’s a federal election going on: what kind of rock are you living under, and where can I get one like it? For everyone else, the constant bombardment of information from every possible medium makes it difficult to process what goes into ...