OPINIONS

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The “underground man” in pandemic times

At the start of the pandemic, we saw the appearance of a peculiar type of character who has become symbolic of the political division and the misinformation of our time. This emergence has made some of our family gatherings awkward and unfortunate events. Many of us have had to block ...
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Bookstore budget battles

Unpacking the exorbitant textbook prices that haunt my parents’ pockets
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Not my coming-of-age movie

Standing at the crossroads between film and race
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Summer reflections

How a seemingly uneventful summer revealed new things about myself, and how it will change the course of my academic career
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Why are we still building pipelines?

Visions of decolonization in an extractive world
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Pop-ups and what-nots

The fashion industry’s latest trend isn’t an article of clothing
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A vaccinated education

On the tumult and triumphs of mandatory vaccinations at UofT
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Commuting to college

From the lens of a woman of colour in a patriarchal society
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Pen and paper

The daunting return to in-person testing

An unusual circumstance

The thoughts of a second-year student on a ‘second’ first-year experience