OPINIONS
The productivity paradox
Among students and academia, busyness has become a status symbol. The widespread message is if you’re not constantly working, you’re falling behind. The pressure to set oneself apart from others at a large research university often means that students fixate on schoolwork and spend their “leisure” time seeking out extracurricular ...
The role of memes in student life
Memes have become an integral part of life for Gen Z and the latter half of Millennials. They are generally seen as comedic, yet they inform us of current events faster than the news. Donald Trump, online education, the toilet paper crisis, quarantining, and COVID-19 divorce rates are just a ...
My digital wonderland
I never know what to tell people when they ask me what my comforting place is—you know, my “happy place.” How do you explain to someone that your place of comfort is not the sandy North Coast, a quiet European forest, Disneyland, or even your bedroom? How do you tell ...
More outgoing, more going out
Extroverts and introverts during COVID-19
“Bad air! Bad air!”
Air travel in times of a pandemic
How to prepare for a semester of unlearning
This September, university students will be entering their online and limited in-person classrooms under different circumstances due to COVID-19. However, the changes to our post-secondary lives aren’t limited to educational delivery; various social changes that affect our university experience are taking place too. Students aren’t just stocking up on masks ...
What are you paying for?
Accounting for the history of the University
Ranked #1—in looting foreign students
A statement on behalf of the international students at Victoria College
The importance of humanitarianism during COVID-19
With a pandemic ravaging across the world, many governments are currently in the process of closing borders, restructuring health policies, and manufacturing extra equipment for hospital personnel. Competition for effective medical supplies and vaccine formulation has left many countries fighting against each other for survival; as a result, governments have ...
Pride is prejudiced: when Black Lives Matter and pride intersect
With the cancellation of all city-led events through June 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the LGBTQI2SA+ community have expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the Toronto Pride Festival—for the first time in the history of Toronto Pride. The festival is widely regarded as a time to take ...