News

Hate Health and Wellness wait times? There’s an app for that

UofT rolls out MySSP for all students Content warning: mentions of suicide.  When it comes to mental health support, the University of Toronto doesn’t exactly have the best track record. However, after three deaths by suicide on the St. George campus in the last two years alone, students are finally saying enough is enough, and demanding that the university do better.   In 2019, UofT responded with a new online resource: MySSP. Short for

Hate Health and Wellness wait times? There’s an app for that Read More »

What’s going on around UofT next month?

 Don’t miss out on these great events around campus in February! We’re almost officially one-twelfth of the way through 2020: the snow’s (still) falling, the new decade memes are finally starting to fade away, and midterm season is right around the corner. Luckily, there’s no shortage of fun happenings on and around the St. George campus! So buckle up your winter boots and zip

What’s going on around UofT next month? Read More »

The breakdown: microtransactions at UofT

A paywall for grades or a digitized learning service?  It’s an all-too-familiar scene for some: enrolling in a half-year course and looking at the syllabus only to realize the course requires a mandatory subscription to a third-party learning service, constituting 25 percent of the grade. These mandatory third-party services, also known as “microtransactions,” are a common practice by university professors, and

The breakdown: microtransactions at UofT Read More »

Why you should attend the Global Climate Strike on November 29th

The next Global Climate Strike will be held on Friday, November 29th, at 11:30 am in Queen’s Park. This strike, like the previous one on September 27th, is organized by Fridays for Future, an international climate action organization spearheaded by Greta Thunberg. This time around, Fridays for Future has the honor and privilege of hosting

Why you should attend the Global Climate Strike on November 29th Read More »