For many, living in residence is a rite of passage for living out the full university experience. Many of those admitted to residence are from overseas, from other provinces, or merely an hour’s drive away—but they all seek the unique experience that comes from living on campus. At Victoria College, there are five different […]
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CIUT 89.5 FM has been the broadcasted voice of the University of Toronto for over 50 years. Started by students in 1966, today CIUT is the only community radio station in the downtown Toronto region, providing a truly diverse range of programming that reflects the community it speaks to. With over 75 different programs produced
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The Internet has devalued all forms of ‘old’ media. Newspapers and TV news are traditional and out-dated mediums of communication, according to Canadian journalist Jesse Brown. ‘The future of traditional print journalism is dead’ was the message of the 78th annual student journalism conference, known as NASH. Despite administrative turmoil in the Canadian University Press,
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The 2015 semester was part of another great year for the Victoria University Students’ Administrative Council. Beginning in the summer of 2015, VUSAC began brainstorming initiatives for the 2015-2016 school year. “We came into the semester with very ambitious goals,” says Ben Atkins, one of the two VUSAC co-presidents. Priority was placed on making VUSAC
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Since 2006, Caffiends has been providing tired Victorians with their much-needed caffeine fix. Caffiends finds its home in Old Vic, giving students the perfect place to study, catch up with friends, or even sneak in a quick nap on one of the wonderfully comfortable sofas. It’s run by a passionate and dedicated team of 120
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 Gala is held at the
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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 Mr. Spalding, and TVO called it one
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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 semester, landing on November 9
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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 from fossil fuels is clearly
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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 majority ratified the proposal put
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