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In 2019, I was a first-year commuter student with high hopes for my future years at UofT. I dreamt of being able to live on residence and do everything my two-hour commute time and unforgiving Go Train schedule prevented me from doing. Then, of course, came the COVID-19 outbreak, and my college-life dreams were shattered. […]

In February of 2020, The Rally Report (a national study on sport participation by Canadian girls from ages six to 18) determined that one in three girls drop out of sports by their late teens, and that girls are three times more likely to drop out of their respective sports than their male counterparts. This

“It’s almost like scheduling happiness.” The words turn over and over in my head. On our FaceTime call, my best friend Damien hunches over his sculpture and insists that he will be happy once he is done with his portfolio. After our call, I wrote his words down on a sticky note. That night, I

I want to address the fact that this article is based on my personal experiences as a South-Asian woman. It in no way represents all of us or our experiences. What Kamala Harris Represents Saturday, November 7, was the day I discovered that Kamala Harris became the Vice President  (VP)-elect of America. The anticipation surrounding

Why I no longer trust cis white women

We’re in the middle of a pandemic, and I still can’t convince myself to use a bath bomb. I got some for Christmas last year, but every time I think about dropping one in a nice bath, I think “No—I should save it for a really bad day.” It’s the same with my clothes: I

What a potentially tainted academic year has to do with the 2017 Houston Astros

Every year, some of you are inevitably going to collect data about people’s genders. Maybe you’re a psychologist, or a social science student doing an experiment or a survey. Maybe you’re a club executive trying to create an application form. So, how do you do it respectfully? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of