[lead]A guide for the frightened and nervous[/lead] Are you interested in entering a field that requires lots of financial investment with no guarantee of economic, emotional, or professional reward? Did you drag yourself through your undergraduate degree and then think to yourself, “I could use a few more years of expensive suffering?” Do you still […]
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The University of Toronto has already conceded that investing in an industry that has been proven to cause negative health effects is unethical. With this fact in mind, the choice for the university to divest from the fossil fuel industry should not only be an obvious conclusion, but also an enthusiastic and unanimous “YES!”
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The energy in Toronto has become palpable in 2015. Even with the Pan Am Games’ summer of disruption, the city has had a buzz that it can’t seem to shake, even as the weather dips into single-digit temperatures. You can’t walk around the downtown core without spotting a twenty-something in a Toronto vs. Everybody logo emblazoned
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published under the author’s pseudonym, Lyra Parks. The holidays are just around the corner, and this means different things to different people. For the retail and service sector, it means a hiring spree unmatched in any other season. The industry is preparing to sell furiously and build up profit the
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I pulled the curtains from my window and looked at the sky — grey and splotched with dark clouds that loomed heavily. “Well, it’s going to rain…again.” I could hear my partner behind me, moving closer. He wrapped his arms around me gently because he knew I wasn’t just commenting on the weather. He could
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Halloween often ends with party decorations strewn every which way, a slight headache, and the sudden build-up of an overbearing, overbearing, overbearing sense of Christmas. Pumpkins are quickly switched out for fairy lights and wreaths, and a short stroll through any shopping mall sufficiently hammers the point home: it is now the Christmas season. Pardon
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There are at least three things Victoria College doesn’t lack: events with free food, great spots to study (nap), and opinionated student politicians. If you’re like me and many of your friends are involved in student politics, these past few weeks taught you more than you ever cared to know about board structures and the
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Everything was going well for the first few weeks—the bustling campus, the countless smiling faces, the exciting events. A new year had begun, and in the midst of settling into a bright, foreign environment, I promised myself that things would be different, that I’d make more of an effort, work harder, and get myself out
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It can be said that at the heart of the controversy about “proper” language lies a simple white notebook with the words “Shakespeare never tweeted a sonnet” printed in black Helvetica. To understand why this notebook is so important, we need to understand the culture in which it was made. Internet communication—like Twitter—is an ever-increasing
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Taylor Swift’s 1989 occupies a neat little niche in current pop culture. Aside from being the biggest selling album of 2014, 1989 has quickly become a rallying cry for modern feminists. In the post-Beyoncé era, Swift’s polished pop and subtly punchy lyrics fit a need for a strong feminine voice for young women. Ryan Adams’s decision to
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