Only 1860s kids will understand. Last week, I was at the mall looking for a volumetric flask and a gram of rubidium, just as any ordinary person does, when I overheard a conversation between a few teenagers. It went something like this: Teenager #1: Did you hear about the newest element? Teenager #2: You mean […]
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Vic’s efforts at tackling food affordability Ned’s Café has kicked off the academic year by introducing meals for $5.50 as part of a collaboration with VUSAC to increase food affordability at Victoria College. These meals include Grab’ n Go packaged entrées as well as warm snacks such as samosas, empanadas, and Jamaican patties from 11
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Proposed increase in government oversight neglects underfunding concerns Ontario’s Bill 33, the Supporting Children and Students Act, has faced widespread opposition by numerous student associations in recent months. The wide-ranging impacts of the Bill include amendments to four acts and the expansion of government control over educational institutions and organizations pertaining to children and youth.
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Upon picking a theme for this issue, the sitcom-lovers in the room won. I can’t say I’ve watched any Seinfeld, but that’s just fine—Jerry’s not the focus here. Longtime readers may remember the “Patchwork” issue from two years ago, an excuse to print whatever wherever. “What’s the deal with… [blank]?” serves a similar function, one
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Scatter-brained thoughts on our capacity to adore the mundane As someone who has always been pretty sentimental and defensive against change, intense feelings of nostalgia are well known to me. When transitioning into new stages of life, I tend to glance back forlornly at the seemingly perfect bygone things. Nostalgia is a powerful emotion: an
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Blake Williams and any consistency which forms a set FELTa film directed by Blake Williams and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 4–14, 2025 Blake Williams’s recent filmography is composed using anaglyph colour filters—the 3D effect produced by a stereoscope of chromatic opposites. FELT is first and foremost 3D, and only really a
Remembering, letting go, and moving forward As the leaves on campus gently start to fade into orange, we are reminded of a brand new school year ahead and the end of another summer season. Many of us may feel that time is fleeting, our degree and our youth passing us by all too quickly. The
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A review of David Freyne’s Eternity Eternitya film directed by David Freyne and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 4–14, 2025 Death is humanity’s great unknown: we are constantly faced with the vast uncertainty of what happens when our mortal, physical bodies cease functioning. Where do we go after we die? David Freyne
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Exploring popularity, waste, and consumer culture Meet the Labubu. These ultra-trendy monster character keychains created by Kasing Lung are both cute and disturbing. As the hottest item on social media, these blind-box items have been spotted on the bags of Dua Lipa and Rihanna. However, since consumers never know which Labubu they will unbox, this
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Freaky freaky Cepheid variables In act III, scene I of Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Caesar says, “I am constant as the northern star.” Well, Caesar is wrong: it turns out that the northern star isn’t as constant as he thinks it is. It belongs to the family of Cepheid variables—the type of stars that pulsate
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