Winter - The Strand

Guide to surviving winter at UofT

Winter is a time of hardship for most students. Food is scarce, icy winds howl, snow falls, and bitter cold temperatures persist—at least here at the University of Toronto. For some students, the strategy they employ for coping with this harsh season is hibernation. Among the hibernators, UofT students have an extremely good survival rate in an ordinary winter. Hibernation is the mechanism that students use […]

I tried to explain what “snow” was to Margaret Atwood and then briefly asked her about The Handmaid’s Tale

Stranded / By Leo Morgenstern

Margaret Atwood is as ubiquitous in Canada as snow. But does she know what it is? L: Hi Margaret, thank you so much for meeting with me for this interview. M: No problem, I had nothing else to do today. L: Did you have any trouble finding The Strand’s office? M: Yes, I had a little bit

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