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Crash course on ‘how to speak good’

On October 26, the CCIT Council held an event called How to speak good (well). Professor Joan Vinall-Cox of the Professional Writing Program and Jake Dheer, station manager at Rogers TV, each gave a 20-minute presentation on how to improve on speaking and on generating speech ideas. Students welcomed the topic. Even though we write [...]

By Gurpinder Singh Gaheer | 09 Nov 09 | posted in News | Comments (0)

Environmentally friendly E-bike now available at UTM

UTM BikeShare, a student-run organization that loans bikes for personal use in collaboration with the UTM New Democratic Party club, introduced the e-bike on October 15. In conjunction with the launch, BikeShare allowed students to test drive the new motor-equipped bikes. The E-bike should bring attention to problems such as the environment, sustainability and economic [...]

By Gurpinder Singh Gaheer | 19 Oct 09 | posted in News | Comments (0)

New Democrats at UTM

Howard Hampton has initiated a leadership race in the provincial New Democratic Party (NDP) by announcing that he will step down from the position he has held since 1996 when he took over from former Premier Bob Rae. As a result, candidates for the soon-to-be-empty leadership chair of the Ontario New Democrats – Peter Tabuns, [...]

By Gurpinder Singh Gaheer | 09 Feb 09 | posted in Cover, News | Comments (0)

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    • Never thought I’d be here


  • Last week hundreds of new students dressed in matching green t-shirts flocked to the student centre to meet their frosh leaders. I first noticed the first year students as they awkwardly thrust their pelvises at the command of older frosh leaders and I was reminded of my own frosh experience at UTM—minus the pelvic thrusting; [...]

    • 5 ways to improve UTM


  • The social scene at UTM has always been an interesting one—interesting because we have 12,000 students and no real social scene. Part of the problem could be that we are a commuter school: students from Etobicoke,  Scarborough, Toronto, Brampton, Milton, and many other places don’t want to spend a lot of their spare time in [...]

    • Presidential address


  • On behalf of the union, the elected Executives, Board of Directors, and Staff Members, we would like to welcome and congratulate you for beginning a new academic year 2010-11.The summer session was very busy for UTMSU as your students’ union underwent many changes. We have not only improved service at the Student Centre, but also [...]

    • Ten things nobody told you about UTM


  • ­­­ Do you remember the day you got home and saw that giant envelope sticking out of your mailbox? You know the one I mean: the one with the U of T logo, the one that would determine where you’d spend at least the next four years of your life. Maybe you whooped and punched [...]

    • Be environmentally friendly


  • Save the planet, save your money—all in a day’s commute. Single-occupant vehicles are the least efficient form of transportation, contributing to traffic congestion, air pollutants, and smog. By choosing an alternative form of transportation instead of driving alone, we can greatly reduce transportation emissions and our carbon footprint. As an added bonus, travelling green can [...]