Last Thursday, the St. George campus student union, UTSU, held their Annual General Meeting (AGM), which saw approximately 75 students in attendance. The union represents approximately 41,000 full-time undergraduate students at both UTM and St. George.
The meeting, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., was delayed for approximately 45 minutes. Students in attendance became impatient and [...]
Tensions run high at UTSU AGM
AGM proxy forms mishandled at UTM
An investigation conducted by The Medium has exposed a mishandling of the collection and distribution of proxy forms at UTM for the 2009 Annual General Meeting of the University of Toronto Students Union, which took place last Thursday at the St. George campus.
Proxy forms allow one student to hold up to as many as eleven [...]
Male students walk five minutes in ‘her shoes’
Last Thursday, approximately 20 UTM male students gathered outside the Student Centre and stumbled about in high heels for five minutes. The annual event, dubbed Walk Five Minutes in Her Shoes was hosted by the UTM Womens Centre for the twelfth consecutive year. The events primary goals were to raise awareness about women’s issues and [...]
Tentative agreement reached by U of T sessional faculty
According to a message posted Sunday morning on the University of Torontos website, the University reached a tentative agreement with Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3902, Unit 3, and will be operating as normal on Monday. The Office of the Provost and the Office of the Registrar confirmed news of the tentative [...]
Style in focus: part 2
1. BOYFRIEND BLAZER
Why it works: The boyfriend blazer has become this seasons hottest trend. Almost every fashion store you walk into now has their version of this timeless piece. Whats great about this blazer is that it doesnt have to be fitted; it has the fit of a guys blazer with a stylish cut [...]
New bus route for UTM
Last week, Mississauga Transit introduced a new limited-stop bus route, 101 – Oakville Express, that will travel between Oakville, UTM and the Islington subway station.
Route 101 – Oakville Express will run Monday to Friday during the morning and evening rush hours, departing UTM every 20 minutes. Identifying decals have been placed at all Oakville Express [...]
Library to remain open 24 hours during exams
Last Friday, the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre announced that it would reintroduce the 24/5 schedule abandoned less than a month ago. UTM Chief Librarian Mary Ann Mavrinac posted a message on the homepage of the library website that read, Great news! Your student union and your library have collaborated to reintroduce 24/5 hours of [...]
Danny Fernandes: Who’s his private dancer?
With hit singles Private Dancer, Fantasy and Never Again to his name, R&B artist Danny Fernandes doesnt have much to complain about. Fernandes, 24, recently picked up a Much Music Video Award for best Canadian Pop Video of the year and has toured along-side big name acts such as Flo Rida, Akon [...]
Library cancels 24-hour service
On September 1, the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre stopped operating 24 hours a day, five days a week, thus turning UTM into the U of T campus with the shortest library hours. Students have expressed their concerns with hours of operation since the learn- ing centre opened in November 2006. UTMSU and student unions [...]
Biz Frosh sells out again
UTM’s Undergraduate Commerce Society held their annual BizFrosh ori- entation from September 11 to September 13. The three-day event, which is geared towards students entering the Commerce, Management, and Business programs at UTM , was held both on and off campus and saw 131 first-year students[...]
