Note from the Editor: in keeping with tradition, the issue closest to April 1 features at least one article meant as an April’s Fools joke. This was our article this year. Despite its jocular nature, large disclaimer on page 2, exaggerated facts, ironical references, and the fact that the author’s picture depicts the same man [...]
Sex pub
On Thursday night, the UTM Sexual Education Centre held its annual sex pub at the Blind Duck. This event, one of the largest of the year, attracted well over 450 students. Some of the events of the night included jelly wrestling and a sex-doll competition. All had special prizes for the participants, such as SEC [...]
Mississauga Transit introduces new route
This week, a new Mississauga Transit route will come into operation, cutting the travel time from Square One Terminal to Westwood Mall roughly in half. Route 107 Malton express will work as an express route for those wishing to get from Square One to Westwood Mall faster and without changing buses. Passengers of route 107 [...]
Emergencies on campus
Last Thursday, UTM students received an email with instructions on how to download a software program that will automatically send emergency alerts to their computers. The Campus Emergency Alert software forms part of the U of T Emergency Alerts system, which aims to alert students about campus-related emergencies. Unique to UTM, the software runs in [...]
U of T historian wins award
Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis, a U of T History scholar and Detroit native, has been awarded the Holberg International Memorial Prize, valued at about $785,000. The award, named after Ludvig Holberg, a Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian, was established in Norway in 2003 and is one of the most prestigious in the world. Its objective [...]
Annual Antakshari a success
Last Friday evening, the Hindu Students Council organized its annual Holi Antakshari. The event was attended by approximately 200 students and celebrated peace and harmony between people of all countries and races. It also focused on a musical competition between the Maharajas (India) and the Sultans (Pakistan). According to HSC executive Garima Bhatt, Holi is [...]
CCIT council sees students succeed
CCIT students often joke that they get the same two questions every time they reveal their program of study. The first question is: “What is CCIT, anyway?” After trying to answer that one, they have to reply to the inevitable “So what can you do with that?” Last Wednesday, the CCIT Council arranged a networking [...]
Students learn the art of blackjack
Last Tuesday night, the Math and Computational Science Departments and Math and Computational Science Society came together for “Probability In BlackJack,” which was presented by UTM TA Rafal Drabek. Drabek explained how one can win blackjack using one’s knowledge of math. Attendants learned about the mathematical nature of card- counting and winning strategies for blackjack. [...]
Water bottles not wanted
Last Thursday, the UTMSU Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the UTM Green Team, started a campus-wide campaign against bottled water. The event, known as “National Bottled Water Free Day,” aims to make people aware of how public water is as beneficial as bottled water. Various universities across Canada participated as well. The event took [...]
P.A.U.S.E for variety night
Last Thursday night in the Blind Duck pub, the Psychology Association of Undergraduate Students at Erindale raised over $600 from donations toward ErinOaks Kids Centre, a Mississauga-based agency that provides treatment for kids with conditions such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism, and muscular dystrophy. Dubbed “P.A.U.S.E’s 2010 Variety Night,” the event takes place every [...]
