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Post-campaign glee

Dear Editor, I am glad that our student newspaper covered the elections in last week’s edition. However, it is important for us to reflect on the immense student turnout for the spring 2010 elections. This is symbolic of the excitement and enthusiasm that plagued our campaign from day one. Over 30% of all eligible voters [...]

This all needs to end

As you all know, the UTMSU elections ended about two weeks ago. The results? Well, Students United (yellow) won by a large margin. As for the demerit points, well, I think we all saw that accurate graph (do you sense the sarcasm?) on the front page of last week’s paper. In simple terms: Students United [...]

Post-campaign reflections

Dear Editor, I have been thinking a lot about the recent Student Union election, mostly because I set up some deliberate “tests” at the beginning of the process to see if my theory of political campaigning was sound; namely, that a positive campaign can beat a negative one. I should stress that I do not [...]

Unhappy about the elections? Me too

Dear Editor, Our next UTMSU president has been charged for 65 demerit points? For those who aren’t aware, 35 points gets you disqualified. I encourage students to take a look at the Wall of Shame and see what some of the infractions were for. For example, ten demerit points for taking credit for work that [...]

Sick, tired students

Dear Editor, Shame on “Stronger Together.” Students are sick and tired of their old arguments trying to defend the status quo so that Adam Awad can protect his precious UTSU salary. What we really need to do is Change UTSU. I’m excited that the Change Team is going to put the needs of students first [...]

Values and issues

Dear Editor, Masse to build a stronger U of T? I think not! I find it highly ironic that Steve Masse, the presidential candidate for the “CHANGE” ticket, is running on a platform to build a stronger relationship between UTSU and UTMSU. If memory serves me correctly, Masse threw a temper tantrum when the AGM [...]

ECSpeRT needs you

Dear Editor, As you may know, ECSpeRT is a volunteer, student-run, not-for-profit organization that provides medical first aid coverage here at UTM. We are a division of St John Ambulance and our members are trained to the Medical First Responder (MFR) Level, the highest primary care level on campus. Currently we provide a 10 a.m. [...]

Values and issues

Dear Editor, With the student union elections around the corner, it is important for everyone to ask the tough questions. These questions should not be limited to the candidate’s qualifications, vision or most importantly, his or her commitment to work in the best interests of the students at UTM. These questions should also focus on [...]

OpEd: Why we did it

So the first-ever Medium Magazine came out last week. Am I ever happy that it is out. It’s been a long two-month production and it’s great to finally see it out of the confines of my little Macbook screen and out onto campus newsstands. This magazine is going to come out once a year. At [...]

In solidarity

Dear Editor, After reviewing last week’s edition of The Medium, I could not help but to reply to some inaccuracies that the article “Has Campaigning Began before the Elections” had. Firstly, it’s no surprise that I sought advice from my colleagues and peers as to whether I should consider nominating myself for a position in [...]

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  • Classes will begin in exactly a month, and we’re already hard at work revamping our office, training our new staff, preparing the first issue, and deciding on the content for the new year. These are perhaps the most exciting days for many of us, and we want you to be a part of it. If [...]

  • UTM will burn for nature


  • This spring, UTM will conduct a prescribed burn of a small parcel of land in its northeast section. The event, which will take a maximum of 50 minutes, will occur between March 20 and April 30, weather permitting. Shrubs and small trees currently invade the 1.3-hectare flat savannah habitat. According to Professor Nick Collins of [...]

  • Management class donates to Heifer International


  • Last Tuesday, Professor Ann Armstrong asked her Organiza-tional Design (MGT363) students to bring $2. At the start of the lecture, Armstrong explained that she needed the $2 to run an exercise that would simulate the dynamics of power, politics and conflict within real organizations through a pretend organization formed by the students—the “Toonie Organization.” Armstrong [...]

  • UTSU picks Stronger Together


  • On March 16-18, students at both UTM and St. George voted to elect the student union that represents over 40,000 U o f T students. Although results were close, Stronger Together has won all five executive positions for UTSU, including Adam Awad as President,  Danielle Sandhu as VP Equity, Zexi Wang  as VP External, Rolli [...]

  • New credit option for UTSU


  • The U of T Scarborough campus recently passed the option of the credit/no credit application to courses. UTSC students at can now have the option of taking a course without it affecting their GPAs and without the added pressures of doing well in it. The UTSC administration believes that this option allows students to take [...]