After two weeks of campaigning for the UTMSU spring elections, a 30% voter turnout has set a new record. Voting took place last week on March 16, 17 and 18 and unofficial results have been released. By the end of the voting period, the Yellow team unofficially gained the most votes as well as the [...]
UTMSU denies a student attendance at CFS meeting
Last Wednesday, the UTMSU executive committee overturned a decision made by VP external Henry Ssali to send UTM student Stefanie Marotta to the Canadian Federation of Students semi-Annual General Meeting that will be held this weekend. The reasons for rejecting Marotta as a UTM delegate were twofold. Firstly, the executive committee expressed a concern about [...]
Strike possible at Sheridan College
This week, about 700 professors, instructors, counselors and librarians at Sheridan College could end up on the picket line if negotiations and a strike mandate are not approved by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). A strike vote was set for January 6 but saw unsuccessful results. The OPSEU, which represents over 9,000 professors [...]
DECA reaches out to campus
On November 19, approximately 230 UTM students attended an event called How to Market Yourself. The event was held by DECA, an international association of high school and college students studying marketing and management. Guest speakers Vinny Verma and Rup Jolly, who work as business development managers for XCINO, an IT company catering to small [...]
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 [...]
Students apologize for blackface Halloween costume
Last Tuesday night, the Black Students’ Association at the St. George campus organized a town hall that saw 250 students in attendance. The topic at hand was a costume donned by five U of T students at a Halloween party on October 29.
RIDICULOUS SYNERGY SEEKER
Ash Buchholz and Jason Parsons aren’t afraid to admit that they tend to be overly-energetic.
Its about us Muslim women. Again
Todays plunging necklines and stacked bangles are flashbacks to pre-Islamic Arabia where women walked around heavily ornamented and bare-breasted. Pre-marital sex, multiplicity of partners and a highly sexualized culture was the norm. The advent of Islam reintroduced a code of conduct that emphasized modesty, marriage, lineage, beautiful character and human rights. Each morning, women choose [...]
Educating students worldwide
All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth. The quotation comes from Aristotle, but applies to contemporary political theory as much as it did when he first uttered the words. In an era when information is commoditized, the educated [...]
NHL 2009/10 regular season: Eastern Conference predictions
With the regular season having just begun, there are many predictions. One thing is certain: as soon as the puck drops on opening day, the Eastern Conference is going to be fast and furious. Teams will need every point possible to make the playoffs. The defending Cup Champs should lock up first place with ease [...]
