Last Thursday, OUT@UTM held its annual Drag Pub at the Blind Duck. The evening included provocative drag performances, gender-bending burlesque, choreographed dance sequences, live singers, a DJ, a “rip the runway” competition, a wall art installation piece by Breann Ritchie and voguing. After the performances, guests tore up the dance floor.
A Miss Ricecake entertained attendees [...]
Cross dress to impress
Has campaigning begun before the elections?
For the last two months, the UTMSU has held caucus meetings during which select student club presidents and UTMSU executives discussed who should run for the UTMSU election that will take place two weeks from today. After the last meeting on February 9, VP Equity Vickita Bhatt was chosen as the unofficial candidate for the [...]
UTM professor ranks top ten in the country
On February 8, it was announced that UTM Biology Professor Monika Havelka became a finalist in TVO’s Best Lecturer Competition. Out of the initial 300 nominees from universities all over Canada, Havelka is one of ten university professors in the running to win the title of Best Lecturer. In five consecutive years of TVO’s Best [...]
Star sightings at UTM
While most students were relaxing during reading week, University of Toronto staff and students, along with members of the Mississauga community, gathered for the bi-monthly get-together of the Royal Canadian Astronomical Society.
The event started inside the CCT Building, outside of which was a display of different telescopes that allowed the participants to observe the various [...]
Rights group asks UTM professor to resign
UTM political science professor Aurel Braun was asked to resign from his position as chair of Rights and Democracy, a non-partisan organization based in Montreal that promotes human rights and democratic institutions abroad.
The call for resignation, which was signed by 45 of the agencys 47 staffers, followed the death by heart attack of Rights and [...]
Beauty in the breakdown
The construction of art is a multi-layered process. An initial stroke of inspiration, some preliminary drawings, an assemblage of materials and a whole lotta coffee come together as the key ingredients of many artistic endeavours, including the Blackwood Gallerys latest exhibition,
Location! Location! Location!, which opened last Wednesday.
A project that required the construction of art, artists [...]
UTM gets healthy with Health Week
From January 25 to 28, UTMAC hosted Health Week. The event singled out a theme for each day of the week.
UTMAC set up in the Meeting Place on Monday, which was designated as Drug and Alcohol and Sexuality day. Tuesday was Physical Health day, which saw students engage in a Wii Fit competition at the [...]
Talking with Omar Alghabra
Last Wednesday, Saaliha Malik spoke to Omar Alghabra in the Fireplace Lounge. Alghabra spoke about life after being an MP, his work with the group Students for Omar and about the importance of youth involvement in politics.
Can you tell me about Students for Omar?
After 2.5 years of parliament, there are a lot of things that [...]
HSC hosts Saraswati Puja
On January 21, the Hindu Student Council held Saraswati Puja in the multi-faith prayer room. The event was organized in the honour of the Hindu Goddess of Knowledge, Saraswati, who plays an integral part in an intellectual setting, such as a university, according to the beliefs of the Hindu religion.
Hindu Student Council members Eric Madan, [...]
Low fanbase an issue for UTM Intramurals
Intramurals play a large part in the lives of UTM student-athletes. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the Intramural fanbase.
Sure, UTM has school spirit. The UTM Athletic Council makes sure games are publicized around the school. It also provides incentives for fan-support, such as free pizza, drinks and t-shirts. Indeed, UTMAC is working on [...]
