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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 agreement by [...]

RIDICULOUS SYNERGY SEEKER

Ash Buchholz and Jason Parsons aren’t afraid to admit that they tend to be overly-energetic.

Paving the way for Aikido at UTM

On September 21, we published an article about Aikido that prompted many student inquiries. To satisfy these inquiries, we sat down with Christopher Young, second-degree Aikido instructor, to talk about his martial art. Young teaches Aikido at UTM on Tuesdays from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 1) What did you think of the original article [...]

Riders beat Stamps, clinch first West Division title since ’76

REGINA – Rob Bagg’s second-quarter touchdown reception stood up as the difference maker as the Saskatchewan Roughriders clinched their first West Division title since 1976 with a 30-14 win over the Calgary Stampeders in CFL action. Both teams entered the game a win away from clinching first in the West. (The Canadian Press)

Report: Jays considering shipping Overbay to Arizona

The Toronto Blue Jays are considering a trade that would send first baseman, Lyle Overbay to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for catcher, Chris Snyder, according to the Arizona Republic.

Advisory: women’s volleyball game postponed due to H1N1

HAMILTON, Ont. – Ontario University Athletics (OUA) announced today that the women’s volleyball game hosted by the Toronto Varsity Blues on Nov. 8 against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks has been postponed in accordance with OUA’s H1N1 policy. (University of Toronto)

Is the salary cap in professional sports fair?

These days, the most loyal fans in sports are Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Redskin fans. They can sympathize with each others teams, which are both among their respective leagues top teams in attendance every year and have rich histories of winning championships. That victorious history however, hasnt repeated itself in many years. According to [...]

Sabres silence critics as Hurricanes disappoint

As experts and journalists made their predictions prior to the 2009/10 regular season, few gave the Buffalo Sabres a fighting chance to contend or even make the playoffs. A month into the regular season, the Sabres have proven all naysayers wrong. They have indeed been the biggest surprise in the Eastern Conference. With a remarkable [...]

Majors capitalize on Belleville’s penalty woes for hard-earned victory

The St. Mikes Majors dominated their opponents on November 6, much like they have dominated the entire league so far this season — with physical play and persistent offensive pressure. After winning eight of their last ten games, the 5-2 victory pushes the Majors record to 13-4-1 on the season and puts them only two [...]

UTM intramurals racks up points as opposing teams forfeit

No one enjoys wasting time. Forfeited games for intramurals at U of T may count as a win on the scoreboard, but for players and coaches, they are nothing but a waste of time. Time, and energy Its frustrating, and a huge disruptor for time management, said Michael Van, who coached intramurals for the past [...]

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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 [...]