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What makes a love song great?
Highlighting some of the many love songs that have shaped society for generations.
Love is a remarkable subject from which we draw inspiration. In the music industry, love songs have dominated the charts…
Celebrating Valentine’s Day with UTM students, staff, and faculty
UTM students and professors share their Valentine’s Day traditions, focusing on the appreciation of loved ones above all.
Every year on February 14, people celebrate Valentine’s Day by writing greeting cards, gifting flowers, and buying sweets, all to…
Are these really the 200 greatest singers of all time?
Rolling Stone's recent list has been met with criticism from fans over missing artists and controversial rankings.
In 2008, Rolling Stone released a controversial list titled “100 Greatest Singers of All Time.” The article made headlines, with…
Canada’s first black doctor graduated from U of T
The University’s medical history commemorates Anderson Ruffin Abbott’s trailblazing legacy.
Anderson Ruffin Abbott was born on April 7, 1837 in Toronto, Canada to Wilson Ruffin Abbott and Ellen Toyer Abbott,…
Lotoya Jackson shares how she escaped the 9-to-5 and created a life focused on travel, remote work, entrepreneurship, and parenthood
During the Laugh, Cry, Cringe storytelling series, Lotoya Jackson shares her desire to inspire, encourage, and empower women of colour to travel.
Lotoya Jackson, a guest speaker for the Hart House series Laugh, Cry, Cringe, is a traveller, educator, and storyteller. From…
Leela McKinnon on the impact of major lifestyle changes on sleep patterns and circadian rhythms in Indigenous populations in Guatemala and Mexico
Recent studies by evolutionary sleep anthropologists demonstrate the influence of environmental, social, and technological factors on human sleep patterns.
Leela McKinnon, a PhD student in Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), studies the evolution of human…
“Divorce month” calls for a New Year, New Boo
January is known as “divorce month” amongst lawyers due to phenomenal surge in married couples filing for divorce after the holidays.
Many like to start off the new year by setting resolutions and throwing around the phrase “new year, new me.”…
Ontario’s provincial healthcare system is failing its most vulnerable patients
Due to over-the-counter drug shortages, along with increasing RSV and flu cases, Ontario's ICUs are operating at over capacity, leading to poor patient care.
As hospitals face overcrowding, long wait times, and staffing shortages, Ontario’s most vulnerable patients, such as people struggling with mental…
Students should spend two minutes each day talking to a plant
A horticultural therapy specialist explains the health and wellness benefits of interacting with nature.
According to the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA), “Horticultural Therapy (HT) is a formal practice that uses plants, horticultural activities,…
Exhilarating horror in Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Why do we enjoy reading horror novels? In his essay, “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” Stephen King poses a similar…
Finding God in sickness: Numerous studies show the positive effects of prayer on mental health.
An old proverb says, “A healthy man has 1000 wishes, but a sick man has only one.”
In exploring alternative methods of patient care, researchers from Yasuj University of Medical Sciences in Iran suggest there may be…