Love Me, Love Me Not
13 I sneak out of the classroom minutes before my English class. I sprint to the girls’ bathroom, turning off…
Olga Fedossenko
Associate Features Editor (Volume 49) — Olga is a second-year student studying Professional Writing and Communications and completing a double minor in French and Environmental Management. She joined The Medium this year as an Associate Features Editor and is excited to start connecting with many interesting people for her interviews. In her spare time, you can find her taking long mental-health walks around UTM's campus and listening to Harry Styles’ latest album. Olga hopes the students of UTM will be able to see themselves in her articles and relate to the stories of her interviewees.
Learning from experience: Why are women less satisfied about their sexual firsts?
Diana Peragine, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology at UTM talks about how gender-based marginalization translates to the bedroom.
For many of us, our first sexual experience stays in our memory forever. It is the experience that determines much…
Lecture Me! Refugee women’s experiences with technology shock
Professor Dahya, from the ICCIT faculty at UTM, delivers a talk about women’s experiences navigating refugee resettlement.
Imagine you arrive in a new country, and you do not have your phone. You cannot call or text anyone,…
To date or not to date: How dating apps are still affecting young women
The number of young people on online dating platforms has increased threefold in the last few years. But for women, they remain unsafe and uncomfortable.
Some last names have been omitted to protect anonymity. Valery Li downloaded Tinder when she moved to Toronto last year…
Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and The Punisher: How different Marvel superheroes express their rage
Associate professor, Menaka Philips, talks about her recent paper on race, gender, and violence in the superhero universe.
In 2020, Frank Castle, known as The Punisher from the self-titled Netflix series (2017-2019), became the new warrior logo of…
Death of wildlife and declining plant growth: How boreal forests suffer from climate change
Bridget Murphy, a PhD candidate at U of T on the crucial negative effects of increasing temperatures on white spruce trees.
A recent study predicts that by the end of the century, a 180 to 300 mile swath of boreal forest…
Valley of the Birdtail: How racism changed the experiences of two communities separated by a valley
In their new book, a U of T law graduate and an associate professor in the Faculty of Law highlight the inequalities affecting children in schools on reserves.
In Canada, over 110,000 school-aged children live on reserves. According to a report published in 2018, only 44 per cent of First Nations who lived…
Banana fiber bag: A way of reducing plastic consumption and creating gender equality
U of T Medical student Sauliha Alli on her innovative project for reducing plastic pollution in Ghana.
In June 2015, 150 people lost their lives in Accra, the capital of Ghana, as a result of a massive…
How Studio Ghibli and Disney films present gender roles
Analyzing the skinny, big-eyed ideal of Disney’s heroines versus the relatable female characters of Studio Ghibli.
Almost every little girl born between the 80s and the 2000s dreamed of a powder blue, sparkly Cinderella dress for…
“Everywhere is loud and everything is a blur”
What university feels like for a student with ADHD as she navigates her studies and friendships.
Imagine you have a quiz on Friday and decide to prepare for it in advance. But every time you sit…
A survival guide: how to excel as a first-year student at UTM
“Beginning university is supposed to be one of the most exciting periods of your life!” or so they say.
We often hear that university is supposed to be one of the most exciting periods of our lives. But for…