Ricardo Jaroslav Valdes

Features Editor (Volume 48) | features@themedium.ca — Ricardo graduated with a Professional Writing and Communications major, and a Physics and Mathematics double minor in 2021. He also graduated with a huge spending problem. Think of every Apple product on the market—Ricardo has it. You can catch Ricardo at the nearest Apple store replacing his MacBook’s battery for the fifth time. “It’s because of the endless hours I spend writing,” he assures. As Features Editor, Ricardo looks forward to highlighting exceptional individuals, groups, and causes in our community. He’s just glad he won’t be doing it from a Windows computer. You can connect with him on his website, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

Features

So long UTM: Class of ’22 reflects on their online and in-person journey
As Covid-19 restrictions come to an end, three students share their favourite undergraduate memories and their aspirations upon graduating.

Ricardo Jaroslav Valdes March 28, 2022March 28, 2022

Ah, graduation. A time when students finally throw their mortarboard caps in the air, hug and pat each other on…

Opinion

Until we meet again: Our thanks to you

Ricardo Jaroslav Valdes March 28, 2022March 28, 2022

News It has been a pleasure working alongside you all. Believe it or not, even as editors, we are working…

The M's Playlist

Jamming Through January with Jaros
Ponder a playlist that is all over the place, you might find something you like

Ricardo Jaroslav Valdes January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

A few years ago, I struggled to find a new job. I wanted to work in the retail industry, but…

Magazine

You’re More Creative Than You Think

Ricardo Jaroslav Valdes November 1, 2021November 7, 2021

The start of summer 2020 was a bumpy one for me. Two months of online school and ten pounds later,…

Features

To You Who Don’t Understand mental health, this is for you
Naomi-Nicole Bramer on sharing her battle with depression and chronic illnesses, one letter at a time.

Ricardo Jaroslav Valdes October 4, 2021October 18, 2021

CW: Suicide, mental illness, depression, anxiety To You Who Don’t Understand, I mean no offense. I meant that in the…

Features

Max’s Big Ride returns for its seventh annual ride
Andrew Sedmihradsky cycles 600 kilometres to raise awareness and funds toward Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research.

Ricardo Jaroslav Valdes September 6, 2021September 19, 2021

Andrew Sedmihradsky, the global mobility coordinator at the University of Toronto Mississauga’s (UTM) International Education Centre, walks to the front…

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