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Accessible Trick-or-Treating in Canada Communities and organizations have collaborated to create specialized Halloween Villages across Canada as a part of…
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the power of the pumpkin
The nutritional benefits and history of pumpkins.
The pumpkin is closely affiliated with Halloween both as a food item and as the iconic jack-o’-lantern. The term “jack-o’-lantern”…
A guide to UTM’s Halloween frights and festivities
Many events to celebrate Halloween will take place at UTM, giving students the chance to experience thrills and frights alongside their friends and peers.
Amidst the red and orange hue created by the falling leaves, the festive spirit of Halloween has returned once more…
Halloween 2023 Goal: More Treats than Tricks
Cannabis candies pose a new threat to Halloween joy and children's safety, with pediatric hospitalizations doubling in regions where edibles are legal.
The joy and thrill of Halloween have always been accompanied by a few parental concerns. While concerns about strangers and…
Cutting-Edge Horror: Five Cult Classic Slasher Films
These originals make for a chilling and memorable Halloween movie marathon night!
This year gave us remakes, sequels, and prequels of horror movies that nobody asked for. The original movies are cult…
Associate Professor Mairi Cowan on her book The Possession of Barbe Hallay
A look into the past led UTM Professor Mairi Cowan into a “precarious” world of demons and witches.
On October 26, 2023, the University of Toronto Mississauga’s (UTM) ninth annual Celebration of Books took place. It was co-hosted…
Horror on Health: Does watching movies make us sick?
Scary movies throughout the years have had negative psychological effects on their audiences.
Research suggests the 1973 acclaimed horror movie The Exorcist is a psychiatric hazard to viewers. An adaption of a novel…
UTM’s transportation overcrowding: student voices
The Medium reached out to students about their experiences commuting by bus or driving to UTM, revealing overcrowding issues with both public transit and parking.
As the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) continues to flourish, so does the issue of overcrowded transportation. With over 15,000…
How does living in the city effect our mental health?
Dr Benjamin Wolfe on how the features of our physical world can be better designed to accommodate our mental health.
An overwhelming majority of the world’s population, especially students, live in cities. For most of us, we can’t even remember…
Poetry Corner
transcendenttranscendent Is it the days of grog and a runny nose that matter most or least?I sit in the sun,…
Artificial Intelligence: What’s the worst that can happen?
The dangers of advancing artificial intelligence loom over us.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been at the forefront of discourse and debates surrounding the future of technology and, ultimately, the…
Why I quit drinking in my twenties
A story of sobriety that doesn’t involve rehab, police, or addiction.
I stopped drinking alcohol a few months ago; and in the time since, many friends have questioned my decision—some out…
Saving lives through blood and plasma donation
Organizations such as Canadian Blood Services and UTM NextGen Lifeline strive to inform communities about the pressing demand for blood donations.
On October 19, 2023, over a hundred students donated their blood at the On-Campus Blood Drive, organized collaboratively by the…
Ontario’s verdant veil: unraveling the Greenbelt debate
Ontario's Greenbelt tensions rise as government changes threaten the region's ecological balance established in 2005.
“I made a promise to you that I wouldn’t touch the Greenbelt. I broke that promise. And for that I’m…
The Knotty Corner: Sexual health and wellness made easy
Universities are a breeding ground (no pun intended) for sexual exploration and development. Most of us here at the University…