An unpredictable winter break
Students share their holiday adventures.
Taylor Swift dance party cut short Prisha (Maneka) Nuckchady Back in September, I planned on visiting one of my closest friends…
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New year, same superstitions
Cultural superstitions are more than just (un)justified beliefs.
As the new year comes around, my family sets up our tray of 12 round fruits once again. We open…
Changing Leaves: Renewing our 2023 intentions
Lights gleam, skates glide across the ice, and overly sweet hot cocoa magically appears in my hand almost every single…
Is artificial intelligence a threat to human authors?
Are AI writing tools like Chat GPT able to replace human writers?
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, there has been speculation about whether it could eventually replace human authors in…
Got resolutions? The RAWC is ready
The RAWC’s new improvements are perfect for your fitness resolutions.
As students, faculty, and staff return to the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) for the start of the winter semester,…
Editorial: The Medium’s walk down 2022’s memory lane
Reflecting on times of laughter and the times of tears experienced this past year.
If 2022 was a fragrance, it would have notes of 2021, with hints of 2020 that smack you right in…
Virtual Reality: A game changer in language acquisition
UTM hosts a VR program to teach English as a second language to immigrants.
For many Canadian immigrants, language is a major barrier in one’s ability to culturally integrate into society. In Canada, a…
Zero Hour: The Taliban continues its crackdown on human rights
On February 19, 2020, under the Trump administration, the United States signed a deal with the Taliban that promised a…
UN conference spearheads discussion of biodiversity loss and its solutions
The UN Biodiversity Conference culminated in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which is comprised of four goals and 23 targets aimed to protect nature globally.
From December 7 to 19, 2022, nation leaders came together for the UN Biodiversity Conference hosted in Montreal, discussing biodiversity…
Fortnite creator faces class action lawsuit in Quebec
A class action lawsuit has been approved due to alleged bodily harm caused by Fortnite, leading to an investigation into billing and privacy practices.
Epic Games, the creator of the popular video game Fortnite, is facing a class action lawsuit in Canada. Plaintiffs are…
Holiday News Briefs
A return of in-person festivities in Mississauga For 2022, Mississauga returned to in-person celebrations for both Christmas and New Year’s…
“Self-portrait”
Growing up can be difficult. It’s hard to decide when you have “outgrown” pieces of yourself that once felt fundamental…
“Motion Blur”
Motion Blur demonstrates the constant movement of time that takes place in our world, and how it stops for no…
To Kiss or Not to Kiss
When we walked into the classroom, Mr. Hurst wasn’t okay. Our fourth-grade teacher’s hair, usually combed neatly, was dishevelled. His…
Drowning Soft and Slow—Reflections at the End of the World
The city is sinking. The words would’ve frightened them, had they not been drowning long before the water rose. Three…