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TEDxUofT Mississauga hosts annual conference at Maja Prentice Theatre
The event featured eight inspirational and accomplished speakers who discussed topics including organizational psychology, unleashing one’s potential, and Roman stoicism.

Madhav Ajayamohan February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

On January 25, TEDxUofT Mississauga hosted its annual conference at the Maja Prentice Theatre in Mississauga. This year’s conference was…

Features

A discussion on today’s AI, the world’s latest writing assistant
Yesterday, it was the Great Automatic Grammatizator. Today, it is ChatGPT and artificial intelligence tools.

Madhav Ajayamohan February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

Written by Roald Dahl, The Great Automatic Grammatizator is a satirical short story written almost 70 years ago detailing how…

Features

Professor Sali Tagliamonte on the value of learning Canadian linguistic diversity
Professor Sali Tagliamonte stretches beyond linguistic research and discusses discovery in culture, history and identity through understanding Canadian linguistic diversity.

Gisele Tang February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

Inspired by her students’ different understanding of words used in Northern Ontario, Professor Sali Tagliamonte is researching the field of…

Sports

Love and football: The perfect match
UTM soccer stars Amelia Caron and Daniele Poli discuss how their sport has helped grow their relationship.

Amelia Caron and Daniele Poli February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

Soccer, or as we Italians call it, football, has always been something that has brought us together. After all, we…

Sports

Is coffee good for you?
Pros and cons of drinking coffee.

Maram Qarmout February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

For many UTM students, not a day goes by where they don’t drink one, if not two, cups of coffee….

Sports

Understanding the impact of concussions on student life
Noah Csaky-Schwede’s fight to overcome his concussion’s physical, mental, and academic impact on his life as a UTM student-athlete.

Tyler Medeiros February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

Noah Csaky-Schwede is a Geographic Information Systems major in his third year at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) and…

Features

A student’s guide to the city’s best libraries, hidden gems, and easy recipes
This guide contains everything you need to help make the most out of your student experience.

Vedika Awtani February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

Whether you’re plowing through the snow or studying for midterms, we all need some motivation to get through our day….

Features

Professor Liza Blake discusses the A-spectrum and academia
Liza Blake hosts discussion regarding asexuality and aromanticism as both queer identities and fields of academic study.

Ramiya Sureshhkumar February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

On January 30, Professor Liza Blake held a talk about “asexuality and aromanticism as queer identities and as areas of…

Arts

“The Walls Must Come Down”: Theatre Erindale’s glorious ca-caw-phony
Theatre Erindale’s production of Yvette Nolan’s The Birds blends the carnivalesque with the contemplative in a profoundly poignant exploration of Indigenous sovereignty and ethical land use.

Ramiya Sureshhkumar February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

A smooth-talking populist leader rises to power under false pretenses and insists on building a wall. Though an apt description…

Arts

Beyond tropes: The raw, unapologetic sensuality in Luca Guadagnino’s films
Movies like Challengers and Queer were snubbed by the Oscars when they should have been celebrated.

Milica Samardzic February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

Luca Guadagnino’s films are memorable for their deep exploration of sensuality, intimacy, and desire. Throughout his work, especially in films…

Arts

How our artistic preferences shift with the seasons
Explaining the correlation between art and the seasons of the planet.

Aqeel Shahid Ullah February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

Picture this: it’s Valentine’s Day and you sit down to watch a movie. Naturally, you decide to watch a romantic…

Arts

Romantic tropes in the real world: The Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Who is the manic pixie dream girl, and why is she a problem?

Skyler Piskoroski February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

Manic pixie dream girl (MPDG) is a term coined by film critic Nathan Rabin, which refers to female characters who…

Opinion

From shame to satisfaction
Overcoming the orgasm gap in straight relationships.

Milica Samardzic February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

A recent study revealed a striking discrepancy in sexual satisfaction: 82 per cent of men report climaxing during sex, compared…

Opinion

The online dating experience for queer people
Do queer people have better luck in the black hole of endless swipes, or are dating apps still built for the heterosexual audience?

Jia Bawa February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

In today’s technology-driven world, dating apps are almost a rite of passage for everyone in the market for a significant…

Opinion

Cupid is overrated: a case for celebrating Aphrodite instead
Forget Cupid’s random arrows—let’s celebrate Aphrodite, the goddess of self-love, empowerment, and authentic connection.

Debbie Wong February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

Seriously, why are we still trusting a baby with a bow and arrow to take charge of Valentine’s Day? Cupid…

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