Welcome to Volume 51
Your all-in-one student guide!
Hello, UTM! We would like to welcome you to our next chapter here at The Medium. As we begin our…
Editorial
Volume 50 and beyond
Our reflections on our year, The Medium, and student journalism.
Another school year has come and gone, and with it, ends Volume 50 of The Medium, the University of Toronto…
Who are the Palestinians?
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.
“My sister, our land has a throbbing heart,it doesn’t cease to beat, and it enduresthe unendurable. It keeps the secretsof…
Revving up the future: the 2024 Toronto International AutoShow
How this year’s auto show is driving innovation and redefining marketing in the automobile industry.
The 2024 Canadian International AutoShow came back and was better than ever. This past February, automotive enthusiasts had the chance…
Count it all: fibre arts and feminism
From “craftivism” to “yarn-bombing,” fibre arts are weaved into activism.
For me, being able to create something that a machine cannot was perhaps the most appealing aspect of crochet when…
Genocide is the white man’s weapon
If America wanted to stop genocide, it would.
For generations, the American education system neglected to teach its students about the true history behind America’s formation. Textbooks downplayed…
Where is the love? After 21 years, we are still trying to find it around us
Love doesn’t need to be found; it's all around.
In 2003, the Black Eyed Peas launched the global sensation of a song, “Where is the Love?” The song depicts…
Enduring life, one meditation at a time
The benefits of being intentionally focused and slow in our racing world.
You lie awake at night, wrestling with the blanket, re-propping your head on the hot and sticky pillow. The thoughts…
MiWay is out to ruin my life
The hyper-specific inconveniences that MiWay sets out for its travellers make it seem like it’s targeting UTM’s commuter students.
I love studying at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). I love my program, and I’m grateful to be surrounded…
Shelf life: the dying art of physical media
The issue of lost media can be mitigated by a return to physical media.
I grew up surrounded by technology of all forms. I witnessed VHS tapes and cassettes on their way out, and…
We are all connected
Every conflict you are witnessing in the world touches our lives here.
I write this article on January 3, 2024. It is three days into a new year, but it is 89…
Editorial: Taking accountability
Earlier this school year, The Medium’s executive team made a series of problematic lapses in judgement for which we must…
Editorial: You are you, the one and only
This world is dripping with colours—some the likes of which you’ve never seen before. Everywhere you look, there’s a new…
Editorial: Let uncertainty lead the way
Life will sometimes take you on paths you weren’t expecting, and that’s okay.
Stop for a second and think about how you got to where you are right now. It may be the…
An apology
A few weeks ago, The Medium’s Managing Editors and Editor-in-Chief released a statement in which we described our thought processes…