Sports

What’s ECSpeRT? UTM’s response team seeks to promote student awareness for greater campus health and safety
Knowing where AEDs are located and how to use them can help limit sudden cardiac death in school communities.

Alisa Samuel February 6, 2023February 6, 2023

Fifth-year student Taliya Rizvi has always been passionate about medicine and healthcare. When she began her studies in the Biology…

Sports

For Ethan Williams, sports and wellness run through his veins
The student-athlete’s ongoing ascent in UTM’s fitness community traces back to childhood.

Alisa Samuel February 6, 2023February 13, 2023

Ethan Williams—a third-year undergraduate student in the Political Science specialist program at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), with minors…

Sports

Canada’s first black doctor graduated from U of T
The University’s medical history commemorates Anderson Ruffin Abbott’s trailblazing legacy.

Cristina Pincente January 30, 2023February 21, 2025

Anderson Ruffin Abbott was born on April 7, 1837 in Toronto, Canada to Wilson Ruffin Abbott and Ellen Toyer Abbott,…

Athlete Profile

Gym time with Abdul Oladimeji

Alisa Samuel January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

When second-year undergraduate Abdulsalam (Abdul) Oladimeji isn’t busy studying for his biology and chemistry majors, you can find him pumping…

Sports

Olympic boxing coach Dewith Frazer: “Nobody can stop you from being successful”
On principles of professional integrity and personal discipline, the former fighter now runs a gym in Mississauga.

Alisa Samuel January 30, 2023February 6, 2023

Located near the intersection of Dixie Road and Dundas Street East, a reputable boxing gym and fitness club welcomes members…

Sports

Program Assistant Hiro Zhou on educational group fitness class for beginners
“The goal is for you to learn exercise with good technique,” he says of the recently launched Workout of the Day program.

Radhia Rameez January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

When the Recreation, Wellness & Athletics Centre (RAWC) at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) first opened after Covid-19 restrictions…

Sports

UTM’s gym aquatics program makes a splash this winter
Program coordinator Chrissy Seehaver talks about the new stand-up paddleboarding group fitness class at the RAWC.

Yusuf Larizza-Ali January 23, 2023January 30, 2023

The Recreation, Athletics & Wellness Center (RAWC) at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) offers several fitness services and sport…

Sports

At first glance: Gluten tolerance and its misleading presentation
Many people who ingest the powdery protein mixture get sick by doing so and don’t even know it.

Alisa Samuel January 16, 2023January 16, 2023

Gluten is a low-carb combination of protein substance from wheat, rye, and barley. It’s commonly an ingredient in flour that…

Sports

Registration for the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Intramurals ends soon
Joining a team within the 2023 Intramural League gives campus students space to bust stress and get active with a sport of their choice and at no additional cost.

Alisa Samuel January 16, 2023January 16, 2023

According to the Department of Recreation, Athletics & Wellness Centre (RAWC) at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), “the UTM Intramurals program…

Locked on Leafs

Locked On Leafs: Midterm Marks: The Leafs have had their fair share of ups and downs

Omar Khan January 9, 2023January 16, 2023

On offence, the Leafs lead the big four: Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, John Tavares, and William Nylander. These players are…

Sports

Five ways to stay motivated at the gym
Keeping a new year’s resolution to get fit won’t be as easy as it seemed when we were passively indulging in Christmas cookies and beef dinners.

Alisa Samuel January 9, 2023May 23, 2023

As an enthusiastic yet somewhat defeatist gym-goer, I’m always a bit reluctant to resume exercising after winter breaks end. I…

Locked on Leafs

Locked on Leafs: All hands on deck

Omar Khan December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

How does an underperforming, injury-laden hockey team persevere and make themselves a top five team in the league? They collectively…

Sports

Winners on and off the field
“As men, diverse men, we have privilege, and therefore an opportunity to make a difference,” says head coach of the University of Toronto Mississauga men’s flag football team.

Omar Khan December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

For the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) men’s flag football team, performance goes beyond the field. Head coach Armaan Hayer—a…

Sports

The need to embrace more gender-diverse participation in university athletics
University sports mimic wider exclusionary sport structures, and thereby their flaws and barriers as well.

Elizabeth Provost November 28, 2022November 28, 2022

Historically, sports have categorized athletes into two leagues: men and women. This binary fails to consider athletes with non-normative gender…

Sports

Celebrating three transgender athletes and their achievements
Competing in Olympic-level competitions, these athletes are setting new records while advocating for 2SLGBTQI+ individuals in sports.

, and November 28, 2022November 28, 2022

In recent years, transgender-identifying athletes have been seen as role models for members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities. Setting personal and world-records,…

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