Editorial: Taking accountability
Earlier this school year, The Medium’s executive team made a series of problematic lapses in judgement for which we must…
Issue 13
Business Buzz: May-bee it’s not so complicated
Business and entrepreneurship aren’t for the faint of heart. With so many entrepreneurship centres and business programs available, finding the…
How lights change your perception of life
The way we illuminate our lives impacts our comfort in and enjoyment of a space.
With the variety of lights and lighting technologies at our disposal, we can control not only the atmosphere around us…
Locked On Leafs: Midterm Marks: The Leafs have had their fair share of ups and downs
On offence, the Leafs lead the big four: Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, John Tavares, and William Nylander. These players are…
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.
As an enthusiastic yet somewhat defeatist gym-goer, I’m always a bit reluctant to resume exercising after winter breaks end. I…
Books that changed my life in 2022
Throughout 2022, I found myself amazed by the connections I was able to make between the books I read, the…
How Avatar: The Way of the Water misrepresents Indigenous culture
While visually remarkable, the new Avatar missed the mark with its representations of colonization.
Spoiler warning: The review reveals the plot of Avatar: The Way of Water. In 2009, James Cameron wowed audiences with…
Hallmark Movies—What Makes Them Memorable?
Analyzing Hallmark’s cliché love stories that many seem to return to year-round.
In 2014, the University of Michigan conducted a study that linked the media we consume on television to the information…
Swimming across the Aegean Sea—an analysis of The Swimmers
In an honest display of the realities of refugee life, the film tells a story that many need to hear.
Trigger warning: The film contains detailed scenes of violence and sexual assaultDisclaimer: This article contains spoilers from The Swimmers Heavy…
Bringing accessible support to international students and English Language Learners with ELL Peer advising
“I really hope as we come out of the pandemic, that the program can flourish and serve a greater need which is much more pronounced now,” shares UTM Professor Jill Caskey.
In 2021, the University of Toronto Mississauga’s (UTM) international student enrolment increased to account for 37 per cent of new…
Creatives for Change uses art to innovate
Isabella Vreux, current president of the UTM club, highlights the importance of art on campus.
In the sixth grade, Isabella Vreux first played the viola. “I trained every day for three years to become classically…
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…
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…