UTM melodies
The sounds of music that ring across campus.
This week I decided I would take the name of my column literally and go around campus listening to the…
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No Time to Die and the serialization of Hollywood
The James Bond franchise continues to survive as the film industry recycles nostalgia.
Action movies are like junk food—nutritionally devoid, enticingly marketed, always sold in combo packs in dingy convenience stores, and perhaps…
Faculty Feature | “Focus on your goals, be consistent, and have a mission in mind”: Professor Sarah El Cherki’s recipe for success
In a world where accurate Muslim representation is scarce, Professor Cherki’s ability to proudly wear her hijab has inspired many students on campus.
“Don’t let anybody make you feel that you cannot [accomplish your goals] because of how you look,” says University of…
From Liz, With Love: Missing out on teenage romance
An attempt at understanding the repercussions of romance-free teenage years.
Dear Liz, A little ironic, but I require lack-thereof romantic advice. I am turning 20 and have been single my…
Indigenous influencers put a spotlight on culture
Social media has become the modern outlet of storytelling for creators like @Shinanova to share Indigenous traditions and issues.
Social media has evolved from a convenient place to share pictures with your friends into a vast resource of information….
The Downie and Wenjack Fund: How the story of a little boy who fled a residential school sparked a movement
The fund is inspired by Chanie Wenjack’s story and Gord Downie’s legacy to build a better Canada.
In the cold October weather of 1966, 12-year-old Chanie Wenjack was found deceased along the Canadian National Rail tracks in…
A lost Indigenous identity
My journey of tracing my ancestry and embracing the Cree traditions, culture, and heritage has shaped who I am today, and who I hope to be in the future.
With my shiny dark straight hair covering my inquisitive brown eyes, prominent cheekbones, and olive skin, my heritage oftentimes goes…
Ear to the Ground: Rebranding UTM
Sometimes you just need to change your name to fit your true authentic self.
If you’ve been on campus this year, you’ll have noticed that a notable institution at the University of Toronto Mississauga…
Letter to the Editor: Suggesting names for Ryerson University
Dear Editor, Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine were the respective heads of a united Canada after the Act of Union…
Mental Health Expressionism
Discovering how artists like Yayoi Kusama and Georgia O’Keeffe share their struggles through art.
If living life was as simple as waking up, being human, and going to bed, influential and expressionist art would…
To You Who Don’t Understand mental health, this is for you
Naomi-Nicole Bramer on sharing her battle with depression and chronic illnesses, one letter at a time.
CW: Suicide, mental illness, depression, anxiety To You Who Don’t Understand, I mean no offense. I meant that in the…
Filling the void through academic validation
Students experience burn-out from over-working themselves for the sake of success.
Academic stress, academic validation, and academic burn-out—three terms that most of us know far too well. The absolute desire to…
Canada’s first crime scene investigation house lives on Principal’s Road
The house is home to mock crime scenes with trails of blood, bullet holes, and CPR dummies.
In the mid-1800s, Charlotte Mount Brock Schreiber, the owner of the grounds where the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) is…
America’s next top activist?
While real activists suffer, Hollywood decides to make a reality TV show.
A new television show called The Activist is set to premiere in October 2021, starring Priyanka Chopra Jones, Usher, and…
Editorial: Is balancing our social life, school, and sleep possible?
It’s time to debunk the triangle theory and take control of our lives.
As students, we’re all familiar with the classic dilemma: study, socialize, or sleep—pick two. Let’s say you pick study and sleep…