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News

UTM’s transportation overcrowding: student voices
The Medium reached out to students about their experiences commuting by bus or driving to UTM, revealing overcrowding issues with both public transit and parking.

Sameera Muna October 24, 2023December 10, 2023

As the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) continues to flourish, so does the issue of overcrowded transportation. With over 15,000…

Features

How does living in the city effect our mental health?
Dr Benjamin Wolfe on how the features of our physical world can be better designed to accommodate our mental health.

Mashiyat Ahmed October 24, 2023December 10, 2023

An overwhelming majority of the world’s population, especially students, live in cities. For most of us, we can’t even remember…

Raptors Wrap-Up

New Potentials

Justyn Aleluia October 23, 2023December 31, 2023

The Toronto Raptors are back in NBA action this week after a scorching start to their preseason. The Raptors won…

Sports

Reds Sees Reds
Rumors of an anti-Liverpool agenda by the Premier League Football Association.

Ahmad Kubbar October 23, 2023December 31, 2023

On September 30, 2023, Liverpool F.C. played against Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. For the third time this Premier League season, a…

Arts

Biiskaabe Zaa’emaanag (Return of the Salmon): A reflection on the sanctity of land and tradition
The collaborative art installation honoured community arts, Indigenous cultures, and the resurgence of salmon in Toronto's waters.

Lydia C. Rehman October 23, 2023November 28, 2023

The Red Pepper Spectacle Arts’ latest project at Spadina Museum, entitled Biiskaabe Zaa’emaanag (Return of the Salmon), not only presents…

Between the Lines

Self-exploration in the long-awaited Piranesi

Zainab Hassan October 23, 2023November 28, 2023

As an avid lover of all things fantasy, I absolutely had to read Piranesi, English author Susanna Clarke’s award-winning book….

Arts

Films and TV shows filmed at the University of Toronto Mississauga
If you’re on campus, you might be able to spot some familiar faces and places in the backgrounds of these eight productions.

Kuicmar Phot October 23, 2023November 28, 2023

If you’ve wandered around the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) campus during summer months, you’ve probably seen blue signs decorating…

Features

Dr. Anne Innis Dagg: The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
Dr. Dagg shares her passion for giraffes and her experience battling sexism alongside her daughter, Mary Dagg.

Zainab Khalil October 23, 2023January 2, 2024

Imagine a woman who, in the 1950s, embarked on a journey to observe and document the lives of giraffes in…

The Knotty Corner

The Knotty Corner: Sexual health and wellness made easy

River Knott October 23, 2023December 10, 2023

Universities are a breeding ground (no pun intended) for sexual exploration and development. Most of us here at the University…

News

Ontario’s verdant veil: unraveling the Greenbelt debate
Ontario's Greenbelt tensions rise as government changes threaten the region's ecological balance established in 2005.

Karine Alhakim October 23, 2023December 10, 2023

“I made a promise to you that I wouldn’t touch the Greenbelt. I broke that promise. And for that I’m…

News

Saving lives through blood and plasma donation
Organizations such as Canadian Blood Services and UTM NextGen Lifeline strive to inform communities about the pressing demand for blood donations.

Larry Lau October 23, 2023December 31, 2023

On October 19, 2023, over a hundred students donated their blood at the On-Campus Blood Drive, organized collaboratively by the…

Opinion

Why I quit drinking in my twenties
A story of sobriety that doesn’t involve rehab, police, or addiction.

Aidan Thompson October 23, 2023January 2, 2024

I stopped drinking alcohol a few months ago; and in the time since, many friends have questioned my decision—some out…

Opinion

Artificial Intelligence: What’s the worst that can happen?
The dangers of advancing artificial intelligence loom over us.

Omar Khan October 23, 2023January 2, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been at the forefront of discourse and debates surrounding the future of technology and, ultimately, the…

Poetry Corner

Charlie Cichoszewski, Maryam Uddin and Aidan Thompson October 23, 2023December 31, 2023

transcendenttranscendent Is it the days of grog and a runny nose that matter most or least?I sit in the sun,…

Arts

Concert prices are skyrocketing
When live music costs the average person a small mortgage, what would you do to see your favourite artist?

Drashti Patel October 23, 2023November 28, 2023

Concert tickets for A-list musicians like Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Beyoncé, and Bruce Springsteen have steadily risen over the past…

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