Building a Merritt-ocracy
Magnetic Fields singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt talks to CHRIS BERUBE about romance, suicide, and why you are probably a racist
U of T gets a B
MAY JEONG compares this university’s environmental record to schools around the continent
From the physics lab to the Four Seasons
After studying optics and lasers at U of T, Lauren Segal is taking on the world of opera in this month’s Carmen
Evil Las Vegas
Even Buscemi and Silverman can’t save Saint John of Las Vegas from its own arbitrariness
SCSU president impeached
After a long and controversial run in campus politics, Zuhair Syed is one rubber stamp away from getting the boot
UTSC to vote on athletics levy
A new sports facility will be built for the Pan Am Games. Will students pay for it?
Bring your own broom
U of T student Ben Verboom (middle) plays Quidditch at the Athletic Centre. McGill’s Quidditch squad visited U of T to introduce the game on Saturday, Feb. 6. About 30 U of T students attended the game and did their best to catch the Snitch, a man dressed in yellow who ran unencumbered by a broom. Here are our shots of the event
LOOKING FORWARD / LOOKING BACK: Zuhair Syed
His impeachment from the SCSU presidency / His run in student politics
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