SEAN MACKAY asks: how does one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People stay so modest?
M.I.A. may write songs about immigrant exploitation and AK-47s, but like all other pop stars, she has become a brand and a product that can be bought.
JOE HOWELL shares his account of being arrested during the G20, for "breaching the peace" by standing on the sidewalk
To some the G20 is a tool used by wealthy elites to shred the public sector and trash the environment for profit. Others believe it is a forum to discuss policies and reforms so the world can avoid repeating the economic disaster of 2008. Students might just be annoyed with changes to their exam schedule. The Varsity gives you the facts so you can decide which opinion you share. Story by SEAN MACKAY, with infographics by TOM CARDOSO and JENNY JIN HEE LEE
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Holy Ghostbusters, Batman! WILL SLOAN reports from the Toronto Comic Con. Photos by DAN EPSTEIN
Varsity Online Editor JOE HOWELL counts down our Top 10 most-read stories on thevarsity.ca
ALEX NURSALL stayed up all night to capture an unscientific snapshot of our campus neighbourhood. Here are her findings
CRISTINA DIAZ BORDA reconnects with an old friend and U.S. Marine, Private First Class Eric Hsia
Mitchell Joachim on why the people who design our world should play a bigger role in saving it
EMILY KELLOGG examines the rogue’s gallery of candidates for Toronto’s mayoral chair
KELLI KORDUCKI talks to Lewko Hryhorijiw about the way we were at U of T