Posts from December 6, 2010

Campus divides at AGM

Partisan politics emerged as a key theme of the UTSU annual general meeting that took place last Thursday. The three-hour meeting saw all agenda items pass and publicly unveiled a right-leaning student group critical of UTSU, which featured prominently in discussion and debates. As in past years, the meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. started late. […]

Happy holidays!

U of T gives nurses a check-up

A new study on the trials and tribulations of Ontario nurses working in correctional facilities has recently been released. Generally, correctional nursing is an unexplored topic, but the results of this new study reveal the problems unique to the profession. “It’s a study that hasn’t really been looked at. No one has really examined the […]

The Varsity Interview: Scott Thompson

While Scott Thompson wearing a brassiere may be nothing new, his venue for wearing one certainly is. Well known for playing Queen Elizabeth II and the outspoken, flamboyantly gay socialite Buddy Cole, Thompson pushed the boundaries of queer comedy with his characters from the Kids in the Hall. The iconic Canadian comedy troupe merged the […]

The end of women’s intramural hockey at U of T?

Women’s intramural hockey is dangerously close to dying at the University of Toronto. With four teams left in the league, the league is one drop-out away from game over. As per U of T intramural sport guidelines, a league needs four teams to run. If one of the four teams currently playing drops out next […]

A good sport: CFL season wrap-up

Last week in Edmonton, the finale of the 2010 Canadian Football League season played out between the Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders. There was an acute sense of déjà vu, as the same two teams had met for the 2009 championship a year earlier. Both games were close, though this year’s version could not touch […]

Robot hospital

Anyone who has had a prolonged stay at the hospital knows it can be an unpleasant experience. Aside from dealing with your illness or injury, you must also bear the frightening task of absorbing volumes of information from your doctors and nurses, most of which is new and confusing and ultimately only adds to your […]

Science in brief

Mice that “smell” light bring new notions to nose research Harvard University neurobiologists have created mice that can “smell” light, providing a potent new tool that could help researchers better understand the neural basis of olfaction. The research, described in the journal Nature Neuroscience, employs novel techniques to study the olfactory system — a complex […]