Posts from February 14, 2011

Conservative staffer accepts post with U of T

“Pleased to be a new Fellow at the University of Toronto School of Public Policy & Governance,” read Guy Giorno’s Twitter account on January 11, 2010. Previous tweets read, “Fact that the Conservative brand is stronger than it was and the Lib/Lib leader brand is weaker,” and “Still trying to justify your false, market-moving story […]

Point/Counterpoint: The Great Valentine’s Day Debate

Valentine’s Day honours those we love January is a very dreary month. There is very little to re-focus our vision from the grey wall of snow and post-winter-break woe that has submersed us all in these first weeks of the new year. And there is even less if you choose to scowl at the smiling […]

How to burlesque

University has brought me to a pretty low point in my life where I, for lack of a better verb, cringe at the very thought or notion of anything that may pertain to physical fitness and exercise. Could it be my gluttonous eating habits and infatuation with French fries or perhaps my sheer propensity for […]

The science of kissing

Turning heads with a kiss In this season of love and romance, you might find yourself wondering with whom you should spend Valentine’s Day. How will you celebrate the festive, yet ever so slightly commercialized holiday? And how and where do you execute the perfect kiss? In the case of the latter, one burning question […]

Living arts: Speed dating

“If you were an ice cream, which flavour would you be and why?” I’m sitting at a small table in the Alleycatz Jazz Bar. Across from me is Andre, as the nametag on the front of his shirt indicates, and he is my sixth date of the night. Because this is a speed-dating event, we […]

Study finds Spanish discrimination in schools

A newly released OISE study has found that Spanish-speaking high school students encounter an overwhelming amount of discrimination in Toronto from peers and educators. The report, entitled “Proyecto Latino Year 1,” was completed in collaboration between OISE’s Centre for Urban Schooling and the Toronto District School Board and is the first of its kind in […]

U of T planning to outsource e-mails to Microsoft

In the middle of talks with Microsoft, U of T is planning to adopt Live@edu as its new email service, replacing UTORmail. The move to Microsoft comes after four community consultations attempted to identify students’ email needs. Chief Information Officer Robert Cook and his team found that UTORmail is “near-end-of-life” and no longer meeting demands. […]

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