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What can you do with a BA in English?

Greig Henderson has proven that English graduates can put their effective writing skills to use helping judges and lawyers improve their judgment and brief writing. An associate professor in the Department of English, Henderson teaches Canadian judges and lawyers the value of storytelling in writing judgments and briefs. Along with his colleagues, he conducts seminars […]

UTSU reaches new space agreement

The University of Toronto Student Union and U of T’s Faculty of Physical Education and Health have successfully reached an agreement where the faculty will provide exclusive time slots of free space for UTSU student clubs and significant discounts on equipment rentals. “As it becomes more difficult and expensive for students to use space on […]

UTSC concludes least attended election yet

Ballots have been counted and results are in. UTSC has new student leaders from what appears to be its least participatory election. Though still awaiting ratification, a landslide victory declared Pagalavan Thavarajah the winner of the Scarborough Students’ Union presidency while the positions of VP academics, VP external, and VP students and equity went to […]

The Faces of Governing Council

Click a picture to see it larger. Not all GC candidates had responded to requests for photographs as of press time.

Protest erupts during GC meeting

A brief demonstration broke out inside council chambers during the February meeting of the governing council after a presentation from a student group. The protestors wore mock clown noses and chanted “Munk out of U of T” for several minutes, causing the chair to adjourn the meeting. The group’s apparent leader said she was not […]

‘We have no faith in the system’

Following Sunday’s all-candidates meeting for the upcoming UTSU election, StudentsFirst, one of the two major slates, announced it was boycotting the proceedings due to alleged corruption in the elections process. “It’s clear that the democratic principle, which the UTSU claims to respect, is not being honoured; and it is, in my perspective, and certainly in […]

BSA gets Down. To. Fashion.

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 […]

400 years old and still kicking

On Monday, the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library opened an exhibition to celebrate the Bible. “Great and Manifold: A Celebration of the Bible in English” is running until June 3 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first printing of the King James Version. The free exhibit includes more than 90 items ranging from the […]

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. […]

U of T leases land to private developer

U of T plans to lease a part of the school’s land to a private developer to construct a student residence worth $120-million. Knightstone Capital Management Inc., a Toronto-based company, plans to erect the building east of Spadina Avenue on College Street. “Knightstone is a well-known and well-respected developer of institutional buildings. They approached U […]