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Thursday, 14 March 2013 14:58
You say ‘Toronto,’ I say ‘Toronno’
Can how we speak be as important as what we say? Apparently so according to the research of Sali Tagliamonte, a University of Toronto linguistics professor and self-described “linguistic detective.” From 2002 to 2004, Taglimonte scoured the city for native Torontonians, and as was reported by the Toronto Star, recorded the speech of 214 participants…
Friday, 08 March 2013 04:59
The Debate: Remembering Hugo Chavez
Tuesday’s news of President Hugo Chavez’s sudden death from cancer took the world by surprise. Yet, the legacy left by Venezuela’s former revolutionary socialist leader has been anything but unanimous. On one side, Chavez is praised for bringing a constitution and democratic rights to Venezuela, along with using oil profits to fund universal services. On…
Friday, 08 March 2013 04:45
Corpus Colossus
What began as a cupboard that housed a few special items has become, just over 50 years later, a 6-storey sanctuary, complete with coat check and exhibition space. This is the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, home to a set of precious and delicate contents: over 700 000 volumes of rare books. Built like a…
Friday, 08 March 2013 04:37
Gertler opens door to students and faculty
Associate news editor Sebastian Greenholtz sat down with the University of Toronto’s next president, the current Dean of Faculty of Arts and Science, urban policy expert Meric Gertler. Below is an edited version of that interview.
Friday, 01 March 2013 03:32
The Debate: Elect or eject?
For weeks now, controversy has riddled Canada’s Senate. From Patrick Brazeau’s domestic violence charges to Pamela Wallin’s $320 000 travel costs to Saskatchewan, recent scandals have stolen the spotlight from policy debates and prompted Canadians to question whether or not their interests are indeed represented in Parliament. Is it time to elect an accountable Senate…
Thursday, 28 February 2013 04:23
Trading in the Rotman pit
Last Thursday evening the lobby of the Rotman business school became an 80s trading floor as contracts were bought and sold through gestures, yells, and verbal bargaining.
Thursday, 14 February 2013 22:06
Take me to Pompeii, where the love is sweet (and phallocentric)
Mount Vesuvius erupted—not for the first or last time, but with the most deadly consequences—on August 24, 79 CE, killing most of Pompeii’s unprepared inhabitants. A plume of dense, dark ash covered the city, “that the whole atmosphere was obscured and the sun was entirely hidden, as if eclipsed,” wrote the third century historian Dio…
Thursday, 14 February 2013 22:00
Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives: keeping our stories alive
Since 1973 the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA), an independent community based organization, has been instrumental in providing the public, including students, journalists, and researchers, with information and material concerning the histories of LGBTQ people in Canada. The CLGA is a volunteer organization relying completely on contributions, both monetary and material, in order to…
Thursday, 14 February 2013 21:09
Porn stars vs construction workers
The porn industry has faced criticism from across the political spectrum. Conservatives claim that it pushes immoral sexual values while progressives claim that it represents women from a misogynist viewpoint. Does porn severely exploit the actors on screen? Or are other jobs just as exploitative?
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