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Thursday, 02 February 2012 10:00
Ground breaks on groundbreaking new facility
The University of Toronto keeps rising, and the surge of construction projects dotting St. George Campus continues unabated. It was announced on Tuesday that the Faculty of Physical Education and Kinesiology has broken ground on the $58 million Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport, which is expected to be completed in 2014.
Thursday, 02 February 2012 10:00
Students, faculty pressure province to slash tuition fees
“Education is a right. We will not give up the fight,” chanted thousands of students, gathered at the University of Toronto King’s College Circle on Wednesday for the National Day of Action. That morning, students rallied outside Sidney Smith Hall calling for a reduction in tuition fees and a higher quality, more accessible post-secondary education.
Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00
Controversial proposal aims to stop feticide in Canada
A recently published article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has called for a ban on disclosing the sex of fetuses to expectant parents until the 30-week mark has passed.
Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:00
A tale of three cities
In cities across Canada, the gap between haves and have-nots has grown steadily over the last two decades; Toronto is no exception. In the fourth lecture in the Toronto In Question series organized by the U of T Cities’ Centre, former mayor David Miller and Professor David Hulchanski, associate director of the Centre, examined rising…
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00
TAs appeal to undergrads for support in bargaining process
Since July 2011, Unit 1 Members of Canada Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3902 have been engaged in what has become a prolonged and arduous bargaining process with the University of Toronto Administration. In November, CUPE 3902 called a strike vote, with a historic outcome of 91 per cent members in support of a…
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00
Student study depicts child soldiers as victims and "victimizers"
Published in 2007, Ishmael Beah’s Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier shocked readers worldwide. Beah’s autobiography tells the story of his teenage years as a child soldier in--and victim of--Sierra Leone’s bloody civil war. However, his memoirs do not convey the plight of families whose villages have been devastated by child soldiers such…
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00
Diplomat relays story of captivity to Drake audience
Robert Fowler, Canada's longest serving ambassador to the United Nations, was sent to Niger in 2008 as the Special Envoy to the Secretary General with the task of brokering a peace between the Niger government and the Tuareg rebels. But in his efforts to bring together two enemies, Fowler was being stalked by a third,…
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00
Back campus “not fit for play”
Uneven and patchy, back campus field is an eyesore beside the Gothic and Romanesque architecture of Hart House and University College. And as any lacrosse or rugby player will tell you, playing on a bumpy field carries an even high risk of injury. But perhaps not for much longer.
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:00
Students run free walk-in clinic
For many Canadians, it is hard to believe that healthcare is not available to everyone. However, most of the people who walk through the door of the IMAGINE clinic have few other options when seeking basic care.
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