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Thursday, 28 February 2013 04:50
Ugandan Parliament readying to vote on 'draconian' anti-homosexuality bill
In Uganda’s capital Kampala, the Ugandan Parliament is poised to vote on a bill infamously known as the “Kill the Gays” Bill. The bill was first introduced in 2009 by MP David Bahati, but was later tabled and reintroduced a second time in November 2012.
Thursday, 28 February 2013 04:44
Student unions toss first pineapple in food fight
“Have you heard about the $8 pineapple?” asked Grace Guo, vice-president external for the University of Toronto Mississagua Students’ Union. At Colman Commons, the central cafeteria for UTM students living in residence, such an outrageous price exists, depending on the size of the pineapple, as the price is per 100 grams.
Thursday, 28 February 2013 04:40
Back campus in centre of turf war
Plans to tear up the historic back campus behind University College are proceeding as something of a ‘fait accompli,’ despite calls for a re-evaluation of the project by various groups and many students on campus. Although calls for some kind of change to the field is not new, owing to the ankle-twisting irregularity of the…
Thursday, 28 February 2013 04:16
Trinity College Meeting formalizes plans to leave UTSU
Monday night’s Trinity College Meeting (TCM) voted unanimously in favour of holding a referendum to decide whether they should “defederate” from UTSU. The separation would redirect fees currently paid by Trinity College students to UTSU back to the TCM.
Sunday, 24 February 2013 22:28
“The age of Rob Ford is over”
The Mayor’s been taking up a lot of space in this city lately, but Ivor Tossell and Edward Keenan, authors of the recently released The Gift of Ford and Some Great Idea respectively, used Wednesday night’s edition of Harbourfront’s Toronto Talks series to discuss how citizens are engaging in city-building apart from City Hall.
Thursday, 14 February 2013 20:25
Love and sex dissected
Sexual Fields: Towards a Sociology of Collective Sexual Life
Thursday, 14 February 2013 20:20
Fighting against colonialism . . . with love
Upon entering New College’s William Doo auditorium for the annual Decolonizing Our Minds conference, attendees were made immediately aware of the concerted efforts made by the organizers towards inclusivity. The hallways were marked with signs pointing to gender neutral washrooms, a child-minding space and a greeting table littered with free condoms and pins that urged…
Thursday, 14 February 2013 20:14
Welcome to the Valentine's Day issue
Your guide to our annual Love and Sex edition, full of romance, porn, protests, and personal ads
Thursday, 14 February 2013 19:58
A (very) brief civics lesson in U of T governance
Hushed as they were by a cacophony of three young men (one in a hard hat, another in corduroys and a cashmere sweater, the third with his clerical collar undone, revealing a tuft of chest-hair) yelling at their foes stationed in the UTSU mansion perched atop the knoll on Hart House Circle, it should be…
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