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Friday, 22 March 2013 13:08
UMentioned, latest new social media craze?
On Monday, March 18, social media forum Umentioned.com launched as the successor website of the popular UMentioned UToronto facebook page. UMentioned began as a series of Facebook groups beginning in October 2012; it was originated at Queens by student Ade Labinjo, and has since spread to a number of other universities, including U of T.
Friday, 22 March 2013 12:58
Town Hall on sexism calls for action against men’s issues groups
On Tuesday, March 19, the University of Toronto Students’ Union hosted a town hall on sexism “to discuss the effects of sexism, misogyny and oppression” and “to talk about history, current issues and strategies of support, awareness and resistance,” according to event posters. The event focused exclusively on the presence of men’s issues groups on…
Friday, 22 March 2013 12:44
Letter opener not required in latest student union developments
UPDATED* Team Renew was acclaimed last week in the midst of internal turmoil that continues to stew. In addition to threats of defederation, the executive team-elect has encountered its own controversy. Team member Sana Ali forfeited her candidacy for vice-president external in the middle of the election and publicly criticized campaign management, leading to a…
Thursday, 14 March 2013 14:53
Apartheid from the eyes of a diplomat
On Friday, March 8, in a public lecture that tail-ended the events of Toronto’s Israeli Apartheid week, Ambassador for the Palestinian Diplomatic Corps Afif Safieh analyzed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the political lens offered by his professional experience. While other events this week highlighted activism and resistance in Israel, Palestine, and abroad, Safieh’s public lecture…
Thursday, 14 March 2013 14:50
Referenda, time to call: who is the fairest one of all?
“From the beginning of this discussion everyone must have been thinking about legal representation,” said Rishi Maharaj, Engineering Society president, in an interview with The Varsity just over a month ago. The potential for legal disputes have informed the strategies of those seeking defederation from the UTSU in recent years, with the seemingly precedent-setting 2008…
Thursday, 14 March 2013 14:47
UTSU VP External candidate pulls out mid-election
Team Renew’s Vice-President External candidate Sana Ali pulled out of the UTSU election Wednesday afternoon, midway through the three day voting period, in the form of an open letter on Facebook. Though the letter was addressed “Dear Team Renew,” both the incumbent UTSU executives and candidate slate Renew have yet to respond publicly.
Thursday, 14 March 2013 14:45
Let’s talk campus politics
Don’t let anybody tell you campus politics is not about personality or petty and internecine squabbles — by now, you should be able to beat them to the punchline.
Thursday, 14 March 2013 14:43
Creativity at core of Idle No More movement
Victoria College’s Aboriginal Awareness Week began this Tuesday with a panel discussion on the roots, nature, and impact of the Idle No More movement. The discussion featured Jamais DaCosta and Susan Blight, respectively Executive Producer and host of the CIUT show ‘Indigenous Waves’ -- a creative, community-focused “celebration of Indigenous cultures.” Hosted by Victoria College…
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 03:43
It's not too late to celebrate International Women's Day
So you missed the march, rally and various programming that took place throughout the city to celebrate International Women's Day. Now what?
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