Not quite the teachable moment we were hoping for U of T announced in late May that it will shut down during the G20 Summit for four days, citing the university’s proximity to the designated protest zone at Queen’s Park as a security concern that warrants the closure. The shutdown begins at 6pm on Wednesday,…

There is no question that there is ongoing tension between the University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU) and Antonin Mongeau, former president and current alumni chair of EFUT (U of T’s French club). Their strained relations reached a critical point on April 25 when UTSU Executive Director Angela Regnier sent an email to Mongeau asking…

According to SmartServe Ontario, their aim is “to provide a standard method of delivering a responsible service training certificate program to all individuals in the province of Ontario who serve or work where alcohol beverages are sold and served.” Are the regulations too lenient or do they infringe on bar proprietors’ rights to turn a…

Dear Newspaper, I guess its time for your Boozepaper edition soon. If I could ask one favour, PLEASE DON"T FUCK IT UP AGAIN!!! You get these pantiewaste pansies, which obviously have not had a decent beer in their life...Furthermorem your rating system needs to change. It should consist of: Look, Taste, Cost and Manliness (of…

When you hear True patriot love, In all thy sons command, what comes to mind? For me, it's Canadians singing with pride for their country. Hats off, hands to their hearts. Men and women standing. Wait the women aren't standing. Why? Because the anthem says 'sons' and that’s chauvinism.

Senator Nancy Ruth proposed a change to national anthem in the name of gender equality. Amid public outcry, the Canadian government shot her down. Should Canadians stand on guard for the original O Canada or embrace the change?

The Vancouver Olympic Games have been an unmitigated disaster. The endless laundry list of blunders on the part of Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) and the underachievement of many favoured Canadian athletes have disappointed hearts domestically, and dominated headlines internationally. What exactly has gone wrong? 1. Before the Games opened, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed…

Pro: Tejas Parasher The charge usually brought against Black History Month is that it's divisiveness. For many, bombarding students with tales of Rosa Parks and the Million Man March in February—and only in February—seems to imply that Black History is somehow separate from American (or Canadian) History. Critics constantly harp on how, at least in…

On January 27, Apple unveiled its latest gadget, the iPad, a tablet computer. The company touts the device as "the best way to experience the web, email, photos, and video. Hands down." Two of our writers butt heads over its virtues and drawbacks.   Andrew Gyorkos - Contra-iPad For too long, Apple has been using…

Everyone likes to feel good. Most people also like to feel they are doing some good in the world; however, even the best of intentions don’t always lead to the best outcomes. Subsidizing ethanol production comes to mind. So does bringing democracy to Iraq. In the same vein, the righteous urge that many people feel…

January 20 marked the anniversary of American President Barack Obama's inauguration. As the Obama presidency teeters between hopeful and hopeless, the newspaper asks two writers to face off over whether his first year has been a success or a failure. Contra - Joseph Uranowski According to the standards President Barack Obama set for himself in…

On January 12, Google shocked the world, especially China's 384 million netizens. In his statement “A new approach to China,” CLO David Drummond threatened to pull the company’s business out of China after it discovered that the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists had been hacked.