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President Naylor looks towards 2015
21 January 2010
Governing Council, U of T's highest decision-making body, will announce its recommendations on whether David Naylor will be reappointed as President of U of T on January 21, potentially extending his term for another five years. In the review process, the Executive Committee interviewed student unions, faculty associations, and labour unions by invitation-only to inform…
U of T sucks blood to save lives
21 January 2010
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) has initiated an ambitious effort to collect 5,000 units of blood between January 11 and March 31, 2010. Their challenge, Blood 101: Canadian Students Saving Lives, involves 23 Canadian campuses, including UofT, challenging each other in a friendly competition to meet or exceed desired blood collection goals.
'Leave the Pack Behind'
21 January 2010
At 360 hours into the new year, exactly 1,088 Canadians have died due to complications caused by smoking. That is three deaths every hour. If we continue on like this for the next 365 days, 26,295 lives will be lost in Canada alone. To coincide with National Non-Smoking Week, running from January 17 to 23,…
U of T raises funds, awareness for Haiti
21 January 2010
On January 12, Haiti was hit by one of the worst natural disasters in the impoverished nation's history. The earthquake, measuring 7.0 in magnitude, caused devastating infrastructural damage, leaving hundreds of thousands of people injured and without medical aid. The death toll has now hit 70,000.
In the wake of this disaster, U of T…
Tamils in Toronto
14 January 2010
Nine months after the Sri Lankan military proclaimed success in the country’s devastating civil war, a national referendum organized out of Toronto has shown that the ethnic and nationalist tensions behind the conflict still run deep.
Hero Fund trades cocoa for dreams
14 January 2010
The bitter cold did not deter students from the lure of hot chocolate and making a difference at the Canadian Hero Fund’s January 11 fundraiser. The group set up shop at St. George and Bloor to sell hot chocolate and raise awareness for its cause.
Founded in 2009, the Canadian Hero Fund provides academic scholarships…
Miller on Miller
07 January 2010
After seven years in office, David Miller will end his term as mayor of Toronto this coming December. He sat down with the newspaper to talk about some of the important issues that faced his administration.
Clit Lit needs some lovin'
07 January 2010
2009 was a year of carnage for print media, and while some businesses look forward to a more promising new year, it's off to an unfortunate start for the Toronto Women's Bookstore at Harbord and Spadina. After 36 years of catering to Toronto's women and marginalized communities, the TWB is in desperate need of financial…
EFUT may just get its Joyeux Noel
04 December 2009
EFUT’s funding issues are being resolved this week, as the UTSU Board of Directors meets Thursday, December 3, to review the French Club’s funding request.
Funding for the club has been held up over its application, which omitted required information. Concerns were raised by the club over confidentiality issues, especially about the policy that clubs…
Green movement heats up!
04 December 2009
The U of T green movement is gaining momentum in anticipation of next week's UN climate change talks in Copenhagen.
U of T WATCHes
04 December 2009
If you often wonder whether it is better to give than receive, the students who devote their time to Words Action Thoughts Character Heart (W.A.T.C.H.) would certainly have the answer.
Bench dedication marks 20 years since Montreal Massacre
04 December 2009
On Friday December 4, 2009, U of T will be holding ceremonies across all three campuses to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women was established to mark the tragedy, when Marc Lépine slaughtered 14 women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal on…
St. George Round Table gets official
04 December 2009
On November 26, the St. George Round Table (SGRT) convened to ratify their new constitution. Presidents from nine undergraduate student societies attended the meeting and formalized what has been an informal group of college council presidents for decades.
Members of the Round Table include the leaders of the seven college student associations as well as…