The Day of Action student protests to drop tuition fees continue to exert influence over two weeks later. On November 19, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) presented its first set of recommendations to the Ontario post-secondary education secretariat.

UTSU held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, November 19 to discuss upcoming plans and policies, go over the past year's finances, and respond to students' concerns. Both union-members and unaffiliated students showed up in large numbers for a chance to communicate directly with their elected representatives.

CUPE local 3902 announced today, November 19, that 93% of their membership voted to ratify their new contract with the U of T administration.

Students successfully lobbied the Toronto Transit Commission to extend the high school Metropass discount to all post-secondary students, regardless of age or course load. As of next September, students can buy the Metropass for $99, saving $12 off the proposed fare hike.

On the U of T campus this November 24th, christian evangelists from Living Waters Publications will be distributing their own edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species to mark the 150th anniversary of the original publication. The main body of Darwin's work is published in full, but this edition includes a 50-page introduction…

Leadership from both the Health Studies Students' Union (HSSU) and the Equity Studies Students' Union (ESSU) held an "Emergency" Town Hall meeting in the Hart House East Common Room on Tuesday, November 17. Members from various Arts and Science course unions and student associations were in attendance to discuss strategies to put pressure on academic…

On November 10, the Munk Centre for International Studies hosted a discussion about the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square riots in Beijing. The anniversary was almost six months ago, but due to scheduling conflicts, the Munk Centre has only now addressed the issue.

On November 6, Toronto beat out Lima, Peru, and Bogota, Colombia, in its bid to host the 2015 Pan American Games. The Games are scheduled to take place from July 10 to 26, 2015. Thirty countries will participate in up to 36 different sporting events.

Orders boomed down Hoskins Avenue last Thursday, November 5, as two regiments prepared for the Presentation of Colours ceremony to be performed by Prince Charles. Prince Charles has taken over as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Canada and the Toronto Scottish Regiment following the Queen Mother's passing in 2002.

Toronto got a little closer to the Emerald Isle on November 7, when the Canadian chapter of the Friends of Sinn Féin welcomed Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams to their conference on creating a united Ireland. Crowds convened in U of T’s OISE auditorium to attend the public forum entitled “A United Ireland: How Do…

Classes continued as normal on Monday, November 9, after CUPE local 3902 and the U of T administration reached a tentative agreement over sessional lecturer contracts in the early hours of Sunday morning.

On November 9, 1989, Germany changed radically when the Berlin Wall came crumbling down. Its dismantlement signaled the end of the Cold War. The twentieth anniversary is being celebrated in Toronto by the Goethe-Institute, German Consulate, and other organizers.