Jasmeen Virk

  • Photo Editor (2013/14)
  • Associate Photo Editor (2012/13)
  • Psychology, Biology, English
Jasmeen is a third-year student who enjoys baking and photography in her leisure time. She is obsessed with her CanonT3i. Jasmeen is also the secretary for PAUSE, the co-president of SSA, a former research Aasistant, and a present volunteer helping first-year students in PSY100 practorials. On the side she also works part-time as a swim instructor and lifeguard. Give Jasmeen sushi, ice cream, or shawarma and she is perfectly content!

Credits

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“It was a simpler time. Mississauga as you know it is not how it was then. “Most of Mississauga in those days was apple orchards....

Author:  
I sat down with the three most recent principals of UTM: current principal Deep Saini and former principals Ian Orchard and Bob McNutt, to chat...

Author:  
Several events could characterize the past eight months. We watched as our neighbours to the south shut down their government. The Kenyan mall shooting...

Author:  
The university hopes to offer organic, free-trade coffee in a café called North Side Bistro in Deerfield Hall when it opens, among other changes...

Author:  
The unofficial results show a sweeping victory for UTM Inspire after the poll clerks finished counting ballots late on Saturday. The unopposed slate candidates took...

Author:  
In the words of Jonathon Larson’s musical Rent, “How do you measure a year in the life?” Now, according to Larson we have a...

Author:  
While she was in school completing her college degree, entrepreneur Cynthia Tercier had barely any time to connect with her friends. “There were some...

Author:  
At the end of a quiet, narrow hallway on the third floor of the CCT Building, just left of room 3053, the afternoon sun...

Author:  
Let the campaigning begin. The official campaigning period for the UTMSU spring elections began last week, with one incomplete slate and three independent candidates running...

Author:  
Filmmaker Richie Mehta, whose second and third feature films will be in theatres in June, took an afternoon last Thursday to visit UTM—his alma...

Author:  
UTM has asked Chartwells to extend its contract for another year, Chartwells’ contract with UTM, originally set to expire in April, will likely be extended...

Author:  
The unofficial results of the UTSU elections are expected to be released today, according to a notice posted on UTSU’s website on Saturday. “The delay...

Author:  
The Average Joes and the Rookies, two teams that battled their way to the final game and showed they were the best in the...
video

Author:  
In UTM’s high-performance facility, Varsity Blues football players push their athletic bodies through a rigorous weightlifting routine that improves their performance on the field....

Author:  
In a world of texting, instant messaging, and endless social media updates, it doesn’t come as a surprise that face-to-face communication is dwindling. It’s...

Author:  
UTM student Estelle Ah-Kiow has been selected to represent Canada at this year’s Girls 20 Summit in Australia. Ah-Kiow, a first-year student who plans to...

Author:  
It seems like every day I hear complaints about campus food. And I won’t pretend I don’t complain myself. But out of all the...

Author:  
Candidates running in the highly turbulent elections for next year’s UTSU executive positions addressed questions in a packed lecture hall at the Executive Candidates’...

Author:  
UTM students expressed their complaints about campus food at UTMSU’s “Eat the System: Changing Food Campus Systems” last Wednesday, a discussion on food accessibility...

Author:  
UTM suited up against UTSC for the final tri-campus men’s volleyball game of the regular season at the RAWC last Tuesday. The teams were...

Author:  
U of T held its second TEDx talk this past Saturday at the Isabel Bader Theatre downtown. Several speakers and performers took to the stage,...

Author:  
The Department of Student Life concluded the consultation phase for the co-curricular record last week, intended to draw feedback from students, staff, and faculty...

Author:  
Most students at UTM strive to better themselves academically. But swimming in coursework can become overwhelming, and many student use athletics to beat school-related...

Author:  
Lifeline, UTM’s Blood and Stem Cell Society, collected blood from over 60 students during its biannual blood donor clinics on February 12 and February...

Author:  
Rugby is by no means a North American sport. Of the four major sports Canadians pay attention to, football is the one rugby is...

Author:  
The archbishop of Toronto visited UTM for an hour-long lecture on Dante Alighieri’s classic The Divine Comedy to kick off Catholic Students Week on...

Author:  
Winning a game of one-on-one basketball wouldn’t be an easy task for any opponent who challenged Austin Chambers. Austin’s outstanding athleticism and determination are...

Author:  
Valentine’s Day: a holiday created simply to acknowledge romantic love. But not for everyone. While you’re probably used to hearing a female’s take on...

Author:  
The Blind Duck was packed last Thursday night as the contestants and audience waited for the fifth annual UTM’s Got Talent competition to begin....

Author:  
The unofficial results of the Student Centre expansion referendum held last week have not been released as of press time. UTMSU’s president, Raymond Noronha, had...

Author:  
In an On Campus Maclean’s article published last September titled “Universities shouldn’t provide prayer spaces”, Todd Pettigrew, an associate English professor at Cape Breton...

Author:  
Strength, endurance, quick reflexes, and awareness—these are the requirements of a successful water polo player. For UTM’s Stephanie Watson, these abilities come naturally. Watson plays...

Author:  
The Blackwood Gallery recently welcomed Christine Shaw as its new director and curator, taking over from Christof Migone. Shaw will inevitably bring a new...

Author:  
The HCC will have to make cuts to services next year following the failure of a fee increase proposal presented to Quality Services to...

Author:  
Because the hallway inside the Kaneff Centre is being demolished in order to attach it to the new Innovation Complex, the entrance closest to...
video

Author:  
Elizabeth Johnson, associate professor in the department of psychology, is the third of four CRCs to be named last year. Johnson specializes in working...

Author:  
A student stopping by the pub for a casual drink after class isn’t unheard of. Sadly, neither is seeing your male roommate so hammered...
video

Author:  
UTM officials allowed international students affected by the foreign service workers’ strike to begin their first-year studies in January “on humanitarian grounds”, according to...

Author:  
Patrick Gunning, PhD and associate chemistry professor at UTM, has been presented with several awards throughout his young career. Just last year, he was...

Author:   & Luke Sawczak
The UTM Students’ Union is holding a referendum on fee increases that would see the levy rise to $50 per semester for up to...

Author:  
The name “Deerfield Hall” has been chosen to grace the latest addition to the UTM campus: the extension to the North Building, UTM’s oldest...

Author:  
Having been suckered into giving my email address to every store that asks, I get bombarded with emails by the time Black Friday rolls...

Author:  
Is it odd that the most prominent holiday decorations on campus are the Starbucks and Second Cup banners advertising their line of seasonal drinks?...

Author:   & Luke Sawczak
The U of T Students’ Union addressed each of its pre-approved motions at its annual general meeting despite procedural motions to amend the agenda...

Author:  
If baseball is America’s pastime, hockey is Canada’s lifeblood. Growing up in Canada, you’re privy to a show of hockey fanaticism at its finest,...

Author:  
Students were swabbed for Lifeline, the UTM Blood and Stem Cell Society’s bi-annual event held to recruit stem cell donors, last Wednesday. Lifeline volunteers set...

Author:  
The UTM Department of Visual Studies Student Society held their four-day Fall Art Sale last Monday to Thursday in the Davis Building, where students...

Author:  
The first TEDx talk at UTM saw speakers deliver presentations on the themes of “Are We, as a Human Race, Happy?”, “To Boldly Go”,...

Author:  
UTM’s Health and Counselling Centre launched its annual flu immunization clinics last week, the first two of four vaccination clinics scheduled this flu season....

Author:  
Being competitive comes naturally to Jordan and Justin Marra. The Brampton natives, Varsity Blues football players, and fourth-year UTM students expect to be the...

Author:  
The University of Toronto has halted admission of high school students to its Concurrent Teacher Education Program following changes to the bachelor of education...

Author:  
Last Wednesday, UTM’s Muslim Students’ Association collaborated with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to organize a breast cancer campaign, while also trying to dispel...

Author:  
Thriving in a new environment is hard for most athletes. The pressure that comes with learning to gel with a new team and adopt...

Author:  
About 40 people attended the first principal’s town hall at UTM, held in light of the changes in governance that took place this July...

Author:   & Alexandra Geddes
Finally, your worst nightmare has become reality: drooling, lumbering zombies walk the Earth. Your home is not safe enough, and somehow or other you...

Author:  
Walking around campus these last few weeks, you might have noticed something different about the CCT courtyard. Or it might have blended right in....

Author:  
Dale Mullings, UTM’s director of residence and student life, said that there are no plans to reduce the winter residence fee imposed on residence...

Author:  
The privilege of playing at the varsity level in university is something few get the chance to experience. For Eric Hewitson, a second-year English...

Author:  
Plans to implement a suite of campus-wide writing approaches at UTM this fall, called “Writing Across the Curriculum”, have been put on hold. Tyler Evans-Tokaryk,...

Author:  
As of Friday, September 20 at 5 p.m., a modest white cube structure, inspired by the 18th-century camera oscura, humbly occupies a designated parking...

Author:  
It was that time of year again last week: clubs and academic societies sat behind tables with banners taped to their fronts, scattered around...

Author:  
A new sign built for UTM’s Middle Entrance as part of administrative plans to refurbish UTM’s three entrances has generated overwhelmingly negative student feedback. In...

Author:  
Some UTM students were shocked to return to campus last week and discover that construction was taking place on the 11-year-old Kaneff Centre, the...

Author:  
International students studying at UTM and Sheridan College received a warm welcome from the City of Mississauga on Friday evening. Over 100 students originating from...

Author:  
In their fifth game of the season, and the third on home soil, the Toronto Varsity Blues attempted to reach .500 against the University...

Author:  
Upon walking into Staples on Tuesday, I was greeted by rushing students, pushy parents, and stressed-out staff. Each customer frantically moved through the aisles,...

Author:  
In the midst of intensive planning for arguably the most anticipated UTM Students’ Union event of the year—Orientation Week—the two key people in charge...
video

Author:  
Amid the cheering, screaming, and chanting that traditionally characterizes Orientation Week, first-year students got a blast of UTM spirit as Orientation Week kicked off...

Author:  
Variety Night turned out to be a fitting name for the event that UTM’s Psychology Association of Undergraduate Students at Erindale hosted last Thursday....

Author:  
Campus police are reporting a high number of thefts on campus since the start of January. Since January 1, there have been thefts of several...

Author:  
The UTM Sexual Education and Peer Counselling Centre  held the “Healthy Relationships” workshop last Thursday in the Davis Building to give students a better...

Author:  
The Office of Student Life at U of T held town hall meetings on all three campuses to solicit input and answer questions from the U...

Author:  
Thursday’s women’s tri-campus volleyball game between the UTM Eagles and the UTSC Maroons brought many fans to the RAWC to root for their teams. As...

Author:  
The Sikh Students Association at UTM held Sikh Awareness Week on campus last week to inform students about Sikh history, customs, and traditions, and...
video

Author:  
There was not much discussion of the UTMSU’s audited financial statements at their Annual General Meeting last Wednesday in Council Chambers, with 132 people...

Author:  
Pierre Desrochers, an associate geography professor at UTM, criticized local food movement and policies in a talk titled “Locavore’s Dilemma” on campus last Thursday....

Author:  
“Splice”, a new art exhibition that showcases the “intersection of art and science”, opened last Wednesday afternoon with a reception in the Blackwood Gallery. All...

Author:  
Room 140 of the Instructional Centre was filled with whispering as students entered to hear Carlyle Jansen’s presentation, “What you wish you had learned...

Author:  
Last Wednesday, UTM professors and political pundits discussed the legalization of marijuana at an on-campus debate organized by the UTM Liberals club. Arnd Jurgensen, a...

Author:  
The UTM Lady Eagles women’s tri-campus basketball team lost their first home game of the season against downtown’s St. George Black on Wednesday night....

Author:  
The Sexual Education and Peer Counselling Centre held their first workshop of the year. The “How to Listen” workshop included topics on the basic...

Author:  
Zindel Segal, a psychiatry professor at U of T, describes mindfulness meditation as a way to reclaim a choice we forget we have: which...

Author:  
“It was a simpler time. Mississauga as you know it is not how it was then. “Most of Mississauga in those days was apple orchards....

Author:  
I sat down with the three most recent principals of UTM: current principal Deep Saini and former principals Ian Orchard and Bob McNutt, to chat...

Author:  
Several events could characterize the past eight months. We watched as our neighbours to the south shut down their government. The Kenyan mall shooting...

Author:  
The university hopes to offer organic, free-trade coffee in a café called North Side Bistro in Deerfield Hall when it opens, among other changes...

Author:  
The unofficial results show a sweeping victory for UTM Inspire after the poll clerks finished counting ballots late on Saturday. The unopposed slate candidates took...

Author:  
In the words of Jonathon Larson’s musical Rent, “How do you measure a year in the life?” Now, according to Larson we have a...

Author:  
While she was in school completing her college degree, entrepreneur Cynthia Tercier had barely any time to connect with her friends. “There were some...

Author:  
At the end of a quiet, narrow hallway on the third floor of the CCT Building, just left of room 3053, the afternoon sun...

Author:  
Let the campaigning begin. The official campaigning period for the UTMSU spring elections began last week, with one incomplete slate and three independent candidates running...

Author:  
Filmmaker Richie Mehta, whose second and third feature films will be in theatres in June, took an afternoon last Thursday to visit UTM—his alma...

Author:  
UTM has asked Chartwells to extend its contract for another year, Chartwells’ contract with UTM, originally set to expire in April, will likely be extended...

Author:  
The unofficial results of the UTSU elections are expected to be released today, according to a notice posted on UTSU’s website on Saturday. “The delay...

Author:  
The Average Joes and the Rookies, two teams that battled their way to the final game and showed they were the best in the...
video

Author:  
In UTM’s high-performance facility, Varsity Blues football players push their athletic bodies through a rigorous weightlifting routine that improves their performance on the field....

Author:  
In a world of texting, instant messaging, and endless social media updates, it doesn’t come as a surprise that face-to-face communication is dwindling. It’s...

Author:  
UTM student Estelle Ah-Kiow has been selected to represent Canada at this year’s Girls 20 Summit in Australia. Ah-Kiow, a first-year student who plans to...

Author:  
It seems like every day I hear complaints about campus food. And I won’t pretend I don’t complain myself. But out of all the...

Author:  
Candidates running in the highly turbulent elections for next year’s UTSU executive positions addressed questions in a packed lecture hall at the Executive Candidates’...

Author:  
UTM students expressed their complaints about campus food at UTMSU’s “Eat the System: Changing Food Campus Systems” last Wednesday, a discussion on food accessibility...

Author:  
UTM suited up against UTSC for the final tri-campus men’s volleyball game of the regular season at the RAWC last Tuesday. The teams were...

Author:  
U of T held its second TEDx talk this past Saturday at the Isabel Bader Theatre downtown. Several speakers and performers took to the stage,...

Author:  
The Department of Student Life concluded the consultation phase for the co-curricular record last week, intended to draw feedback from students, staff, and faculty...

Author:  
Most students at UTM strive to better themselves academically. But swimming in coursework can become overwhelming, and many student use athletics to beat school-related...

Author:  
Lifeline, UTM’s Blood and Stem Cell Society, collected blood from over 60 students during its biannual blood donor clinics on February 12 and February...

Author:  
Rugby is by no means a North American sport. Of the four major sports Canadians pay attention to, football is the one rugby is...

Author:  
The archbishop of Toronto visited UTM for an hour-long lecture on Dante Alighieri’s classic The Divine Comedy to kick off Catholic Students Week on...

Author:  
Winning a game of one-on-one basketball wouldn’t be an easy task for any opponent who challenged Austin Chambers. Austin’s outstanding athleticism and determination are...

Author:  
Valentine’s Day: a holiday created simply to acknowledge romantic love. But not for everyone. While you’re probably used to hearing a female’s take on...

Author:  
The Blind Duck was packed last Thursday night as the contestants and audience waited for the fifth annual UTM’s Got Talent competition to begin....

Author:  
The unofficial results of the Student Centre expansion referendum held last week have not been released as of press time. UTMSU’s president, Raymond Noronha, had...

Author:  
In an On Campus Maclean’s article published last September titled “Universities shouldn’t provide prayer spaces”, Todd Pettigrew, an associate English professor at Cape Breton...

Author:  
Strength, endurance, quick reflexes, and awareness—these are the requirements of a successful water polo player. For UTM’s Stephanie Watson, these abilities come naturally. Watson plays...

Author:  
The Blackwood Gallery recently welcomed Christine Shaw as its new director and curator, taking over from Christof Migone. Shaw will inevitably bring a new...

Author:  
The HCC will have to make cuts to services next year following the failure of a fee increase proposal presented to Quality Services to...

Author:  
Because the hallway inside the Kaneff Centre is being demolished in order to attach it to the new Innovation Complex, the entrance closest to...
video

Author:  
Elizabeth Johnson, associate professor in the department of psychology, is the third of four CRCs to be named last year. Johnson specializes in working...

Author:  
A student stopping by the pub for a casual drink after class isn’t unheard of. Sadly, neither is seeing your male roommate so hammered...
video

Author:  
UTM officials allowed international students affected by the foreign service workers’ strike to begin their first-year studies in January “on humanitarian grounds”, according to...

Author:  
Patrick Gunning, PhD and associate chemistry professor at UTM, has been presented with several awards throughout his young career. Just last year, he was...

Author:   & Luke Sawczak
The UTM Students’ Union is holding a referendum on fee increases that would see the levy rise to $50 per semester for up to...

Author:  
The name “Deerfield Hall” has been chosen to grace the latest addition to the UTM campus: the extension to the North Building, UTM’s oldest...

Author:  
Having been suckered into giving my email address to every store that asks, I get bombarded with emails by the time Black Friday rolls...

Author:  
Is it odd that the most prominent holiday decorations on campus are the Starbucks and Second Cup banners advertising their line of seasonal drinks?...

Author:   & Luke Sawczak
The U of T Students’ Union addressed each of its pre-approved motions at its annual general meeting despite procedural motions to amend the agenda...

Author:  
If baseball is America’s pastime, hockey is Canada’s lifeblood. Growing up in Canada, you’re privy to a show of hockey fanaticism at its finest,...

Author:  
Students were swabbed for Lifeline, the UTM Blood and Stem Cell Society’s bi-annual event held to recruit stem cell donors, last Wednesday. Lifeline volunteers set...

Author:  
The UTM Department of Visual Studies Student Society held their four-day Fall Art Sale last Monday to Thursday in the Davis Building, where students...

Author:  
The first TEDx talk at UTM saw speakers deliver presentations on the themes of “Are We, as a Human Race, Happy?”, “To Boldly Go”,...

Author:  
UTM’s Health and Counselling Centre launched its annual flu immunization clinics last week, the first two of four vaccination clinics scheduled this flu season....

Author:  
Being competitive comes naturally to Jordan and Justin Marra. The Brampton natives, Varsity Blues football players, and fourth-year UTM students expect to be the...

Author:  
The University of Toronto has halted admission of high school students to its Concurrent Teacher Education Program following changes to the bachelor of education...

Author:  
Last Wednesday, UTM’s Muslim Students’ Association collaborated with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to organize a breast cancer campaign, while also trying to dispel...

Author:  
Thriving in a new environment is hard for most athletes. The pressure that comes with learning to gel with a new team and adopt...

Author:  
About 40 people attended the first principal’s town hall at UTM, held in light of the changes in governance that took place this July...

Author:   & Alexandra Geddes
Finally, your worst nightmare has become reality: drooling, lumbering zombies walk the Earth. Your home is not safe enough, and somehow or other you...

Author:  
Walking around campus these last few weeks, you might have noticed something different about the CCT courtyard. Or it might have blended right in....

Author:  
Dale Mullings, UTM’s director of residence and student life, said that there are no plans to reduce the winter residence fee imposed on residence...

Author:  
The privilege of playing at the varsity level in university is something few get the chance to experience. For Eric Hewitson, a second-year English...

Author:  
Plans to implement a suite of campus-wide writing approaches at UTM this fall, called “Writing Across the Curriculum”, have been put on hold. Tyler Evans-Tokaryk,...

Author:  
As of Friday, September 20 at 5 p.m., a modest white cube structure, inspired by the 18th-century camera oscura, humbly occupies a designated parking...

Author:  
It was that time of year again last week: clubs and academic societies sat behind tables with banners taped to their fronts, scattered around...

Author:  
A new sign built for UTM’s Middle Entrance as part of administrative plans to refurbish UTM’s three entrances has generated overwhelmingly negative student feedback. In...

Author:  
Some UTM students were shocked to return to campus last week and discover that construction was taking place on the 11-year-old Kaneff Centre, the...

Author:  
International students studying at UTM and Sheridan College received a warm welcome from the City of Mississauga on Friday evening. Over 100 students originating from...

Author:  
In their fifth game of the season, and the third on home soil, the Toronto Varsity Blues attempted to reach .500 against the University...

Author:  
Upon walking into Staples on Tuesday, I was greeted by rushing students, pushy parents, and stressed-out staff. Each customer frantically moved through the aisles,...

Author:  
In the midst of intensive planning for arguably the most anticipated UTM Students’ Union event of the year—Orientation Week—the two key people in charge...
video

Author:  
Amid the cheering, screaming, and chanting that traditionally characterizes Orientation Week, first-year students got a blast of UTM spirit as Orientation Week kicked off...

Author:  
Variety Night turned out to be a fitting name for the event that UTM’s Psychology Association of Undergraduate Students at Erindale hosted last Thursday....

Author:  
Campus police are reporting a high number of thefts on campus since the start of January. Since January 1, there have been thefts of several...

Author:  
The UTM Sexual Education and Peer Counselling Centre  held the “Healthy Relationships” workshop last Thursday in the Davis Building to give students a better...

Author:  
The Office of Student Life at U of T held town hall meetings on all three campuses to solicit input and answer questions from the U...

Author:  
Thursday’s women’s tri-campus volleyball game between the UTM Eagles and the UTSC Maroons brought many fans to the RAWC to root for their teams. As...

Author:  
The Sikh Students Association at UTM held Sikh Awareness Week on campus last week to inform students about Sikh history, customs, and traditions, and...
video

Author:  
There was not much discussion of the UTMSU’s audited financial statements at their Annual General Meeting last Wednesday in Council Chambers, with 132 people...

Author:  
Pierre Desrochers, an associate geography professor at UTM, criticized local food movement and policies in a talk titled “Locavore’s Dilemma” on campus last Thursday....

Author:  
“Splice”, a new art exhibition that showcases the “intersection of art and science”, opened last Wednesday afternoon with a reception in the Blackwood Gallery. All...

Author:  
Room 140 of the Instructional Centre was filled with whispering as students entered to hear Carlyle Jansen’s presentation, “What you wish you had learned...

Author:  
Last Wednesday, UTM professors and political pundits discussed the legalization of marijuana at an on-campus debate organized by the UTM Liberals club. Arnd Jurgensen, a...

Author:  
The UTM Lady Eagles women’s tri-campus basketball team lost their first home game of the season against downtown’s St. George Black on Wednesday night....

Author:  
The Sexual Education and Peer Counselling Centre held their first workshop of the year. The “How to Listen” workshop included topics on the basic...

Author:  
Zindel Segal, a psychiatry professor at U of T, describes mindfulness meditation as a way to reclaim a choice we forget we have: which...