Dear UTM Students, I hope all is well, and that you are achieving adequate preparation for your final examinations. Have a relaxing and well-deserved holiday vacation before the commencement of the winter session. On behalf of your students’ union, UTMSU, I write to thank you for your attendance at UTMSU’s Annual General Meeting, to inform [...]
A part of the UTM community
Dear Editor, Re: “A house divided cannot stand”. I am the medical student that was mentioned in the November 14 letter to the editor. First and foremost, I just wanted to apologize to the students who I met last week in the Health Sciences Complex. It was never my intention to make them feel excluded, [...]
It’s not censoring, it’s taste
Dear Editor, It is often that I like the letters written in to your paper. The letters are thought-provoking, and sometimes they are funny. I always look forward to reading them on Monday, or sometimes I read them on Tuesday if on Monday I am too busy. I understand also that you print the letters [...]
A house divided cannot stand
Last week a friend and I decided to explore the new medical building. We went around 4:30 p.m. and it was completely deserted, so we figured we might as well take our time and look around.
Urinal etiquette
It’s nice to be free and loose. But not always. These days, I look back to an older time, when manners and etiquette ruled and everyone had a sense of politeness and courtesy. Sometimes it’s arbitrary and dumb. But sometimes it just makes things flow.
Letter to the Editor: Not so much East vs. West
Several weeks ago, the discussion in one of my classes turned to the idea of resisting “Orientalism”. There’s a long and complex discourse around the concept of Orientalism that I won’t go into here.
Letter to the Editor: Reflection on the Occupy demonstrations
Instead of lamenting and wallowing in the economic hardships faced by all, I would like to see an Occupy Toronto movement that is invested in fostering competition, hard work, education, and solidarity among fellow Canadians.
Letter to the Editor: UTM academic experience
I write to excite you about the review of the academic experience at UTM happening at this very moment.
Letter to the Editor: Freedom to hate?
Her and two other girls were wearing a hijab, and all of a sudden another girl made a very stunning comment. She said, “All Muslims are terrorists and they only thing they know how to do is kill people.”
Letter: Nature on campus
We hear a lot about how environmental we are. But how many of us actually know what it has to offer in concrete terms?
