Comments for Medium UTM

Comment on Hey, guys… er, and girls? by Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:08:17 +0000

Darren calm down..first of all you’re not female so you have no clue what it feels like to be called “YOU GIRLS” or “YOU GALS” all of your life as a MAN. Language does evolve but if singularly GUY is MALE and GUYS is used for MEN only then you can’t also use it for a group of people, that’s what MEN used to be in the past and a lot of people argued against it, now they just changed the form of a masculine term and once again GUYS (really MEN) is used as “all inclusive” give me a break, it’s not, never will be.

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Comment on School starts again on January 2nd. How do you feel about that? by Twiggy

Twiggy — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:32:00 +0000

At last! Something clear I can undsertnad. Thanks!

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Comment on ECC: Erindale College Complaint by Pretzelz

Pretzelz — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:57:46 +0000

I’d say the administration is doing a much better job at running this campus that UTMSU thinks they could do.

The day you get a job outside of UTM, you’ll finally figure out how ridiculous you sound.

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Comment on UTMSU’s silent AGM by Sophia

Sophia — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:46:40 +0000

Who keeps a check on UTMSU? Where and how can I voice my concerns as a student?

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Comment on UTMSU’s silent AGM by Stefanie

Stefanie — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:07:56 +0000

Pretzels, I’m glad you brought up admin. There’s a governance reform project in the works and UTMSU is advocating for more student representation.

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Comment on Maclean’s suggests U of T community is “too Asian” by NL

NL — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:20:26 +0000

Yes, Larissa did write a well structured article, but well structured does not necessarily mean that it was as thought provoking as it could have been.

Now this is being said in the spirit of constructive criticism. The fact is, writing on that Maclean’s article is a large undertaking. When one of the -isms is discussed different avenues should be considered. This includes some of the directions that Healthy considered in her/his comment to the article.

There is a real problem at UofT; all of Canada for that matter. The problem is not Asian or white. The problem is older than Canada: what is CANADIAN. What the university lacks is a sense of what a CANADIAN university should represent. UofT is one of the more prestigious universities in Canada but it shows no sense of ‘Canada’ in its doctrine.

It boasts multiculturalism but then uses it to discriminate. Anyone who has applied for UofT Teacher’s College knows this well. The application asks you to name your GENDER and RACE. How are either of these significant to teaching? They aren’t. They are only there to weed out those who are minorities in the teaching world. Aka: anyone who is not white or female. This way UofT can boast that it is ensuring all races are represented in the teaching workforce. How is that right? Teaching is not a mathematical formula where non-white teachers + male teachers = better educated students.

The THEM vs. US dynamic will never be solved if we do not establish some basic rules. To be Canadian you need to know how to speak English and French. Communication is the only way that tolerance can exist.

Is it fair to require someone to be fluent in English and know some French? Is not that the same as asking for race and gender? No. This basic rule is not some theory to improve the public appearance of a university’s college. This basic rule can benefit all of Canada, setting the foundation for a shared nationality among immigrants.

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Comment on ECC: Erindale College Complaint by Markinto

Markinto — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:46:12 +0000

Whether it’s UTMSU or Erindale College, neither cares how students tuition gets spent, they’d just both rather be in control of it.

Why don’t you just rig their elections? That usually works out for you guys.

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Comment on Close, but no cigar by MK

MK — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:34:46 +0000

1. Isaac Owusu wasn’t even at the game
2. the UTM “giant killer” is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard
3. Support your own school
4. Write about all our wins, not our one loss
5. OR write about why we had a 16 person squad

From,

Division 1 Basket ball Team

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Comment on UTMSU’s silent AGM by Pretzelz

Pretzelz — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:14:05 +0000

This is what happens the leadership become dictators, and their volunteer team becomes sheep.

Imagine how much administration snickers at how UTMSU runs things.

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Comment on It’s that time of year again by Pretzelz

Pretzelz — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:12:21 +0000

With Proxy Votes:
1) Only the person who collected the vote should be able to cast their proxy.
2) The person casting the vote must be able to recite the people on their list… either wise erase the vote.
3) Better yet… get rid of proxy votes altogether.

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