Tag Archives: University of Toronto
Meet Reza Satchu, before you’re fired
Everyone arrives early for Reza Satchu’s Friday afternoon seminar. His students sit in assigned seats. No cell phones ring. When Satchu enters, there is instant silence. He launches straight into his lesson, singling out students for rapid-fire questions on this … Continue reading
Filed under Features, The Varsity
Campus polling stations aim to make amends
By any account, the 2006 federal election was a fiasco for St. George residence students. Polling stations were planned, then cancelled, then reinstated at the last minute. Elections Canada never clarified what on-campus students, who may not have a bank … Continue reading
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Commuters kick back
New lounge for off-campus students a St. George one-of-a-kind University College’s commuter students have a room of their own today, with the opening of the Leith Centre, a space dedicated to the needs of off-campus students. The centre, which includes … Continue reading
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UTIF restructed after losing $11m
According to a glossy pamphlet provided by university administration, U of T professor Dave Boocock is having great success with the commercialization of his biodiesel product, Bioxx. But the organization that helped him get started, the University of Toronto Innovation … Continue reading
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Anti-abortion group gets hostile reception
A graphic anti-abortion display called the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) will be outside Sidney Smith today, but it sparked controversy on campus before a single sign went up. The display is hosted at U of T by Students for Life. … Continue reading
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Seeing themselves on screen
Black women’s film festival hits Med Sci tomorrow in celebration of Black History Month At twentysomething, Clairandean Humphrey is the youngest filmmaker involved in the second annual Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival this Friday at the Medical … Continue reading
Filed under The Arts, The Varsity
SAC & co. owe CFS $500K
Debt makes leaving CFS impossible for U of T students Student unions at U of T owe the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) more than half a million dollars in fees, according to a recent report. The debt, which is … Continue reading
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‘Reporter,’ really Liberal helper, tapes SAC office
The tight race in Trinity-Spadina took a bizarre turn last week when a volunteer with Liberal Tony Ianno’s campaign was found posing as a CBC reporter at the Students’ Administrative Council (SAC) office. David Chu, whom The Varsity tracked down … Continue reading
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Campus cops caution careening kids
Campus police officers stood by two miniature stop signs set up outside the Sid Smith building, stopping cyclists as they passed southbound on St. George yesterday afternoon. But though they were pulled over by the cops, no one was getting … Continue reading
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Life in the bike lane
The Bike Chain opens amid fanfare A party of music, food, and bike races on the SAC lawn yesterday launched The Bike Chain, a student-run bicycle repair shop that will operate out of OISE’s underground parking lot. “The barriers to … Continue reading
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