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Teaching Democracy at the University of Toronto: Lucan Way’s Path to Inspiring the Next Generation

The creaking parquet floors and cold stone walls of the University of Toronto St. George campus hold memories from the day it opened in 1827.

Daria Bella Matuznaia

Ayra Rajwani and Roukia Ali

Humanitarian Intermission: A Breath Between The Bombs

Ayra Rajwani and Roukia Ali

As Trump and Biden applaud themselves for their roles in brokering peace, the people of Gaza are left to grapple with the wreckage of a war they never asked for.

Ayra Rajwani and Roukia Ali

Catalina Bedoya

Venezuela Unraveled: The Ongoing Battle for Power and Survival

Catalina Bedoya

Understanding Venezuela’s state is not just about politics, it’s about the global fight for democracy, human rights, and stability.

Catalina Bedoya

Swathi Sathyaseelan

Prioritizing Mental Health: Key Strategies for Students During this Exam Season

Swathi Sathyaseelan

In light of the intensity of university life, it’s important for students to adopt helpful ways that can help with their mental health and have a sense of balance.

Swathi Sathyaseelan

Claudia Minardi 11/2/20 Claudia Minardi 11/2/20

The Power of Vision Boards: Using the Law of Attraction to Combat the Unknown

STORYTIME: I MADE MY OWN VISION BOARD AND IT ACTUALLY WORKED (NOT CLICKBAIT!)

Khalil Aden 11/2/20 Khalil Aden 11/2/20

Humanity in 50 years: What will we be?

With the ever-growing tech industry, humanity can potentially become techno humans. Super soldiers and a ruling class of robot citizens may be on the horizon. What’s not to love?

Khalil Aden 11/2/20 Khalil Aden 11/2/20

The light at the end of the tunnel: the afterlife and its grip on our hopes

Some people spend years reaching their goals. Others spend their entire lifetime. Seeking the afterlife is one hell of a gamble. What makes people bet all their chips on the potential eternity?

Payal Dass 11/2/20 Payal Dass 11/2/20

Krampus: Santa’s Evil Companion

Think Christmas is always cheerful? Tell that to the kids in Central Europe.

Jingshu Helen Yao 11/2/20 Jingshu Helen Yao 11/2/20

Stranger in the Woods: the origin, change, and limitations of Stranger Danger.

Stranger Danger, an instinct that developed through evolution, now poses a very different challenge for social interaction and online activities.

Payal Dass 11/2/20 Payal Dass 11/2/20

Why the CIA Loves Artichokes

From BLUEBIRD to ARTICHOKE to MKUltra. How far will the CIA go to turn us all into mindless zombies?

Noah Farberman 11/2/20 Noah Farberman 11/2/20

No One Knows What I’m Wearing Anymore but I Swear I’m Dressed as Santa

Noah Farberman 11/2/20 Noah Farberman 11/2/20

Me vs. My Sister's Cat: Who would win in a fight?

You wouldn’t let your mailman scratch you everyday for a decade. Why is my sister’s cat any different?

Aloka Mahadurage 10/14/20 Aloka Mahadurage 10/14/20

How Witches Harnessed the Internet

You need to find a witch? Check Facebook.

Payal Dass 10/12/20 Payal Dass 10/12/20

A World Connected Through Chaos

Can reading this article change your life 20 years into the future? Potentially.

Noah Farberman 10/12/20 Noah Farberman 10/12/20

I Can’t Serve this Scoop

I’ll take the large sugar cone with Chocolate, Strawberry, and do you have any Academic Mistachio-Conduct Crunch?

Vaishnavy Puvipalan 10/12/20 Vaishnavy Puvipalan 10/12/20

Demystifying Arranged Marriages for the Digital Diaspora

“IS THIS A DATE OR AN INTERVIEW?” A guide to this long standing practice for my fellow ABCDs.

Claudia Minardi 10/12/20 Claudia Minardi 10/12/20

The Anti-Social Media

An idea meant to unite people from across the globe simultaneously leaves us feeling even more alone.

Malika Daya 10/12/20 Malika Daya 10/12/20

Unapologetically Desi, A Provocative Approach to Art by South Asian Women

To all the brown girls out there who grew up longing for representation—it’s finally here.

Khalil Aden 10/12/20 Khalil Aden 10/12/20

Communication on the Internet: The Lawless Land

The internet allows us a little more freedom than what we are accustomed to. But that small amount of freedom is dangerous when it is in the hands of those who are willing to abuse it.

Payal Dass 10/12/20 Payal Dass 10/12/20

Teaching Introverts How to Rub Elbows

No, not literally. Amidst a global pandemic we like to keep our physical distance, but we can still meet new people even if you may be “shy.”

Michelle Krasovitski 10/12/20 Michelle Krasovitski 10/12/20

Crime Syndicates Without Borders: How the Italian and Jewish Mafias United Against the Nazi

Jewish and Italian crime syndicates joined forces to battle American Nazis in the first half of the twentieth century—what we can learn from their fight.