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Discovering Scarborough’s True Self Through the Arts
From a strong sense of community to the amalgamation of immigrant cultures, this is Scarborough’s identity.
Who Gets Credit for Changing the World? Inside the Attempts to Rewrite Insulin History
Full of jealousy, fights and bitter grudges, the story of U of T’s most famous medical discovery is the soap opera you’ve never heard of.
Cottagecore, Grunge, Y2K, or Soft-girl: Discovering Aesthetics in the Age of Social Media
In a generation of revolutionaries, Gen Z continues to raise the bar on new fashion styles and aesthetics. With a variety of trendy styles circulating on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, how do you decide where you fit in?
The Medieval Astronomer’s Tools
The more time passes, the more discoveries are made by humanity. And yet, the stars haven’t changed through it all; here are the thoughts of an astronomer from the Middle Ages.
UTSC Wildlife
In this month’s edition of UTSC Wildlife with The Underground, we explore the fascinating wilderness of the UTSC campus and its inhabitants.
On the Wings of Citizen Science: How a Former UTSC Professor Tracked the Migration of the Monarch Butterfly
A 37-year project involving hundreds of volunteers across the continent had its centre right here at UTSC.
Outside of the Box
Living life stuck in someone else’s box. Discovering light outside of someone else’s box.
Endless Pathways
Discovering the nonlinear future through humbling experiences.
Technology and Space: Will Robots Really Take Over the World?
In a world where technology has become crucial to human life, will robot intelligence supersede our mere mortal minds? The history and evolution of space technology provides us an insight on the role of humans in making positive uses of advancing technology.
Searching for the “Right” Passion
The experience of being an ever-changing person in an ever-changing environment.
A TIFF-erent Perspective: How a Summer of Films Transformed Me
Movies move me. Perhaps a bit too easily.
Throwing Plastic Discs: My Ultimate Frisbee Journey
From catching flyballs in Indonesia to tossing plastic discs at dawn; here’s how ultimate frisbee changed me.
Woolly Lines
As the leaves change and fall, the protagonist of this story considers how the thread of time and the thread between seasons fray.
Arachne, Five Different Ways
The myth of Arachne has been told and retold for ages, but what if the spider girl was in university? What kind of monster would she become?
Growing Pains of the Superhuman Teenager
Are you there God? It’s me, your friendly neighbourhood superhero.
Turning Trash into “Black Gold”–Vermicomposting
Explaining how earthworms are saving the world, one crop at a time.
17 Going On 20
Reflecting on personal growth and transformation through Fall experiences.
Divine Faces of the Self: Gender and Hinduism
A review of the concept of gender identity as explained by society and Hinduism, the consistencies with one another, and their noticeable conflicts.
A New Campus: Has UTSC changed for better or for worse?
A review of what life at UTSC was like two years ago, how it is now, and what I hope will never change.
Gen Z and their Inexplicable Political Activism
An overview of the youth’s political participation from the perspective of a younger generation.
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