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Minha Khan Cannon Editor “Yer a wizard, Harry.” The acclaimed line rings familiar to millions of children as the moment when the saga of Harry Potter* began. The magic of Continue Reading
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Anika Shenoy Cannon Writer This year, the External Relations Directorship is back at U of T! While External Relations plays a key role in how U of T interacts Continue Reading
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Vama Dave Cannon Writer I can still vividly remember the day when I told all my friends and extended family that I had been accepted into the Computer Engineering Continue Reading
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Kirtana Devaraj Cannon Writer This semester has been an unprecedented one and has impacted everyone in many ways. While online learning does have its benefits, it is easy to Continue Reading
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Ruknoon Dinder Cannon Editor The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering (FASE) Professional Experience Year (PEY) program was in need of a major overhaul, until this year. Numerous issues, Continue Reading
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Alyson Allen Cannon Editor-in-Chief I’m quite an avid cook, but I admit I am incredibly lazy when it comes to innovation in the kitchen. I cook the same three or Continue Reading
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Jeremy Sharapov Cannon Editor As an in-person Winter semester looks bleaker and bleaker, we must come to terms with our online present and future. However, while all our courses this Continue Reading
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Kirtana Devaraj Cannon Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all facets of normal life ranging from mundane tasks such as grocery shopping to jobs and internships. Akin to everyone, Continue Reading
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Vama Dave Cannon Writer We are now a few months into dealing with life amidst a global pandemic. This period has been difficult for everyone across the globe. Every Continue Reading
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Jeremy Sharapov Cannon Editor Buy a tablet with a stylus! As someone who has traditionally used pen and paper for taking notes in my first few years here Continue Reading
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Alyson Allen Cannon Editor-in-Chief F!rosh Week is one of the first times that the incoming engineering class gets introduced to the Skule™ community. It’s welcoming, fun, and a great Continue Reading
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Arzan Turel Cannon Writer While sitting at home, I reminisced about something that was going through my head almost exactly a year ago: Is F!rosh Week worth it? This Continue Reading
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Neetha Parameswaran Cannon Writer By the time this gets published, I would have already gone to my Iron Ring ceremony, or more formally The Ritual of the Calling of an Continue Reading
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Rick Liu Cannon Editor-In-Chief On November 10th, The Varsity published an article titled “Participation in student government elections at UofT among lowest in Canada”. While most students know voter turnout Continue Reading
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Rick Liu Cannon Editor-In-Chief When I first told my friends that I was going to buy a UofT engineering jacket, they asked a lot of pointed questions. One of them Continue Reading
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Najah Hassan Cannon Contributor It is a cloudy and gloomy morning. I am walking to the bus stop, lost in my own thoughts. I am thinking about the midterm I Continue Reading
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Frosh week is when I realized that this was something special. The stories, the people, and the diversity. Skule took me in without hesitation and opened up a new world Continue Reading
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Smriti Mehrotra Cannon Contributor The A+ Education group is “an educational institute” that offers tutoring services for first year core eight engineering and Rotman Commerce students. Throughout this semester, you’ve Continue Reading
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Shreya Mehta Cannon Contributor When I arrived in Canada two years ago, with brimming suitcases in hand and an entourage of family members pouring in to say their goodbyes, I Continue Reading
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Jerry Sharp Cannon Contributor Ah, the ECE Common Room. The spot where me and a few of my buddies would spend hours just chilling between classes during our first year. Continue Reading
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Smriti Mehrotra Cannon Contributor A “generation gap” is a term used to describe the difference in characteristics of one generation of people from another generation. A generation is estimated to Continue Reading
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Ben Mucsi – Orientation Chair (OC) What inspired you to get involved with F!rosh week? What inspired me to get involved was the amazing passion and energy that the community Continue Reading
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Amanda Leigh Cannon Contributor There’s a good chance you heard the Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad before you even heard of them. For the past 70 years, the LGMB has been Continue Reading
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Fletcher Clugston Cannon Contributor Engineering at UofT is hard work. We put in more hours than most full-time jobs. It’s easy to let school take over, especially when it is Continue Reading
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By Anonymous I am sure all of you have seen the posts and emails indicating the different mental health resources and counsellors that are available on campus if you Continue Reading
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Noor-E Shahrin Cannon Contributor It’s week of grand welcome fit for the incoming class of Engineering U of T: F!rosh Week! Full of sporty activities, workshops, dancing, and touring, there’s Continue Reading
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Nain Haider Cannon Contributor It is 8 AM on the 26th of January; a cold Saturday morning in downtown Toronto. As I walk upstairs from the beautiful front lobby of Continue Reading
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Anonymous Cannon Contributor I am a 2nd year student in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. I am writing to you today to express my anger and protest at Continue Reading
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Anonymous Cannon Contributor In my small town in rural Ontario, I grew up thinking that the feelings I had made me an abomination. I learned from a young age to Continue Reading
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Alyson Allen Cannon Contributor Being in an extracurricular with things that I love should be easy, right? I should be motivated and inspired, especially when it comes to writing an Continue Reading
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Anonymous Cannon Contributor Dear Skule™, You are the most kind, welcoming, and inclusive community I’ve ever encountered. When I first stepped on campus, I was greeted by alarmingly excited purple Continue Reading
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Dhruv Warrier Cannon Contributor Last summer, after my first year in ECE, I worked as a research assistant and simultaneously attempted to start a company! It was an amazing opportunity Continue Reading
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Zaeem Amjad and Ruiying Jia Cannon ContributorsApproximately 365 days ago, Zaeem Amjad and Ruiying Jia were about to begin their journey at UofT Engineering. While their year may have had Continue Reading
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Harry Khachatrian Cannon Contributor As the summer draws to its inevitable close, you look back in reproach, at the end of your halcyon high school days. You are officially a Continue Reading
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Dilan Somanader Cannon Senior Editor It was 1878, the year Edison patented his phonograph and Tchaikovsky composed his only violin concerto. And in Victorian-era Toronto—a city of muddy streets, gas lamps, Continue Reading
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