Originally written for the issue published September 24, 2009. It appears as if the pressure to “Go Green” has finally evolved beyond the choice between biodegradable bags and hybrid cars. Now even your toddler has the opportunity to make a sustainable choice about where they play, thanks to the opening of the City of Toronto’s first [...]
Originally written for the issue published September 17, 2009. Since 2007, UTSC has been offering a variety of lectures and opportunities for students aiming to be inspired by some of Canada’s most influential people, and it appears as if the appropriately titled “Leadership Development Program” is poised to continue growing. More and more students are taking advantage [...]
Originally written for the issue published September 17, 2009. UTM students who don’t quite have the firmest grasp over their campus lives now have a leg up over their St. George and Scarborough campus counterparts. Recently the IT team in the UTM office of the Registrar has released several web based applications for use on most internet-capable [...]
Originally written for the issue published March 12, 2009. What does Parkinson’s disease and gambling addiction have in common? A lot more than you might think as researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute may have proven. The connection between the degenerative disorders that afflict sufferers of Parkinson’s disease and the common twitchy and neurotic drug [...]
Originally written for the issue published March 5, 2009. “How is it possible that a person can be addicted to nothing?” This is a fairly common, albeit jazzed-up, sentiment echoed by colleagues of mine. It’s a perplexing idea raised by the ever increasing number of gambling addicts in this world; people who are addicted to [...]