By-election candidates speak
Candidates meet and greet
by Sean MacKay, Managing Editor
On Monday, the candidates competing in the Feb 4 Toronto Centre provincial by-election made a stop at Victoria College to discuss their views on post-secondary education, Ontario's stagnant economy... and the legalization of marijuana.
1 CommentHomeless kits: a "Band-Aid," not a solution
Organizers struggle to meet demand for Winter Survival Kits in frigid months
by Meghan Lawson, Editor-In-Chief
Unlike most entrepreneurs, Jody Steinhauer welcomes a downturn, at least in the winter. Steinhauer organizes the Winter Survival Kit program for homeless shelters across Toronto, and this year demand for kits has more than doubled.
by Matteo Pirri, Staff Writer
Warm Springs, USA Georgia police have arrested a woman who is accused of forcing her son to kill his pet hamster because he got a bad mark on a test. 38-year-old Lynn Middlebrooks Geter faces one charge of animal cruelty, child cruelty, and battery for making her son kill the hamster with a hammer.
Business as usual: Naylor's term extended
Governing Council votes to keep University of Toronto president for another three years
by Charles Jurczynski
The University of Toronto Governing Council voted on Jan 21 to extend the term of David Naylor. The 15th president of UofT began his term in April 2005 and is now set to continue until at least June 30, 2013, with an option to extend another two years.
by Betina Alonso, News Editor
Kim Phuc was 8 years old in 1972, when her village, Trang Bang, former South Vietnam, was hit by a napalm bomb dropped by South Vietnamese planes in an operation for the South Vietnamese and American forces during the Vietnam War.
