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U of T students take on aerospace giants, placing second in ...
6 days ago · Prandtl Dynamics — a startup founded by a group of U of T engineering students that creates anti-drone systems — is breaking new ground in the aerospace and defence sectors with its nonlethal anti-Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) technology. This technology uses acoustic systems — the use of sound waves — to neutralize drone threats, offering a safer alternative for military and civilian ...
News - The Varsity
U of T President Meric Gertler issues remarks at conference on antisemitism. Student protesters criticize speech for “textbook anti-Palestinian racism”. October 21, 2024.
Meet The Varsity’s 2023–2024 Athletes of the Year
Apr 7, 2024 · The Varsity presents its fourth annual men’s and women’s athlete of the year award. By Kunal Dadlani, Ahmad Khan — Published April 7, 2024. For the fourth consecutive year, The Varsity has selected its men’s and women’s athlete of the year. Several Varsity Blues teams achieved great success this season, yet both the athletes selected ...
Varsity Handbook
TheVarsity's handbook for 2021. Letter from the Editors First year can be overwhelming at the best of times, and beginning your degree in this strange, halfway back-to-normal state probably wasn’t what you envisioned, or what you wanted.
U of T students hold tri-campus walkouts in protest of ongoing …
6 days ago · On October 7, the University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union (UTMSU) organized a campus-wide walkout to protest Israel’s ongoing violence in Gaza. Three days later, the Scarborough Campus Students’ Union (SCSU) and students at the UTSG campus followed suit. Since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed around ...
About - The Varsity
About. Published March 9, 2015. Mission statement: The Varsity is the University of Toronto’s student newspaper of record and leading source of trusted, independent journalism, serving the university community since 1880. We commit ourselves to innovation, openness, and accessibility; to the development of our contributors; and to the ...
Rebuilding the Raptors: A 2023–2024 review and 2024–2025 preview
6 days ago · The 2023–2024 Raptors season was one to forget for Toronto basketball fans. The team’s performance was unbearable, finishing with a 25–57 record — the fourth-worst in franchise history. This record is just ahead of the 2010–2011 season (22 wins), the 1995–1996 season (21 wins), and the expansion-era 1997–1998 season, which saw ...
Graduate studies – The Varsity
Oct 20, 2024 · Opinion: Stagnant funding for graduate students is exacerbating financial inequalities. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive news and updates directly from The Varsity. We would like to acknowledge that The Varsity's office is built on the traditional territory of several First Nations, including the Huron-Wendat, the Petun First Nations, the ...
Opinion: The Varsity should better accommodate changing …
Mar 24, 2024 · Last summer, The Varsity hired me as an associate comment editor for the upcoming academic year. It was a small dream that came true right when I needed it: an opportunity to write, tell stories, and be good at what I know I excel at.