Aaron Calpito

Associate Opinion Editor (Volume 50) — Yasmine is a third-year student, majoring in History and Anthropology. Her writing is best described as sometimes sarcastic, sometimes radical, and always an excuse to bring up her heritage (and colonialism). She hopes her work with The Medium will inspire conversations, debates, and a path to abandon our deeply rooted stubbornness. In her spare time, Yasmine enjoys reading, knitting, arguing with uncles on politics, and fangirling.

IgniteUTM sweeps UTMSU Spring 2026 Elections Students have elected all five IgniteUTM candidates to head the University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union (UTMSU)’s next Executive Committee. The victors include Adam El-Falou for president, Xingyi (Freya) Gao for Vice President (VP) Internal, Tiffany Da Silva for VP Equity, Dana Al-Habash for VP University Affairs, and incumbent Rajas Dhamija for VP External, according to the UTMSU’s .

On November 13, the Political Science Student Association (PSSA) of the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) hosted its first-ever Student Success Panel. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., 10 award-winning UTM students and alumni fielded questions about the study of politics and their personal experiences of studying at UTM. This also marks the PSSA’s first event since it changed its name from the Political Science and Pre-Law Association.