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Listen to the audio version of this article here!* On September 24th, the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) had its ninth annual Be Well UTM: Resource and Activity Fair. The event took place in Gym A & B and featured a range of resources, from wellness activities to educational games for students to participate in.

Listen to the audio version of this article here!* My brother was born at an unfortunate time, through no fault of his own. I couldn’t warn him; it would be two years before I’d be born myself. In hindsight, the doctor should have picked up baby Calvin and told him that in twenty-one years time, his birthday would be overshadowed by the death of the Queen of Country, Dolly Parton. If you hadn’t really been aware of Parton’s influence, you may be wondering why you  should  care about her passing.

A look at the legacy Dolly Parton has left behind, and what we can learn from it.

Listen to the audio version of this article here!* If you’ve gone to the movies this summer, been on social media, or walked into a Spirit Halloween recently, you’ve definitely heard of the break-through movie Obsession (2026). Directed by Curry Barker as a debut film, the horror movie stars Inde Navarrette playing Nikki and Michael Johnston playing Bear. The film follows Bear, who makes a wish on a cursed object—the One Wish Willow—hoping for Nikki to fall in love with him.

Listen to the audio version of this article here!* Everyone gets dressed in the morning. Whether it’s an hour-long planned outfit or a last-second throw of clothes, what we wear reveals much about us. For University of Toronto Mississauga’s newly formed Fashion & Modelling Society (UTMFMS), fashion is not only about the clothes someone wears. It is also about the stories people can tell through them.

Listen to the audio version of this article here!* Roy Ivor Hall is one of the University of Toronto Mississauga’s (UTM) residence buildings, holding roughly 180 single-occupancy rooms allotted for first-year students. Its most notable feature is the music room, intended for student residents—on a first-come first-serve basis—to practice using the available piano or bring in their own instruments for use.

Listen to the audio version of this article here!* Don’t reject yourself before giving it a try By Maryam Raheel At some point in university, it is going to feel like everyone has cracked the code for academic success and you are left wondering what went wrong for you. Everywhere you look, someone has landed a research position, joined a lab, secured an internship, or somehow launched a startup. By the winter semester of my second year, I started to feel like my academic endeavours weren’t enough.

Listen to the audio version of this article here!* This is not a dissertation on love or romance. This is not an analysis of love based on biology, sociohistorical philosophy, or politics. I don’t have the time nor do I feel emboldened enough to dissect love, especially when others have done it for me. Truthfully, I don’t know what this is.

Why do bisexual people have to fight for their place within the queer community? Listen to the audio version of this article here!* As we slowly settle into the colder fall season, many of…

Listen to the audio version of this article here!* As we slowly settle into the colder fall season, many of us desire to find that special someone. When it comes to sexuality, our time at university allows us to experiment with new possibilities and meet new people who may potentially become our first or next relationship. There is a sad running joke within the bisexual community that us bisexuals cannot make a choice between dating a woman or a man.