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WHATS ON AT UofT

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News • The Strand

What’s on at UofT Toronto Candlelight Vigil Against Kinder Morgan Pipeline Monday, November 21 5-8pm Queen’s Park, Toronto In efforts to send a message to Justin Trudeau about the Kinder Morgan pipeline, there will be a candlelight vigil on the front lawn of Queen’s Park.

UofT Standing up with Standing Rock: Solidarity March Tuesday, November 22, 3pm6pm Arts and Science Student’s Union. Room 1068 Sidney Smith Hall The Indigenous Studies Student’s Union and Arts and Science Student’s Union are working together to host a march around campus which aims to inform the community of the protection of water at Standing Rock. Can be followed through the hashtags #NoDAPL, #WaterIsLife, #StandWithStandingRock.

VUSAC Presents CODE RED: A Semi Formal Affair Thursday, November 24 9pm1am Old Vic The annual Victoria College semi formal take on the theme of 1836: Code Red. The location is accessible for those with mobility devices.

Cavalcade of Lights 2016 Saturday, November 26, 7pm Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W Starting the holiday season off, the Cavalcade of Lights begins it’s fireworks display at 7pm. Later activities include the first lighting of Toronto’s official Christmas Tree, a live voicer from Whitehorse, and performances from several choirs.

Human Library at Hart House Friday, December 2, 11am-3pm 7 Hart House Circle, East Common Room This discussion is aimed at exploring the notions of home coming home, leaving home and finding our place in the world.

Staff, students, and community members are welcome to come face to face with people who have lived unforgettable stories.

Story tellers will be checked out, like a book, for 25 minutes and individuals are able to hear stories and gain insight.

Call for Submissions, Trinity Art Show Saturday, December 31 deadline at 11:59pm The Trinity Art Show 2017 is seeking pieces of work that are interpretations of artistic processes and reductive visual forms. Work can be of any medium or materials. To submit, email artshowtrinity@gmail. com with an application found on http://www.trinityartshow. ca/#/call-for-submissions/ and an image (scan, links, jpegs) of works.

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Donald Trump & the Canadian student response maia kachan associate news editor

Since Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States on November 8th, the public response has been astounding. Inside and out of the United States, the overwhelming majority of student activism has been in opposition of Trump’s election and proposed changes to the United States government.

Within Canada, student response is largely in solidarity with the marginalized populations that Trump has attacked throughout his campaign.

On November 19th, a rally against Trump took place outside Toronto City Hall, on Queen Street. The event on Facebook, which had over 2500 people listed as attending, states the purpose of the event was to “stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters to the south who oppose the sexist, racist, misogynistic, xenophobic rhetoric set loose by Donald Trump.” The rally began at Nathan Phillips Square, followed by a march to Trump Tower. The event page states “all are welcome to join and peacefully participate.”

University of Toronto student, Natalie Cresswell attended Saturday’s rally because she “wanted to show that she disagrees with the hateful rhetoric Trump used in his campaign.” What is appealing about a large public protest is the power in the sheer numbers.

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This is especially relevant in a city as large as Toronto, where media coverage reaches broadly across the country.

Similarly, the large size and international impact of UofT makes it particularly relevant in catalyzing social change through student activism. There have been many examples of student activism at the university.

Focusing on the recent events surrounding Professor Peterson’s opposition to Bill C-16, there is extensive student-led activism on both sides of the issue including petitions, protests, panels, and rallies. International attention to the issue has been garnered largely by student-based activism at UofT. Cresswell asserts that “making posts on Facebook and discussing it with friends only reaches so far,” sharing a common student sentiment that recognizes the limits of social media exposure. Cresswell also identifies people “with the same views who feel isolated in their opinion” as potentially impacted by seeing the publicity of social activism.

Another UofT student, Hana Nikcevic, references “being aware of other students working to implement change” as a motivator for being involved in social activism among peers. This is especially true when contextualized to an issue as divisive as Trump’s presidency, which can seem particularly dire for women, people of colour, and LGBTQ individuals, among other groups.

Finally, Nikcevic reflects on the significance of how “making activism and working to bring about social change seem both vital and accessible” positively influences a broader student motivation to be active global citizens.

First UofT Pow Wow in the works Students and staff work together to bring a new cultural event to campus erin calhoun news editor

The Indigenous Studies Student Union is in the process of planning for the first official Pow Wow to be held at UofT. The event is being planned for March 11th.

Chairperson for the Pow Wow committee, Jennifer Sylvester is acquiring help from past chairman of the committee for the past SkyDome Pow Wows, and founder of First River Committee, Amos Kee Junior.

Kee Junior expressed “it is very important that we ensure this happens.”

Surrounding schools such as Ryerson, George Brown, and York each host a Pow Wow annually. When asked about the possible existence of a Pow Wow on campus, UofT students expressed interest. Indigenous Studies student, Cole Currie, says “It’s important when Indigenous student groups on campus like the ISSA or NSA organize to claim space and demonstrate their importance in the broader UofT community.”

Planning of the event is still in process, but the considered venues are the Goldring Sports Centre and Sports Gym. The Goldring Sports Centre is the ideal location for the event, as it has space for vendors and seats around 150 people. Future complications with this venue include the possibility of the Varsity Blues making championships, which would remove the event’s reservations from the center.

The last event closest to a Pow Wow on campus was a social for the First Na-

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tions House 20th Anniversary. The event brought in nearly 200 people, including officials from the government. The First Nations House can generate a lot of promotional material and opportunities.

Sylvester stated that she wants the Pow Wow to be a learning experience, which introduces Indigenous communities to the university. Currie also explained, “times are changing here on campus and people are becoming a lot more welcoming of the role these different types of groups have in the community.”

The Pow Wow is planned to be traditional, focusing on the social atmosphere where people come to watch and dance, like a festival. A competitive Pow Wow would require judges and have monetary prizes for dancers. The decision to have it

as traditional is for the educational experience it can offer the community, which a competitive nature would lack.

The formation of the committee is also essential to help build bridges to other organizations and communities in the city.

Hoping to gain advice from coordinators of Pow Wows from other schools and support from students, the Pow Wow committee wishes to provide an exceptional Pow Wow that teaches the community about the “wide range of Indigenous culture at the university, so that we are all equally represented,” says Sylvester.

The committee meets every Wednesday, 2-4 PM in the Turtle Lounge of the North Borden Building. Those who are interested in helping plan are welcome to attend meetings.

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“Climate leaders don’t build pipelines” The cry of 200 young environmental activists heard throughout the nation samantha santoro contributor

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manda Harvey-Sanchez, an Environmental Studies, Social-Cultural Anthropology, and Equity Studies student at the University of Toronto, was arrested for civil disobedience on October 24th, along with 98 other young environmental activists. They were protesting the potential expansion of the Kinder-Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline.

Born into a household that regarded matters of climate change and the environment with the utmost importance, HarveySanchez is highly involved with issues of fossil fuel divestment, as well as concerned with issues regarding climate change and the violation of Indigenous rights.

The Kinder-Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline is a project thought up by the minds of a Texas-based energy company, wishing to expand an existing pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia. This project has already been approved by the National Energy Board, awaiting the response of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is to address his stance on the issue in December of this year. The final decision will be left up to Trudeau and his cabinet. For this reason, 200 young environmental activists protested in our nation’s capital on October 24th, in the hopes of influencing the decision of our Prime Minister when it comes to the construction of the Kinder-Morgan Pipeline.

“I grew up during a time when the reality of climate change was already settled scientifically,” says Harvey-Sanchez, “I’ve watched politicians debate what they’re going to do with my future, with Indigenous peoples and climate change…my whole life, I’ve seen indifference and false illusions with politicians…they’re not doing enough.” She explains that this level of consciousness is inspired by the hypothetical damage that could result if Trudeau approves the project.

People in positions of power often claim projects of this sort are ‘necessary,’ done in the spirit of producing jobs and boosting the economy. Yet the public has found a transition from fossil fuels to renewable

energy sources being largely emphasized in Trudeau’s campaign, as well as throughout the rest of the world. The president of Kinder-Morgan himself, Ian Anderson, said that he is, “not smart enough to say how much human activity is contributing to climate change,” clearly indicating that many of the masterminds behind this project are unaware of many of the most basic contributors and effects of climate change. A large population of individuals ages 18 to 35 oppose the pipeline, according to recent surveys, coincidentally representing the largest portion of individuals who voted for Justin Trudeau in the past election. This demographic could have large consequences on the outcome of the next election.

With the constant struggle against politicians and their views on climate change, a consistent neglect of Indigenous rights is also found. Justin Trudeau stood out, to many, because of the fact that he chose to recognize this issue and vowed to pay the utmost attention to Indigenous needs.

“Trudeau campaigned on a promise to respect Indigenous rights. Many Indigenous communities such as the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation oppose the Kinder-Morgan pipeline. They are leading the fight to protect the land and water from oil spills and climate change,” says Harvey-Sanchez.

The disillusionment that characterizes the average young person, especially Indigenous youth, is incredible; innocent people are having to defend their right to exist, their value weighed against the potential economic gain of the pipeline. Not only will their physical health be put at risk with the expansion of the pipeline, but so will their cultural health. “Indigenous peoples like the Tsleil-Wautuh First Nation have a cultural and historical connection to the land, and the Trudeau Liberals promised to respect that,” says Harvey-Sanchez, “If Trudeau approves the Kinder-Morgan pipeline, his promises will be nothing but empty words.”

Parliament Hill is a common ground for many protestors, particularly those invested

in matters regarding climate change or the environment; just last year, 25,000 people protested in the exact same area to oppose many decisions being made that regarded potentially catalyzing the effects of climate change via more environmentally unsound decisions made by the government.

It is not a question that the world of politics is surrounded by much conflict and tension, as individuals of opposing views continually argue over social media platforms, protest outwardly in front of wellknown political landmarks such as the Peace Tower, and galvanize support of what they believe to be the best course of action. What should be the role of a Prime Minister, who has to deal with this continual gradient of opinions amongst his people? Should he play the card of neutrality, weighing the amount of pros against the cons? It is crucial that our collective nation addresses issues such as these with what we all believe to best in the entire public interest.

Many argue that the pipeline will boost the Canadian economy, allowing for countries in the eastern part of the world to trade with Canada in exchange for oil. If Justin Trudeau were to make the decision to construct this pipeline, it would be met with large opposition by people who continue to stand by Indigenous peoples, and fight

against those who promote the negative consequences on the environment that usually come with the construction of something like a pipeline, or the expansion of tar sands.

Climate change is a hotly debated topic throughout all disciplines; it affects everyone, regardless of social standing or annual income. Extreme changes and increases in temperatures in mid November makes climate change extremely apparent. The preservation of natural land and resources, such as that which would be destroyed via the construction of this pipeline, is crucial in ensuring that the next generation of individuals are left with land to call their own.

The domino effect that will inevitably result if Justin Trudeau approves the pipeline is certainly not restricted to only the Indigenous people’s of British Columbia.

Throughout the world, the impacts of climate change will begin to gradually manifest, as is seen with instances such as the earthquakes which have recently occurred, the droughts in places like California, and the macroscopic forest fire that occurred in Alberta. The general public will continue to wait with bated breath until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a final decision in regards to whether or not he will construct this pipeline.

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Fall caucas meeting updates Vic community erik preston editor-in-chief

On November 15th, Victoria College’s first caucus meeting of the year took place in Northrop Frye Hall. All matters on the agenda were efficiently covered with the meeting lasting less than two hours.

To start the meeting off, Ryan Gomes, Vice-President Professional Faculties with the UTSU, gave a presentation on tuition caps in Ontario. They provided an ¬effective explanation as to how tuition increases occur in Ontario, and how the new Ontario Student Grant—which has promised to offerfree tuition to students from families whose annual income is below $50,000— may not entirely accomplish this goal.

Gomes’ presentation was followed by updates from VUSAC co-Presidents, Stuart Norton and Rahul Christoffersen. Norton began by addressing the troubles the union faced over the summer due to vacancies in the equity and commuter commissioner position. Both seats have since been filled, along with three empty councillor positions filled in a subsequent fall by-election.

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ing the efforts of various commissions so far this year, including the Arts & Culture Commission’s Friday Night Live ticket sales, as well as the Sustainability Commission’s upcoming climate justice conference. The new Racialized Students Collective was also discussed, which was established this year to discuss and confront issues faced by racialized students on campus.

Norton went on to discuss his efforts in reforming alcohol procedures at Victoria College. The alcohol procedures document, which requires food to be served along with alcohol—among other things—is not legally binding, but is one that states “best practices” for serving alcohol on campus.

He says he is working with Victoria College Dean Kelley Castle to reform this document to make event planning involving alcohol more practical and cost-effective, moving forward.

Following the presidential update was a presentation by Victoria College Union member Auni Ahsan and Ahmad Ilyas on the ongoing YouDecide campaign. The

campaign seeks to gain signatures from 20 percent of UTSU members in order to initiate a referendum on membership in the Canadian Federation of Students. A previous editorial in The Strand provided insight into this campaign.

The meeting finished off with a motion from Ahsan that would remove the requirement for individuals running for VUSAC positions to have poll clerks, which he argues are inconsequential given that VUSAC elections take place online. He went on to say that the poll clerk requirement puts an undue burden on commuter students, who often are swayed from running for positions due to this stipulation.

Despite overwhelming support for the motion from those present at the meeting, the motion itself carried no weight. Ratification of amendments of this sort are left up to the council to vote on.

Following this vote the meeting was adjourned, over an hour ahead of schedule. The next caucus meeting will take place sometime in the new year.

Editor’s Note regarding “Dispute between Victoria University and GE Canada Real Estate Equity”: It has come to our attention that some inaccurate information was published in our October 17th issue. The Strand inaccurately reported Victoria University’s intention to sell its properties at 131 and 151 Bloor Street West. The school is currently not considering its sale, nor is it intending to begin renting it on an hourly basis. Malcolm Musgrove, Chair of the Property Committee on the Board of Regents has assured us that Victoria University has been fully compliant in its payment of taxes on the property, and that the rent for the building is set every 20 to 30 years through arbitration (not by Victoria University directly).

For more information on the matter, please feel free to email us at editor@ thestrand.ca Erik Preston & Alexandra Scandolo Editors-in-Chief

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OUR MASTHEAD

Responsibility to inform How the American media failed to fulfill their duty in the 2016 election erik preston

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Erik Preston Alexandra Scandolo

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On November 8th, Americans decided to elect an individual whose campaign centred entirely on intolerance, News Erin Calhoun racism, misogyny, and bigotry. Above all, white Amerinews@thestrand.ca cans decided that they were willing to ignore or embrace Opinions Shailee Koranne the intolerance that Donald Trump presented day after opinions@thestrand.ca day. Many decided that their “economic” interests outweighed those of their fellow citizens, and that they were Science Tanuj Ashwin Kumar willing to let a man with total disregard for minorities, science@thestrand.ca women, and LGBTQ+ populations hold the country’s Features Tamilore Oshodi highest office. If there was any doubt that racism was features@thestrand.ca alive and well in America before this election, that doubt has since been put to rest.

Arts & Culture Molly Kay As student journalists, we hold a unique place artsandculture@thestrand.ca Elena Senechal-Becker in the media world. Former Strand editor Aine O’Hare Film & Music Joshua Kim noted in a 2006 editorial, “Student newspapers are in a filmandmusic@thestrand.ca perfect position to push the envelope since factors like media convergence don’t come into play.” It can be arStranded Celeste Yim stranded@thestrand.ca gued today that the same can be said about media divergence.

Copy Editing Tristan McGrath-Waugh We are all aware of the questionable ways in which copy@thestrand.ca the conservative media conducts itself¬. It has largely susDesign Genevieve Wakutz tained the hate and bigotry promoted by Donald Trump, design@thestrand.ca with figures like Sean Hannity and the other usual suspects at Fox News leading the charge.

Photo Rosa Kumar Of serious concern after this election, however, is the photo@thestrand.ca questionable way in which the liberal media has conductArt Lynn Seolim Hong ed itself. The New York Times deserves special mention in art@thestrand.ca this regard, among other outlets such as NBC, Slate, and the like. Deserving special mention is that stupid fucking Web Arjun Sawhney New York Times “chances of winning” meter that did a web@thestrand.ca Justine Chen complete 180° turn on election night.

One of many things that stuck out was the sheer Editorial Assistants Ainsley Doell Amanda Gosio number of telephone interviews Trump conducted over Carol Park the course of his campaign—a luxury not previously afGrace King forded on such a frequent basis to past presidential canSabrina Papas didates.Telephone interviews allow the candidate to be Tyler Biswurm coached, making it harder for them to be interrupted, Contributors and making them less accountable to an audience that Luca Bellisario, Hannah Brennen, Harpreet Chocannot read their body language. The networks who alhan, Miranda Cullen, Kelly de Hoop, Ted Fraser, lowed this to happen did it for their own gain. They did Maia Kachan, Lucas Loizou, Victoria London, it for the higher ratings they would receive if Trump said Heather McBrien, Wilfred Moeschter, Leo Morsomething stupid and racist, as he often does. genstern, Nikta Sadati, Samantha Santoro, Hiba That being said, the biggest issue lies with the soSiddiqui, Harrison Wade called “limousine liberals”—the white, urban, often upper class, educated liberals who make up and control a Copy Editors Ainsley Doell, Heather Mackay, Sabrina Papas, large part of the media. I’m talking about people like Paul Carol Park, Eric Preston, Alexandra Scandolo Krugman, who wrote this in the New York Times on November 8th: “What we do know is that people like me, Design Team and probably like most readers of The New York Times, Annika Hocieniec, Sonya Roma truly didn’t understand the country we live in.” It is the Illustrations media’s job and responsibility to understand their audiLynn Seolim Hong ence, and to inform them on this basis.

The coverage that often came from sources like KrugPhotos man, throughout the campaign, was inadequate—in that Rosa Kumar, Hana Nikcevic, Erik Preston, Nikta they put all the focus in the wrong places. They decided Sadati, Hiba Siddiqui to focus on how Trump couldn’t form sentences, to focus Cover on how America is stupid. They chose to focus on how Erik Preston, Sonya Roma

they knew better than everyone else, and you would be wrong and helpless in not seeing what they did.

This discourse is one seen outside of the media and in our own classrooms. I myself deflected the chance of a Trump victory by disregarding the fact that these voters could have an effect. These sources sensationalizing Trump undoubtedly played into this dismissive mentality by making the campaign Trump’s very own reality TV show. A greater focus on the Americans that bought into this rhetoric would have been much more effective than simply turning Trump into a glorified cartoon character and hoping for the best.

Historically, members of the population who received higher education have tended to be more tolerant and accepting than their uneducated counterparts. Overall, Clinton took the educated vote, but by an incredibly small margin of only four points. However, what is truly terrifying is that many educated white people voted for Trump in the majority—49 percent to Clinton’s 45 percent. As political activist Van Jones put it on election night, “This was a white-lash against a changing country.”

The liberal media informs a great number of Americans and, moving forward, they need to focus on what matters most. More focus was placed on the stupidity of the people who bought Trump’s rhetoric, his inability to form sentences, and his orange-ish skin tone, than on the issues that really mattered. To infer that this helped contribute to Trump’s share of the vote among uneducated white voters—which was 67 per cent to 28 per cent, the largest margin since 1980— is not a far jump.

White people have proven to be an incredibly dangerous group of voters. Their fellow white people, on the other side of the political spectrum with their “holier than thou” attitudes in telling them how dumb they are for buying into Trump’s rhetoric, will do nothing to stop them. It can be argued that it was this sort of attitude that pushed them to their corner of the spectrum in the first place.

This is not to propose that we “set aside our differences and work together” like many have been shouting— with a great degree of insensitivity—since the election.

But what may prevent a similar result in the future is the media reverting back to its duty to inform. They need to place emphasis on telling people what is wrong, why it is wrong, and hoping that some of this information makes it through and helps to shape peoples’ opinions.

The media does not have the power to rid America of its racism and intolerance. These divisions are so far entrenched in American society that crucial and deeprooted changes need to occur if the country is to ever reconcile these issues. However, the media does shape public opinion, and it needs to take this role more seriously in the future. It needs to reconsider how it presents issues that can affect the safety, security, and comfort of the citizens it informs, many of whom now face the toughest four years of their lives.

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Science • The Strand

Revolutionary Gene-editing Technique Has Its First Clinical Anti-Cancer Tests in Humans tanuj kumar science editor

As the world grows more complex, we see hopeful signs of progress in the field of gene-based medicinal therapy.

In particular, the famous CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique has been gaining significant traction due to its simplicity and versatility. On October 28th, Dr. Lu You’s team at Sichuan University in Chengdu successfully implanted cells containing CRISPR-edited genes into a patient with lung cancer. While this may seem like a small step, it is a result with heavy implications for the future of biomedical research. Carl June, an immunotherapy specialist at the University of Pennsylvania, described the implications of this progress best, calling the possibility for an ensuing international duel in biomedical research “Sputnik 2.0.”

To understand the implications of this, it is important to understand what exactly CRISPR is. Broadly speaking, various sequences of DNA are arranged in particular forms and patterns, and DNA is built from four base components: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine. When looking at a single strand of DNA, we can identify the ordering of the bases by identifying them through the first letters of their names. For example, ATCGGCTA is a sequence of “adenine thymine cytosine guanine guanine cytosine thymine adenine”. How do we get from these simple bases to what we call “genes?” Think of these DNA sequences as encoders of the gene data that makes organisms what they are.

Through complex processes that are still being researched, cells can use their internal machinery to transcript and translate these genes, decoding their information and using the resulting blueprints to build the scaffolding, infrastructure, defenses, and behaviour of the cell.

Now we look at a small microorganism: bacteria. What is special about the DNA of bacteria is not necessarily that they vary in complexity, but that they are easily studied and manipulated. Bacteria have their own “immune system,”—completely unlike our own vascular system–—that is based on cellular machinery and chemical processes that work in tandem to keep out viral particles that could otherwise harm them. This “immune system” is controlled by short, palindromic gene sequence clusters in the bacterial genome, and works by attacking and eradicating the genome of an invading virus. We give a special name to these sequences, “Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat” sequences—CRISPR sequences! However, as the name reveals, these clusters are spaced intermittently.

Between them lie “spacers,” which are sequences of old viral genetic material incorporated into the bacterial genome, serving as something like a memory system for previous attacks.

First, the DNA of an invading virus is incorporated and “saved” as a spacer. Then, the cellular machinery transcribes this new spacer sequence, creating a single-stranded CRISPR RNA molecule. Finally, this CRISPR RNA molecule is cut into pieces, and attached to certain types of cellular machinery that act as defense mechanisms, guiding these biological weapons to destroy the virus. Because this CRISPR RNA is the result of transcription over old viral DNA, the RNA strands are perfect guides, guaranteed to deliver the machinery to the right place in order for the viruses to be destroyed.

This looks like what one would expect from a very primitive bacterial immune system, but what makes CRISPR so convenient and useful is the extreme precision of CRISPR RNA’s “targeting.” In bacterial immune systems, CRISPR

RNA served as guides to bring molecular defense mechanisms to their precise targets. What is now being developed in the lab is a way to use this precise targeting for gene editing purposes. Molecular geneticists synthesize unique RNA strands that precisely match DNA sequences in an organism’s genome, in the same way that CRISPR RNA precisely matches viral DNA strands. These RNA strands can again be used as “guides,” but instead of delivering destructive cellular machinery to the location like with the bacterial immune systems, they can deliver machinery that silences or alters gene sequences with extreme precision. This is an extremely powerful technology, and it gives scientists the freedom to edit sequences like words in a word document (with enough funding and resources, of course).

The problem lies in how easily accessible and cheap CRISPR is. Heralded as a revolution in the life sciences, there has been some concern among scientists about the breakneck speed at which its use is being expanded, at the potential expense of ethical concerns. Indeed, April 2015 saw a study published in Nature involving the use of CRISPR on human embryos, which stirred up controversy over its use on the human genome.

But what has been an overall positive platform for this technique has been the world of clinical biomedicine, which is precisely where the work of Dr. Lou You’s team fits in. After getting through setbacks and time issues due to longer-than-expected wait times for collecting and amplifying some of the immune system cells isolated from the patient, the team used the CRISPR method to attach a DNA-cutting protein to an RNA guide. Using this method, the team was able to make a precise cut at a gene that encodes a “breaking response” on the immune response of an immune cell. These edited cells, now with a more relaxed breaking response, could potentially fight the patient’s cancerous lung cells.

The edited, amplified cells were injected back into the patient successfully, and Lu says that there will be ten more patients receiving two to three injections each. Typically, there can be complications with injecting these cells back into the body—like the body outright rejecting them— but in this situation, the edited cells were sufficient enough to not cause excessive problems. Lu does state however, that the continued tests will involve careful monitoring for adverse effects, rejections, or a degeneration of the patients’ health.

Other clinical scientists have expressed a combination of excitement and wariness at these results. CRISPR’s ability to revolutionize genetic-medicine approaches to cancer treatments is unquestioned, but there is controversy around whether or not the treatment is scalable. It requires a lot more time and resources to grow and amplify entire cells over similar immunoresponse components like antibodies. Despite this, there is a lot of hopeful buzz around CRISPR’s use in anti-cancer treatments, and there will be no doubt that it will soon become a touchstone technology in biomedical treatment.

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Opinions • The Strand

What I should have known going into first year carol park editorial assistant

Upon entering my first year at UofT, I believed in myself. You made it. A clean slate. An overwhelming yet endless amount of opportunities. The world is in the palm of your hands. Take what is yours, and enjoy the ride.

I thought that I would accomplish many things, be successful in anything and everything I did. Upon entering my second year, I promised myself that I would put 110 percent into my academics because my first year was not a good representation of the kind of student I knew I could be. Upon entering my third year, I promised myself that I would try—just try to survive another year.

The University of Toronto is an institution that can feel incredibly cold and isolating to its students. Some of the world’s most brilliant minds have studied here, and as a result, the pressure and expectation to accomplish the unachievable is evident. The intense desire to do well is constantly abuzz. It will get to the best of you and consume you, mentally and emotionally.

In my first year, I had no one to confide in. I was uninformed about the resources that were available to me.

The registrar’s office was intimidating, and my professors and TAs were like the gods of academia—untouchable and holy. I was afraid of everything at UofT. I remember wanting to get involved on campus, but not being able to because of my fear of looking stupid—so, I never did.

In my second year, everything was great. I loved my classes and professors. I was becoming more comfortable with participating in class discussions, visiting office hours, and managing my time. I even started getting involved on campus. I was living with my best friends, and although we went overboard with the glamorous lifestyle of being 19 and hanging out at the Maddy, life was good. Then, everything started falling apart.

I do not regret the choices that I made in my first two years of undergrad. But if I were given the chance to visit my past self, I would have a lot to say to her.

This is not high school If you want to do well, you have to work hard to achieve your goals. Stop relying on your talent and skills, and put in the effort. You are no longer the smartest student in your class. It will be challenging, because now you are competing with students who used to be at the top of their class.

The nerd is now the mediocre student. Get used to it.

He is just a guy Stop doubting your physical appearance because some frat guy did not offer you his undivided attention. He was

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not into you, but there will be a guy: he will be funny, sarcastic, compassionate, and incredibly kind-hearted. It will get messy because he will hurt you and you will cry. A lot.

Eventually, you will get over it and move on. He will not.

Try to be nice about it and do not lash out. He is a good guy who handled the situation poorly. Everyone makes mistakes, and you of all people should know that.

Take a deep breath You only get to experience undergrad once. Stop wishing for your thirties; they aren’t going to happen for a while. Focus on the present and live in the moment. It is not easy attending a prestigious university. It is difficult. It is rigorous. But, eventually, you will grow accustomed to

it. It may take one semester, or two years. The point is, you will get there. So, breathe.

Nothing—in this life—is easy, it never was and it never will be. There will be frustrations, and there will be disappointments. There will be bumps in the road during your undergraduate career, and you may change your subject POSts time and time again. The friends you have today may not be there tomorrow. That is okay. You are not supposed to have your shit together. We are all trying to find our place in the world. We are all trying to make it through the day.

And sometimes, that is all we can ask of ourselves: try to make it through another day.

The first step to fixing something is acknowleding it: Why I only spend time at Vic if I’m in a good mood hannah brennen contributor

Hi. It’s me, an average Vic student. I have a great group of friends, love my classes, and do most of my readings (sometimes). I don’t sleep during exam season, I procrastinate on papers, and I’m trying my best to navigate the emotional and hormonal roller coaster that is young adulthood. Most of the time I’m pretty good at it, but sometimes, the stress gets the better of me.

Let me introduce you to Victoria College: It’s tucked away in the Northeast corner of campus, it’s welcoming, positive, and inclusive, and it has the best weekly pancake brunches at UofT. Vic prides itself on this positivity and inclusivity. It tries to be—even sees itself as—this pretty, shiny, happy place. And it succeeds. Wherever you walk, you’re met with bubbly smiles and chirpy hellos, which is amazing, unless you’re a) introverted, b) exhausted, or c) just not having a good day. It’s great, until it’s not.

The issue with Vic’s hyperpositivity is straightforward: if you’re not feeling it yourself, you’ve got a problem. Vic doesn’t let you be unhappy. If you walk through the Goldring Student Centre with any semblance of a frown on your face, you’ll find that you’re met—almost instantly—with an overwhelming inundation of resources, advice, support systems, suggestions, etc: all ways to make you stop feeling the

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way you’re feeling, and as quickly as possible. This can be a good thing, when you need it, but often it does more harm than good. Vic treats negative emotion as a problem that needs to just disappear, and does so without acknowledging that, sometimes, the best way to heal is through accepting feelings, validating them, and honestly working through them.

Sometimes I don’t want to be happy; I want to feel sadness or anger or confusion and have those feelings accepted.

At Vic, that just doesn’t happen. To have anything you’re feeling treated as something you shouldn’t be feeling is, quite frankly, really awful. Instead of just assuming my negativity should dissolve, I’d much rather have someone ask me what kind of support I want, or be willing to be there for me in a way that told me my feelings were valid.

This problem isn’t necessarily easy to fix; in my opinion, it stems largely from the general mindset at Vic, specifically from the administration’s perception of students. Any real change will most likely require a shift in the way students are thought of—they need to be seen as young adults, not adolescents, with any concerns they bring to the table being legitimately entertained. During Orientation Week, the executives put a huge focus on mental health and self-care,

which was a step in the right direction. Not only did they prioritize self-care, but they worked to destigmatize mental health in general—a process, in my opinion, that should be a primary focus at Vic in the future. More actions like this need to be taken in order for any real change to happen, and it needs to be multilateral—coming from students, dons, and administration. University is where you’re supposed to learn to be a Real Adult, and if the way Vic teaches you to deal with negative emotions is to just pretend they don’t exist, it’s not doing the job it should be in preparing you for the rest of your life.

Vic is a happy place, it’s a place you can call home. But what if you’re not happy? Do you not belong? If you’re not feeling bubbly or like you can walk into a room with a smile on your face, you feel unwelcome in the Cat’s Eye or Burwash Hall. By virtue of the way Vic sees itself, to be angry or unhappy is to feel alienated from the community. For any student under the pressures of university, stress and negative emotion are going to be part of the deal, and to expect otherwise is just unrealistic. I love Vic and spend a lot of time here, but I need to feel like I can feel when I’m when I’m on campus.

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Social media: The good, the bad, and the evil ted fraser opinions associate editor

Facebook is a funny thing. You have it, your excessive-emoji-using grandmother has it–and hell, your Don even has it. Seen as a teen-dominated medium of communication, social media is open to use for anyone, regardless of it defies boundaries of age, nationality, gender, or socio-economic background.

Indeed, the sheer number of people online is indeed astonishing. A recent report has estimated that the count is close to two billion people worldwide. are on social media. So, with almost a third of the world doing using social media, it must be a good idea, right? As we’ll will examine, there are some obvious pros, and as well as a few surprising cons, to being “connected.”

Platforms like Snapchat and Facebook messenger facilitate fast, easy communication. Need to subtly tell friends how much fun you’re having at university?

Whip out your phone mid-party, take a shaky eightsecond Snapchat video of a dark room filled with people you only kind-of know, slap a cool-looking geo-filter on it, and wait for the replies to roll in.

Facebook, on the other hand, can serves a purpose for more organized conversation. Recently, I was added to an invaluable Burwash-wide Facebook chat, whose the purpose of which is to alert members of any parties or gatherings around campus. This chat, also known as the “General burwash (sic) fuck shit up,” seems promising, and I’m really looking forward to thoughtfully engaging with my peers to in accomplishing a common goal.

It’s Facebook is also great for group projects when, inevitably, there is one stubborn hipster who, loyal

to his flip phone of six years, prevents the making creation of a vastly more convenient iMessage group chat.

You can also get receive the news of off through Twitter and Facebook. All major print newspapers are somewhat ironically online, with social media accounts edicated to arts and culture, sports, politics, and everything in between. And your friends can share their opinions, too. The typo-ridden, usuallyinaccurate right-wing statuses shared by your parents’ friends are always thought-provoking, as are headlines like “32 Child Stars Who Didn’t Age Well,” usually reposted by your old babysitter or a distant relative.

Clearly, tThere are tons of many benefits to using social media use. But as we’ll see, it’s it is a doubleedged sword.

The results of sSocial media are is satisfying and addicting. Every like, retweet, or favourite sends a reward to your brain, encouraging you to engage in repeat the same behaviour actions that generated the reward—with that reward comes being in the form of dopamine. When you’re feeling bored, sad, or lonely, checking Facebook or Snapchat can release dopamine, essentially numbing you—kind-of like drinking, smoking, or attending a POL101 lecture.

Especially in younger demographics, social media platforms are used, inadvertently or otherwise, to market yourself. Because more a greater number of followers leads to more likes, and more likes leads to more dopamine, you are constantly in searching of for ways to “better” yourself image and appeal to a larger demographic. In this way, you have to advertise

yourself to prospective followers and assure them that you’re are worth their time. This creates, in effect, the simultaneous existence of two selves—a genuine, real-life personality, and an adjusted, more conformist social media personality.

Interestingly enough, sociologist Erving Goffman has put forward a relevant theory regarding these “multiple selves.” He asserted that, in different social situations, people tend to adjust their behaviour in order to thrive in said scenario. Since we’re are almost constantly on social media so much, and as because the line between the online world and reality and online is becoming increasingly blurred, we could unconsciously adopt this illegitimate personality in reality.

Even more worrying, social media has become a substitute for conversation, rather than a its complement to it. The number of times I’ve looked down to text someone or mindlessly scrolled through Instagram at a party, or just even while hanging out with friends, is probably in the thousands. Recently, a study confirmed that found the average person checksed their phone over 110 times each day. Over 1010 times a day.

Can this evidently-addictive behaviour still qualify as some innocuous habit, or maybe is it now as a way of life? Will iPhone chargers replace IVs, giving us the requisite daily dose of dopamine we need in order to “survive?”? Probably not. Still, Nonetheless, it’s is interesting to discuss the tangibly destructive effects of that seemingly harmless, rectangular device in your pocket.

Come to the movies, just be on time harpreet chohan contributor

Modern audiences aren’t used to many rules around attending movies, but they used to be much more common.

When Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho was being advertised, Hitchcock made it clear that no one would be allowed to enter the theatre after the show had started. To emphasize the late policy, advertisements for the film said, “Surely you don’t have your meat course after your dessert at dinner.” Another important aspect from the advertisements was, “If you can’t keep a secret, please stay away from people after you see Psycho.”

Today, I think most of us would think this idea is silly. People walk in late to the theatre, bringing in popcorn and drinks from the busy lineups. I remember going to watch a film from the Paranormal Activity series, and people kept going in and out of the theatre during the movie. They didn’t totally ruin my experience, but I couldn’t avoid watching them go out and come back in.

Things come up that force you to leave the theatre. Maybe you need to use the washroom, or maybe you get an important call. It’s not good to be late for anything, but I think when it comes to going to the movies, people think it’s not a big deal to walk in a couple minutes late or leave during the show. You may think to yourself, “After all, it is just a movie. You are not losing anything by missing the beginning or the middle of Paranormal Activity, or any other movie.” However, that is not the point.

Hitchcock didn’t have strict rules about punctuality for just any movie. Psycho was significant (if you haven’t seen it, I don’t want to ruin the surprise for you). He wanted to make sure audiences were up-to-date on the story; if you walked in late, chances are you would be lost for the entire film. You can, on the other hand, walk in late or leave during many films that lack story without being neg-

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atively affected by what you missed. For example, consider Steven Spielberg’s Duel. The entire film is about David Mann (Dennis Weaver), the protagonist, being chased by a truck driver. If you walked in late during Duel, you would have only missed more of the chase scenes.

However, walking in late or getting up and leaving

during a film such as The Sixth Sense would have ruined the experience; you might have missed the scene when Malcolm (Bruce Willis) gets shot, and then is seen lying on the bed. After this is a time jump to “the next fall.” If you left during the film, you could have missed the scene in which Cole (Haley Osment) reveals his secret to Malcolm: that he sees dead people. These scenes are important, as all of these elements tie together at the end of the film.

Walking in late to the theatre for a movie defeats the purpose of going to the movies. Of course, people go to the movies to have a good time, but we all need to come to appreciate the film from start to finish. When you go to the movies, you make a commitment to yourself to sit and watch the film from start to finish without any distractions. When you watch movies on Netflix or on your laptop, you can pause or rewind to make sure you get all the details you may have missed, but at the movies you don’t get that opportunity. That is what makes going to the movies special.

Remember that, for many of us, the film will always be just a movie, but to a director, it’s something more than that. They want to make sure you get what you paid for, especially if there is something unique like mystery, suspense, surprise, or fear.

If filmmakers today feel that they must use Hitchcock’s strict late policy to make sure people get what they paid for, it would still make sense to do so. Don’t wait for the secrets to be spoiled when you can be on time and see them for yourself.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this article was featured in Volume 58, Issue 12, but had a printing error. The above is the full edition of the piece.

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TO R O N TO the many stop shop victoria london features associate editor

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consider myself a traveler. Although I haven’t trekked across deserts on safari, taken a cruise down the Nile River, or eaten a warm croissant atop the Eiffel tower, I have made my way around my city—and that is more exciting than it may seem.

Toronto is both diverse and compartmentalized, and can be seen as many places in one, with each pocket of the city creating its own rhythm and theme. I have created a list, with this in mind, of places worth a visit: places which revolve around one thing, or have one thing in particular that’s worth visiting. This is not your average travel guide, this is the tucked away places and the less obvious spaces in Toronto. Every corner of this city holds within it the opportunity for new discovery— all you need are your two feet, and possibly a Presto card.

Just North of the Annex and below Forest Hill, there is a funny little neighbourhood which declared itself an independent state, the Republic of Rathnelly, in 1967. This was done in protest against a proposed highway which would have destroyed the neighbourhood. In order to assert their independence, they elected a queen, distributed passports to residents and established a military for protection. Still today, the residents hold a bi-annual street party as a continued assertion of their independence. Aside from being known for its independence, the neighbourhood is also beautiful with wide tree-lined streets. Come here and appreciate the quirky history or even crash their epic block party, you don’t need a visa to attend.

Kensington market, located between Spadina and Bathurst just below College, is well-loved by Torontonians. The neighbourhood is an eclectic mix of

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surplus goods, vintage clothes, foreign ingredients, and unique items. It is worth a visit here just for the burekas served at the Moonbean Café. These are Bulgarian phyllo pastries with savory fillings such as feta and olive or spinach and cheese. Each one weighs a hefty amount—so at around $4 each, you are certainly getting your money’s worth. My recommendation; share with a friend. You can even take a seat inside the ramshackle café for some relatively quiet study time as you tuck into your large flaky pastry.

St. Andrews Road is what I would define as Toronto’s time machine. Located in Scarborough, just east of Brimly, and above Lawrence East, this narrow pioneer village-like street will surprise you if you stumble upon it unintentionally (as I did). The houses on this street date back to the 1800s and I was not surprised to learn that some of them housed the first European settlers, most of which are now buried in the church cemetery on the same street. A walk along this street is almost eerie, as you can imagine that it has gone nearly unchanged since its first structures were built. It can be unexpectedly calming to take a stroll along here and enjoy this step-back-in-time in the middle of a bustling area.

Neville Park in Toronto’s east end is the last stop on the 501 streetcar along Queen Street. Get off at this stop, and you will be greeted with a structure resembling something like a majestic art deco castle.

This is the R.C. Harris water filtration plant (I know, letdown). Although this building is sometimes open to the public during Toronto’s open doors event, the best you can do on any regular day is press your face up to the windows to get a glimpse of the expanse

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of glittering marble and sparkling brass railings. But believe me, it is worth visiting this area just to get a look. After admiring every angle, clamber down one of the rolling hills (pro tip: do not go sledding here, just don’t do it), and cross the threshold on the east side onto the secret beach. You can walk along here all the way to the bluffs and see some seriously guidebook worthy views—just watch out for the nudists when the warm weather arrives.

India Bazaar, located on Gerrard Street East, west of Coxwell, is the place to go for food in general. Colourful and fragrant, this cluttered strip contains all the South Asian food you could want, and many of its businesses are open late at night. Find all the spices you need at Kohinoor foods, ready to eat Barfi at the BJ supermarket, a Kulfi popsicle at any convenient store, and a hot, deep-fried samosa nearly anywhere.

Though if you are going to go for just one thing, go for the roasted corn. A couple bucks will get you one cob from a street vendor on the weekends, either plain or rubbed with lime and a secret blend of spices—don’t ask, they won’t tell you. Live on the edge and ask for extra spices, if you’re up for it.

As a kid, I visited Centre Island a lot to go to Centreville and ride the Ferris wheel on an endless loop. It was not until I was older that I discovered the rest of the island, which can be accessed by ferry, which is only $5 with student ID. On the east end of the island (easily accessed by the ward’s island ferry), lies a cluster of tiny houses, many of which are brightly coloured and whimsically decorated. There are no cars or driveways and the lanes connecting them are barely wide enough for a bicycle. To the North, the city can be viewed from a pier at a distance, yet the noise barely reaches. A visit to this little community is like falling into a fairytale, where the area is totally cut off from society. You are so close to the city and yet, completely isolated.

One word, Mansions. The Bridle Path is Toronto’s mansion district, and it’s a fun place to go and nose around. Located east of Bayview above Lawrence East, you can easily cycle or walk your way around the wide and manicured streets to admire the houses—sorry, palaces. Note the fact that quite a few of them even have their own underground parking.

You will find that many resemble the palace of Versailles, the Disney Castle, or a prison—though that

was probably not the look they were going for. Some have even been home to celebrities like Prince and Conrad Black. Even if mansions aren’t your style, just admire the fact that some of them are serious architectural marvels. We’re talking everything from elaborate recreations of 15th century turrets to extensive factory-inspired concrete paneling.

Do you like bagels? Me too, and I often make the trip to Toronto’s north end, just to get them from Bagel Nash. Just east of Bayview and well past Steeles, this place is far out for those of us centered in or around the downtown core. But good bagels aren’t just bought at the grocery store now are they (does this make me a bagel snob?). This family operated establishment has been a neighbourhood staple since the 1990’s and have a massive selection of pastries, cheese, dips, bread, and, of course, bagels and everything you would ever want to put on one. Their Montréal style bagels are slightly crunchy and salty on the outside, and doughy on the inside. I recommend the everything-bagels, you can’t go wrong with a classic.

The Don Valley Brickworks, otherwise known as the Evergreen Brickworks, is an old quarry and brickmaking site turned environmental space. Although there are many events that take place here each month, including a weekly farmers market, it is worth a trip here just to walk around and enjoy the scenery. The trails have been managed to allow for natural wildlife to remain, and there is even a wetland at the center.

Look closely and you might catch a glimpse of a frog or two hiding under the water. Not only is this a great space to walk around in, but its location in the Don Valley means that there are also many scenic walks to and from the brickworks. Try walking there through the Lower Don Trail and enjoy a view of the Bloor viaduct along the way.

This list barely scratches the surface of the endless array of unexpected compartments of Toronto, but these are a few of my favourites that are worth discovering for yourself. What are your favourite places in this city? Do you know of any places where one thing or idea has been allowed to grow and flourish? For your next adventure, why not go out and discover the world inside the city for yourself, and see what else you can find.

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The beauty of street art A photo essay exploring the public canvas hiba siddiqui arts

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any people like to visit art galleries and museums to enjoy artistic greatness. However, you don’t need to confine yourself to these establishments to appreciate the beauty of art. All you need to do is wander the streets of downtown, where you can discover beautiful, meaningful, creative, and inspirational works of art. Of course, viewing street art is all at your own leisure and free of charge. Who could pass up such a great opportunity?

Some of the best places to view street art in Toronto are Kensington Market, Queen Street West, Graffiti Alley, Ossington Avenue, McCaul Street, as well as the street art installation by Jason Wing at the Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UofT. The next time you come across street art in Toronto, make sure to take a minute to appreciate its beauty.

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Local Food: The Best Spots For Pizza Around Campus heather mcbrien staff writer

I can imagine that, like myself, many students tire of fast food chains such as Pizza Pizza, Domino’s, Pizza Nova, or Pizzaiolo, when looking for a slice or a quick pizza to go.

Luckily, there are other options around campus which range widely in price, quality, and variety. Here are four great take-out pizza places to try when you’re looking for something different, or looking to support local business. This is all good pizza, and it’s served with character that is unique to each parlour.

Fresca Pizza and Pasta Spadina and College

This place doesn’t look like much from the outside, but don’t be deceived, because the pizza is great.

Think almost New York style. Fresca serves both enormous slices and entire pizzas. The prices areperfect—slices go for under four dollars. The margherita pizza in particular is served with a strong, but incredibly delicious, garlic oil, which is also available for other pizzas. This does make it very greasy, so be prepared. The thin crust is also noteworthy. This is great pizza if you wish you were in New York.

Cora’s Pizza

Spadina and Harbord Cora’s pizza has the friendliest staff around. Sometimes where you go to eat isn’t entirely about the food, and this is a good example. The whole experience of going to Cora’s is quite enjoyable. It’s a great bargain, especially if you’re looking for a whole pizza. The food itself is above average, but Cora’s is also open very late if you’re looking for food then.

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This is probably the best pizza place around campus, if you’re not looking to sit down or pay a lot of money. Za’s only serves fresh-made pizza, meaning no reheated slices. Orders are ready in five minutes, and a whole pizza, usually enough for two people, goes for $11.

The cheese and crust are amazing, and the margherita pizza stays almost true to its name, with variations in cheese and crust putting it somewhere between a Neapolitan margherita and what you might get at a cheaper pizza place. This comparison can only be made in style because in quality, it can definitely compete with any pizza restaurant.

Speaking of completely traditional Neapolitan pizza, this is where you’ll get that. It’s good quality, it’s made fresh, and most importantly–it’s delicious.

The price is slightly higher than the other pizza joints—$11 for a personal pizza that feeds one. As you might expect from the location, this place is upscale with fancy décor. What’s cool here is that for $13, you can personalize your pizza from a truly eclectic selection of toppings. When it’s not busy, it’s also very fast. Altogether, it’s a good place to grab lunch on the go.

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The Strand reviews VCDS’ The Goat elena senechal-becker arts

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The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, a 2002 play by Edward Albee, deals with mature content—to say the very least. For three evenings, October 26th to 28th, director Leo Morgenstern staged this dark comedy in Vic’s very own Cat’s Eye. The cast was composed of only four main characters, with David Madras as Martin, Mirka Loiselle as Stevie, Cole Zemel as Billy, and Tomas Vilde as Ross.

The room was packed on the second day of the play. When the lights dimmed, a contemporary living room arrangement was visible on the Cat’s Eye stage and dozens of eyes watched as the four characters waltzed in and out of this one set.

Although the set was not the most dynamic, the characters managed to bring it to life with their gestures and presence. At times, it did seem as though the actors had not yet had the chance to progress from reading the script lines to really acting them; the progressions were not always natural, nor were the tones and intonations projected by the characters.

Nonetheless, I found myself enjoying the sheer and unabashed honesty of this play. All four characters played their parts with an electrifying energy, and many moments were darkly hilarious. The costume department did an excellent job of keeping with the atmosphere of the play, dressing Stevie (Mirka Loiselle) in a turtleneck dress, which was later matched by the blood-stained outfit of The Goat (Miranda Cullen) herself. The décor was eerily reminiscent of any upper middle-class American family home. As were the costumes, with different degrees of formalwear. The story was very easy to follow, with such a small cast and no character switches, making the hour-long play a straightforward and certainly amusing presentation.

A small caveat, though, was that at many moments, I was extremely uncomfortable with the subject matter of the play.

Although I’m not one to shy away from art that makes people uncomfortable, I do think some of the themes that this play

touches on are sensitive, and a more detailed warning would have been appreciated. For instance, when Martin called his son Billy a gay slur, I slunk back into my seat. I know this play wasn’t exactly made to be pleasant, but a fair warning would have been to announce the nature of the content in this play, without reducing it to only “sexually explicit material” and “mature content.” A post was made by the Victoria College Drama Society addressing audience concerns on October 28th, demonstrating that the producers have heard this message and are dedicated to improving the theatergoer’s experience.

Overall, the play certainly did what it set out to do, which was to invite a feeling of vague discomfort, while also making us consider questions of morality, values, and social taboos. It will be interesting to see how VCDS develops in terms of handling plays with sensitive topics, especially with the upcoming Assassins musical.

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A Monday night with Pentatonix A Cappella at the Air Canada Centre nikta sadati staff writer

Have you ever listened to music without music? Welcome to the wonderfully technical world of A Cappella.

With a cult following of music majors and the bewildered, wide-eyed music lovers, the top of the game right now in A Cappella music is none other than Pentatonix. With the holiday season right around the corner, the name Pentatonix is second to Mariah Carey for chart topping holiday tunes. As I write this article, their melodic and harmonious cover of the late Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is sitting at 48 million views on YouTube and counting. Gaining viral fame with their Evolution of Music video through which they covered iconic songs across scopes of time, Pentatonix are currently on their world arena tour and I was lucky enough to experience them live on November 7th, at the Air Canada Centre.

As a concert junkie, I got there and was first in line, eight hours before start time. Once the performance began, I found myself second row—if they had a blemish, I would’ve seen it.

They started with an original track from their first

self-written album entitled “Cracked.” A rough belter on heartbreak, “Cracked” features member Scott Hoying, otherwise known as master of runs. As a fan who has been following them for years, I had previously seen them in 2014 at the Sound Academy. The transition they made to an arena truly showed in their showmanship and their sound, extending their harmonies and chords to fill the room from front to back. As they continued, each member had their time in the spotlight with Kirstin Maldonado’s ballad “Water,” and Mitch Grassi’s beautiful, counter-tenor masterpiece of Imogen Heap’s “Aha!” However, the most special moment came in the encore, when they requested silence in the arena of 17,000 fans to sing off-mic. That’s right, they sang their lullaby ballad “Light In The Hallway” without microphones, belting their melodic lines, eyes closed, with the arena lighting up with twinkling phone lights. Once they opened their eyes and looked around, they began to well up as they each thanked the Toronto crowd over and over again for giving them a “moment of a lifetime.”

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If you should ever find yourself lucky enough to catch Pentatonix live in concert, you will find yourself someplace where the bass is felt in your heart, the soprano harmonies are melodic to your ears, and you will be unable to believe that all of this music comes purely from the human voice—extraordinarily unique and truly a choir nerd’s dream.

A conversation with Brandon Fawkes Perspectives from a student filmmaker miranda cullen arts

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Brandon Fawkes is a second-year student at Victoria College with a passion for film. After a showing a couple of his films at a friend’s party, The Strand spoke with him about his work and what it means to be a young filmmaker.

Brandon offered some interesting perspectives that expressed the dedication and care he puts into his art.

The films shown were remakes of Indiana Jones< and James Bond that he made during high school. “Raiders was all about the love of filmmaking. It was made in the spirit of the “sweded” films from Be Kind Rewind,” he explained. “It was about getting to be my childhood idol, Indiana Jones, and having a blast with my friends. To this day, it is by far the most fun I’ve had making a movie.

We did it without any script—I watched the movie over a couple times before we did it and took some notes down, but it was mostly all from memory.”

Brandon’s Raiders is true to the original and has a ton of innovative special effects. According to Brandon, these various solutions came out of necessity. “There was no way we could actually construct certain settings from the film, so we had to shoot part here, part there, part with a green screen, and then edit it all together.”

However, he notes that trying to suspend reality was no easy task. “Trying to recreate something as grand as Raiders really forced us to find a lot of creative solutions.

The idea of creative geography is one of the most important principles of montage in Soviet Cinema. I had no idea of the actual theory at the time, but the idea of cutting between two places that aren’t spatially connected in reality in order to create a unified location in the film was absolutely crucial to our filming of Raiders.”

During the process of filming, he learned a lot about the art of film; this involved properly staging, shooting, and editing a scene for continuity and proved to be an important aspect of creating. It’s clear from all the actors and behind-the-scenes work that not only the technical aspects made it successful, but also Brandon’s support system. “My parents have always been a big part of it. We watched movies together on Friday and Saturday nights when I was growing up. They exposed me to a lot of older films. My dad built a home-theater in our basement. A

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lot of the vacations we went on when I was a kid involved going to Disney and Universal [Studios] in Florida. They really made film a big part of my life. Not intentionally—that’s just how it happened I guess.”

Brandon’s parents have always been helpful. His dad even makes a cameo in Raiders. “[My parents] always supported me in all my creative pursuits, which I now see as cumulating into filmmaking. A few specific examples: when I was four, my mom and I made a storybook entitled Mickey and Minnie and the Haunted House. Every year, my dad and I did an elaborate Halloween set-up, and a Christmas village at Christmas. My parents signed me up in some drama programs when I was interested in acting. They encouraged my story writing and they bought me my first video camera. There were a lot of other things, too. Ultimately, they really encouraged me in the activities that led to filmmaking.”

it ’ s clear from all the actors and behind - the scenes work that not only the technical aspects made it successful , but also brandon ’ s support system Not only were his parents instrumental in the production of his films but so were his good friends. “One of my best friends, Colin, played half the cast in Raiders.

So much of that movie was just the two of us. And it’s interesting, outside of this he didn’t really have any interest in acting or filmmaking—in fact most of my friends who were involved didn’t. All of my friends, though, really enjoyed making the movies and put in a lot of time.

And it would have been impossible without them, so I’m incredibly thankful for them.”

When Brandon first realized he wanted to make

films, the prospect seemed daunting. He didn’t exactly know where to start—and he admits it. “I started to build things up in my head too much. I got caught up in planning out my whole future, how I would get into the film business, and had the idea that I had to make something really good now. I wanted to make something artistically sound, with an incredible story, that would get me noticed by Hollywood and propel me into the industry.

Not that I actually thought that would happen, but that’s what I thought I should be striving for. I got caught up in the idea of making a movie for some purpose beyond the joy of filmmaking itself: to get to a place where I could be a professional filmmaker. In retrospect, this really made no sense; it was as if I didn’t even want to do the thing that I was working towards. I abstracted myself from the actual project. Eventually though I realized this and decided just to make a movie for fun.” Making a fun movie like Raiders, brought him back to the fun he had as a kid, playing dress up finally getting to live out his dream of being Indiana Jones.

In terms of inspiration, Brandon cited both cinematic and musical inspirations. Films that have influenced him include: Lawrence of Arabia, The Outsiders, El Mariachi, Mister Roberts, Hot Fuzz, Mean Streets, The Conversation, and 8 ½. “Songs are like scenes in a film: they capture the essence of a moment, circumstance, or conflict, and the better they are, the more purely and completely this essence comes across.” His favourite bands are Sam Roberts Band, Franz Ferdinand, The Rolling Stones, and particularly The Tragically Hip. In fact, Brandon refers to Gord Downie as probably his biggest inspiration, “His lyrics are written with such care and precision he is able to communicate these really powerful, complex ideas in such a succinct way. But I also admire his philanthropic efforts more than anything. He’s using his publicity to really make an impact, particularly now with Secret Path—his project to raise money and awareness for The Truth and Reconciliation Fund dealing with Residential Schools. I think he is an artist in the truest sense. Not only is he proficient in his craft, but he has a purpose—he’s using his art and his fame to make a difference in the world.”

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Doctor Strange A landmark is CGI technology wilfred moeschter staff writer

Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them Storytelling magic is gone in the Harry Potter universe’s latest installment harrison wade contributor

Doctor Strange is an enjoyable, although formulaic, origin story to a lesser-known character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Dr. Stephen Strange is an arrogant, but brilliant, neurosurgeon with an expensive car and a fancy watch collection. After a bit of distracted driving, he gets into a terrible accident that ruins his hands. Upon learning about a paraplegic who was somehow able to walk again after going to a place called Kamar-Taj in Tibet, Strange spends the last of his money on a one-way plane ticket to find it. Turns out that this place is not just a spiritual healing center—it is a community of sorcerers in training! As one does, Strange decides to learn magic and eventually is compelled to help save the world from Kaecilius, an evil sorcerer.

Featuring a neurosurgeon turned ex-neurosurgeon, this movie does present some pretty gross injury makeup and some nerve-wracking operating table moments. The movie opens with Kaecilius and his cronies stringing up a poor defenseless sorcerer and beheading him. However, don’t be fooled, Marvel continues delivering its trademark slapstick and horrible-but-funny one-liners and this time, they seem much more appropriately included.

We wouldn’t have a Marvel movie without some great fight scenes, and Doctor Strange takes it one step above. Without spoiling too much, one particularly beautiful fight blends the magical world with our own, as Strange’s colleague assists him with her medical tools while he fights as a ghost. The climactic battle at the end is the cleverest way to defeat a bad guy I have ever seen.

Marvel had the opportunity to run wild with the characters’ abilities and it really paid off. I left the theater with a slight headache but it was absolutely worth it.

Despite establishing a storyline that is seemingly independent from the Marvel Universe, Doctor Strange sets up its characters’ involvement in the MCU perfectly.

However, within the context of Marvel’s upcoming movies, watching the mid and post-credits scenes is essential.

As I said in my Suicide Squad review, Marvel takes their B-list characters seriously; they’ve made Thor, AntMan, (and soon Black Panther) cinematic titans. Comparatively, Harley Quinn is pretty much the only B-list standalone that DC has going for them. Marvel has really stepped up their game when it comes to casting up-andcoming actors, so you have to wonder if it was worth cramming these many major award nominees into a superhero movie.

2001: A Space Odyssey tripped out a whole generation of moviegoers, and the iconic deep space scene was praised for using ground-breaking film techniques. Forgive me for trying to sound profound, but I genuinely believe that Doctor Strange could be considered today’s equivalent. The scene when the Ancient One (played by Tilda Swinton) shows Strange the astral dimension— which is briefly shown in the trailers—had me at the edge of my seat, as Strange hurtled through a completely trippy landscape. I recently Skyped my family, and my grandfather was shocked speechless by the technology that allowed me to talk to him on a screen. I will not be taking him to Doctor Strange because I would still like him to be fully functional—the CGI is that good.

The plot holes may be slightly glaring, but you will forgive them after experiencing the jaw-dropping action and compelling performances. Doctor Strange really is one of the best MCU films, if not the best.

lending no tangibility to the environment. But the shots are too short and too static to create a sense of space.

Everything gets filled out with CGI—including one disastrous shot, leaving the characters arbitrarily out of focus.

the rules are loose and forgotten ... another friend of mine argued that magic doesn ’ t have rules , but i thought the other eight movies were all about its intricate rules However, the CGI manages to work well with the beasts, which end up being cute, but not much more.

That being said, they do serve as a narrative for Newt’s story, and occasionally pop in at opportune moments to save the day. They often even have more personality than some of the human characters.

The real problem lies within the film’s writing: the dialogue and narrative are weak. The dialogue is either copied out of every other generic adventure movie from the last twenty years, or is completely expository. The story shouldn’t really begin until about halfway, when danger and stakes are finally introduced. It begins before that, and the audience has to follow along, dragged forward by the occasional reference to the Harry Potter films. It’s unfortunate that those are what garner the most interest.

The movie is split into two plots that have only a cursory connection, but manage to entwine themselves by the end the film. One is episodic: devoid of conflict, full of upbeat energy and a comedic tone— it prattles on. The other is all conflict and melodrama, cast in dark shadows and subject matter. They do not work particularly well together, and neither is put in the foreground, tangling any chance the movie has at thematic, tonal, or narrative consistency.

Fantastic Beasts is a mess. It is a long, drawn-out shell of a movie, with only a sliver of the sense of wonder we have come to expect from the Harry Potter films.

If you do choose to see it, watch it for the side characters and the beasts. Let’s hope that it is building to something more cohesive in the future.

Illustration | Lynn Hong

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has arrived— the first of five films in the new series, all to be directed by David Yates. The series is off to a bad start—the magic is fading from this cinematic universe.

Boasting a large cast of magical creatures, a new setting for adventure, and some talented actors (poor underused Ezra Miller and Samantha Morton), the movie still ends up being quite dull. It has some of the worst 3D gimmicks since the technology first became available, a mismatched narrative, and a woefully undeveloped protagonist and world.

This review comes from someone who grew up with the Harry Potter novels and who re-read and rewatched everything several times. Leaving the theatre, one of my friends said that if she was not such a big fan, she would have a lot of problems with the movie. But overall, as a fan, she enjoyed it. As a fan, I did not. It does not reach the level that the prior movies did—it barely seems to try.

Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne)—one of the only names I can remember—does his best to serve as the protagonist for the new series. However, there is no tension in his being in New York, and no stakes at play for what he wants. His backstory is obscure and mysterious. All we know is that he is a socially awkward animal lover. Although his character claims that people don’t usually like him, Eddie Redmayne never really embodies that level of social ineptitude. Like a lot of his characters, he plays the role half-heartedly and lets the audience attach meaning to him, rather than providing his own.

His foil is Jacob Kowalski, a muggle—sorry, “NoMaj”— who gets tangled up with Newt and ends up being the best part about Fantastic Beasts. Played by Dan Fogler with vibrant emotion, it is no shock he becomes the comedic core of the film. But he also becomes the emotional core, with his surprising romance being one of the only character developments in the movie. As Newt is a wizard, Jacob serves the role that Harry Potter did in the other movies: he is the outsider to the magical world, the one that is wowed along with the audience, as he is introduced to magic. Thankfully, his sense of wonder is strongly conveyed to the viewer.

What about the magic? There isn’t much to it other than Newt’s briefcase. And other than a few choice spells that are still named, everyone just waves their wands silently. They might as well be holding guns and shooting lasers at each other. The rules are loose and forgotten. Another friend of mine argued that magic doesn’t have rules, but I thought the other eight movies were all about its intricate rules.

The expansive world that was ever-present in the Harry Potter films is forgotten for a dull grey New York backdrop. Almost all of it looks to be done with CGI,

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I broke off my engagement because he wrote in “Harambe” on election day kelly de hoop staff writer

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On Wednesday, November 9 at 3 AM I ended a five-year relationship with my best friend, Alex. We met in university, and after a semester of flirty banter in Post-Colonialism in North America, he finally asked me on a date. I thought he was an ally. I should have known better—he failed the class.

I woke up last Tuesday with a grin on my face, excited to vote for Hillary and hug my female friends as she shattered the glass ceiling for all young women in America. Looking back, Alex had told me that he thought she was “kind of uptight” and had a “hateable bitch face,” but I thought he meant that in a presidential way! We need an “anal” President!

As the results came in, I asked how it felt to be #withher after such a grueling election, and I swear that he laughed in my face and spat on my feet. In front of all our friends, he told me that he’s too political to vote for two evils and that he couldn’t, in good conscience, “not write Harambe.” Then we lost Florida. I can’t believe I ever thought I’d be happy spending my life with someone who thinks a literal gorilla could be any match for a Yale Law graduate.

Ladies, I urge you to follow my lead. All it took was a simple change of phone number, address, bank account, social security number, Facebook password, and door key, and I have now cut Alex out of my life. I feel so much happier! But after all this trouble, do you know what gets me? What keeps me lying awake at night?

Aside from all the blatant racism, the piggish sexism, the stealing of my cats, car, and money. Aside from all that. The fact that he chose the Harambe meme is the straw that broke this camel’s back. It has been months, and months since that meme was relevant to talk about. If he were going to write someone in, the only acceptable answer is Condoleezza Rice. Not to mention how his protest vote contributed to the likelihood that I won’t have access to a safe abortion in the next four years. Fuck you, Alex.

Five easy ways to make your employer your ! lucas loizou staff writer

LISTEN UP READERS!

Some university students do not have the privilege of living on residence devoid of any financial obligation. Some university students don’t get to have sex all the time. Some of us have to work in retail, surrounded by managers and bosses that are mean, grumpy, and vindictive. I have discovered that the only way to ease the chronic, daily pain I must deal with as a subordinate to complete strangers is to foster with them the most intimate relationship I can think of. I have made my employer my mommy. It is for you, dear reader, that I have compiled strategies, tips, and tricks that will foster a healthy, parental relationship between you and your employer so that you too can be with your mommy at all times, even at work.

Mommy employers, and finally, that they are worthy of unconditional love, reminiscent of or exactly like a child loving his Mommy or Daddy. That seed is budding now.

Tip # 1: Call your employer Mommy or Daddy (depending on their SPECIFIED, chosen gender pronoun) You’re going to want to do this right off the bat. Don’t play it off like a grade four mistakenly calling his teacher mommy! This is intentionally part of the plan. You are sowing your seed early. You wanted this to happen and you will never apologize for it.

Tip #4: Put on a talent show for them Moms and Dads love it when you perform magic tricks that you tried your hardest to perfect, or so I’ve been told. Your employer would definitely appreciate all the hard work you have put in vying for their undying love and affection.

Employers love it when you show initiative, so give them an intimate performance, thusly solidifying that blooming relationship.

Tip #2: Give them an Acrostic Poem OMG you have to do this one. Remember when you were younger and you gave your mom a card that spelled out her name, for instance Bernadette.

B – beautiful mommy E – exquisite mommy R – rambunctious mommy Nno-nonsense mommy A- A+ mommy— You get the picture. This poem will let your employer know that you know how to spell their name, which means that you love them, they are just the greatest employer ever in the history of

Tip #5: Forge her signature and change your new Mommy’s will to benefit you when she dies The fifth and final one is super tricky, not going to lie! You will need whiteout, a pen, and a very steady hand. Change your guardian’s signature to your employer’s. “But Lucas”, you may say, I am already legally an adult, and that there is no hope in getting myself a new Mommy. Well, there’s only one thing to do mister. Change your D.O.B, you dork.

Tip #3: Draw them a Picture Not just any picture. This picture must be drawn as if you were a child.

Like when you, yourself, drew pictures for your mommy. You preferably want to draw a circular head with large circular hands and spikes for fingers, which clasp your employers hand and signify again that you have a close genuine connection to the “team” and her as your boss/Mother.

the only way to ease the chronic, daily pain I must deal with as a subordinate to complete strangers is to foster with them the most intimate relationship I can think of...

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Trump’s America according to Omegle users

luca bellasario staff writer

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016.

2:34:08pm

STRANGER 2: do u cum on here a lot? This is my first time.

STRANGER 2: A lot. What’s your fave sex position?

STRANGER 2: Hi sexy :)

STRANGER 1: Only for journalistic purposes.

Will Trump’s senate make positive change for the middle class?

STRANGER 1: I don’t know, missionary is fine I guess.

STRANGER 1: What are your thoughts about the Trump election? I’m writing an article for my school newspaper.

STRANGER 2: what’s ur favourite MCR album?

STRANGER 1: Hey there!

STRANGER 2: ASL?

STRANGER 2: mine is 3 cheers for sweet revenge. Do u have any body piercings?

STRANGER 1: Oh, um, okay. 19, Boy, Canada.

STRANGER 1: No.

STRANGER 2: Oh, Cool :) I’m 42. Florida.

STRANGER 2: ME NEITHER LOL

STRANGER 1: Did you vote for Donald Trump?

STRANGER 2: just on my nipples.

STRANGER 2: Show me your dick.

STRANGER 2: and my penis, too.

STRANGER 2 has left the room. Chat with someone new!

STRANGER 1 has left the room. Chat with someone new!

Wednesday, November 16, 2016. 2:39:23pm

Wednesday, November 16, 2016. 2:43:45pm

STRANGER 1: Hi! I’m trying to talk to people for my school newspaper about the recent election. What are your thoughts?

STRANGER 1: I just want answers about the election. Are you willing to do that for me?

STRANGER 2: hey i like ur hair STRANGER 1: Oh, thank you. What do you think about Trump’s foreign policy? Is it viable for the American people?

STRANGER 2: i’ll do anything for u babe ;) STRANGER 1: Great! In which ways will white nationalism run through the veins of Trump’s America? Will it manifest itself violently? Or will its lesions be most apparent culturally?

STRANGER 2: OMG HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH Cool.

STRANGER 2: I have never told any1 this but I am a virgin.

STRANGER 1: That’s okay! Do you think Trump will impose drastic reforms to education policies?

STRANGER 2: One time I measured my dick and it was 7.34 inches! My gf thinks it’s awesome LOL. STRANGER 1: That’s cool, man. Do you have any opinions about president-elect Donald Trump at all?

STRANGER 2: \ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) / Show me your dick!

STRANGER 1 has left the room. You should probably just never chat with anyone about the election ever again

Breaking news headline round-up: The 2016 American Election edition luca bellasario staff writer

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America To Credit/Non-Credit Recent Election

by John Richardson

I No Longer Feel Safe

by Queer and Trans People

Not All Trump Supporters Are Trump Supporters? Did You Ever Think About That?

I Do Not Care Other Peoples’ Safety At by White Dudes Every White Person I Talk To Turns Out All To Be Slightly Racist

by Cis White People Get Over It

by Celeste Yim

by White Dudes My Opinion Is A Very Important Opinion Theatre No Longer A Safe Space For by Your Facebook Friends Anyways, You’re Pretty Hot. Do You Want Presidents, say Donald Trump and AbraTo Go Out Sometime? ham Lincoln You Don’t Know Anything And I Know Ev- by White Dudes

by Peter Gatti erything, You Illiterate Idiot

by Guys At Social Events I Am Going To Take A Long, Warm Bath I No Longer Feel Safe

by Hillary Rodham Clinton

by People of Colour Not All Trump Supporters Are Racist

by White Dudes

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This Is My Dad leo morgenstern staff writer

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