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“The Silent Persecution: The Ongoing Prosecution of Christians Across the Globe”

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By Andrew Ayik When having a conversation with some of my peers during lunch, I mentioned how Christians […]

May 14, 2023 Andrew Ayik, Politics

A Serious Analysis of Air Bud 4: Seventh Inning Fetch

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By Cyrus Sarfaty When I was seven or eight years old, as part of a summer camp, I […]

April 10, 2023 Arts & Entertainment, Cyrus Safarty, Sports.

The Horn of Africa: UNICEF’s Efforts to Counter Drought and Famine

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By: The UNICEF Club The Horn of Africa is facing the longest and most severe drought on record. […]

April 6, 2023 UNICEF Club

American Hegemony: Still Alive?

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By Roman Bharati Since the end of World War I in 1918, the United States has emerged as […]

March 30, 2023 Politics, Roman Bharati

Accomplished UCC Karter Has a Need for Speed 

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By Lachlan Boyle Learning to drive is a time-honoured rite of passage and one eagerly anticipated by teenagers […]

March 29, 2023 Lachlan Boyle, Sports.

How the Luxury Tax is Ruining the NBA

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In 2022, the Golden State Warriors dramatically won the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship over the Boston Celtics. […]

March 28, 2023 Joshua Bougadis, Politics, Sports.

20 Years: Leslie Cheung Remembered

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By Peter Chen Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (張國榮), born in 1956, is probably the most well-known Cantopop singer ever. […]

March 28, 2023 History, Peter Chen

The Power of the Sun, in The Palm of our Hands

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By Pranav Vetrichelvan What is the most important factor in humanity’s success? Our intelligence? Our environment? No, it’s […]

February 28, 2023 Pranav Vetrichelvan, STEM

Building From the Wreckage

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By Pranav Vetrichelvan All of you know a failed startup, whether it be a dumb idea or a […]

February 7, 2023 Tech

The Fall of Champions

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By Brenden Witherington When you think of the Champions League, you think of elite teams, drama, rivalries, and […]

February 6, 2023 Brenden Witherington, sports

Algorithmic Bias: Building Trust in AI

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By Darwin Li  Corporations are increasingly turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems and machine learning models to automate […]

February 1, 2023 Darwin Li, STEM

Survivor Club Promo

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By Jacob Moore Survivor. For more than two decades, this revolutionary social experiment has remained one of the […]

January 27, 2023 College Life, Jacob Moore

Weinstein and Hamlet, a Closer Connection Than One Would Expect

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By Marshal Wang Harvey Weinstein, famous for all the wrong reasons, was put on trial for the second […]

January 27, 2023 Arts & Entertainment, Marshal Wang, Politics

Bioplastics & Climate Change

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By Adam Tarsky Here’s the Problem: Climate Change is sweeping the world and ruining our homes. We as […]

January 27, 2023 Adam Tarsky, Sustainability

Canadian Economy vs. COVID-19

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By Alexander Janczewski Prepare for the ugliest recession you will experience in a long time. The Covid-19 pandemic […]

January 27, 2023 Alexander Janczewski, Business, Politics

Democracy & Media: The BBC World Service

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By Roman Bharati As we celebrate World Languages Week, it is important to discuss the significance of the […]

January 27, 2023 Politics, Roman Bharati

WAC 2023: Hybrid Thinking Promotional Video

UCC and Branksome Hall’s World Affairs Conference is set again for February 9th this year. Acquire more knowledge […]

January 15, 2023 College Life, TBAW.tv, WAC

The Dark Truths of Classical Music

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By: Ian Ye What is music for? The essence of music is in the sharing of emotions. Musicians […]

January 8, 2023 Arts & Entertainment, Ian Ye

Ray Wu’s Top 10 from 2022

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2022 has been a great year for the world of cinema. In the post-pandemic world (yuck), cinema brought […]

January 6, 2023 Arts & Entertainment, Ray Wu

The FTX Bankruptcy: From Success to Collapse

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One of the most prominent corporate bankruptcies in recent history. FTX was a leading centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded […]

December 16, 2022 Business, Daniel Zychla

Finance Channel Experience

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By Daniel Zychla Throughout Year 10 at Upper Canada College, all students are given the opportunity to create […]

December 16, 2022 Business, Daniel Zychla

A Bold Call on Elon Musk and Twitter: part 1

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So, a lot has been happening with Twitter. Instead of a long recap followed by limited analysis, I […]

December 13, 2022 Business, Politics, Randy Chang

The Shared Trail Trip – A Path to Truth and Reconciliation

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By Darwin Li The Shared Trail trip, in June 2022, began UCC’s largest initiative to further truth and […]

November 25, 2022 College Life, Darwin Li

MLB Offseason Preview

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By Cyrus Sarfaty Well, it’s been a few weeks since the World Series ended, when the powerhouse Houston […]

November 22, 2022 Cyrus Safarty, Sports.

Poetry & Legacy: The Great War

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By Roman Bharati In light of the recent Remembrance Day ceremony, I would like to share the full […]

November 11, 2022 College Life, History, Roman Bharati

Keeping Faith with Our Fallen: MHIP 2022

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By Lachlan Boyle (Above) Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, commemorating the Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers who fell […]

November 9, 2022 College Life, Lachlan Boyle

On A Year of Murakami

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By Randy Chang I’d like to dedicate this piece to Zachary Gopinath ‘23. A fellow Murakami reader, and […]

November 7, 2022 Arts & Entertainment, Randy Chang

The Cultural Revolution and its Aftermath

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By Peter Chen The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution is perhaps the most tumultuous chapter in contemporary Chinese history. […]

November 6, 2022 History, Peter Chen, Politics

Insider Look – Spice Maybee

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Name:  Spice Eden Maybee Subjects and year levels taught: This year I am teaching French to grade 8 […]

November 1, 2022 College Life

Why Vote?

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By Gigi Ciarlandini It’s a fresh new day in Toronto, in a post election world. As nobody could […]

October 25, 2022 Gigi Ciarlandini, Politics

College Film

College film is a great club for all film enthusiasts and those of you with a general interest […]

October 25, 2022 Arts & Entertainment, College Film, College Life, Devlin Moniz, Ray Wu, TBAW.tv

Teacher Playlist Starring Mr. Rapps

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Devlin Moniz TBAW  sat down with new math teacher Mr. Rapps to bring you our first teacher playlist […]

October 19, 2022 Devlin Moniz, Teacher Playlist

Insider Look: Mr. Jim LaPlante

Mr. LaPlante works at the College as Executive Director of Information and Innovation. Below is a brief interview […]

October 19, 2022 College Life, Insider Look

Evaluating the Implications of the Saudi Golf League (LIV Golf)

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By: Emerson McQueen Professional golf is in a terrible spot. Division amongst the players and greed overcoming passion […]

October 17, 2022 Emerson McQueen, Sports.

MLB Playoffs 2022

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By Cole Jones Blue Jays 2022 year in review. What is their next move? Wild Card Game Summaries […]

October 13, 2022 Cole Jones, Sports.

Thomas Sadoski: From Stage to Screen

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By Daniel Zychla On September 9th, Upper Canada College had the pleasure of welcoming Thomas Sadoski to hold […]

October 10, 2022 Arts & Entertainment, College Life, Daniel Zychla

Triumphant Return: A-DAY

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As you surely know, this past weekend marked the triumphant return of A-DAY to the college. After 2 […]

September 26, 2022 College Life, Olamide Dinah

Year-in-Review

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By Roman Bharati Whoa. Now that exams are over and all punishments for “surprises” on the report card […]

June 30, 2022 College Life, Roman Bharati

Never Walk Alone

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By Dima Kulakov Reflecting on my thirteen years at UCC, one aspect of my experience stands out – […]

May 22, 2022 College Life, Dima Kulakov

Anti-Vaping Awareness Day 2022

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By Dima Kulakov Tuesday, May 3rd was the second annual national Anti-Vaping Awareness Day. This year, over 40,000 […]

May 6, 2022 College Life, Dima Kulakov

Are We an All-Girls School?

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By Sydney Andrews Paterson When BSS was founded in 1867, its purpose was to educate middle to upper-class, […]

April 24, 2022 Syndey Andrews Paterson, UCC x BSS

The End of Masks

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By Cyrus Sarfaty It’s the end of March break, and with it comes the end of two full […]

April 4, 2022 College Life, Cyrus Safarty

UCC’s Return to Normal Plan

UCC’s Return to Normal Plan March 28 Daily activity-friendly schedule introducedThree year groups in Laidlaw Hall at a […]

March 28, 2022 College Life, Jack Guilfoyle

The Pandemic’s Impact On Our Mental Health

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By Sami Klink Adolescence (10-19 years) is a transformative and formative period in a person’s lifeduring which they […]

March 28, 2022 Sami Klink, STEM

How Do Vaccines Work?

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By John Voudouris Now more important than ever, vaccines have the ability to induce a strong immune response […]

March 19, 2022 John Voudouris, STEM

Bio-Weapons in Ukraine: Fact or Fiction?

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As we continue to monitor the events occurring in Ukraine, the latest revelation has been dismissed by the US and the majority of other western powers as a lie. Namely, the claimed threat of biological labs found in Ukraine – funded by the US. 

March 18, 2022 Politics, Roman Bharati, STEM

Russia-Ukraine War – Historical Analysis

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By Dima Kulakov It is now the eleventh day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to the UN, […]

March 6, 2022 Dima Kulakov, Politics

Voyager Digital: An Extraordinary Opportunity

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By Daniel Zychla In the most basic terms, Voyager Digital (OTCQB: VYGVF) is a publicly traded cryptocurrency brokerage […]

March 2, 2022 Business, Daniel Zychla

Google X, An Introduction to The Moonshot Factory’s Quest For Innovation

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By Rahul Nanda For decades, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has committed to the principles of innovation to develop […]

February 28, 2022 Rahul Nanda, STEM

A Two Thousand-Year-Old Coin of Cleopatra VII

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By Peter Chen Cleopatra VII Philopator was the most powerful woman in Egypt. Commonly referred to as simply […]

February 27, 2022 Arts, Peter Chen

20 years, Leslie Cheung Remembered

By Peter Chen Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (張國榮), born in 1956, is probably the most well-known Cantopop singer ever. […]

March 28, 2023 Uncategorized

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