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A(salt) On The Environment?

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By Roman Bharati As UCC continues with its transition to in-person learning, the snowy weather has added yet […]

January 26, 2022 College Life, Roman Bharati, Sustainability

NFL Divisional Round 2022 Predictions

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By Cole Jones Yet another year of football is upon us, and it has been one that NFL […]

January 22, 2022 Cole Jones, Sports.

A masterpiece of Chinese art: a famille rose porcelain spoon from Qing Dynasty China

By Peter Chen Porcelain, often referred to simply as china, is one of China’s greatest inventions. It isubiquitous […]

January 8, 2022 Arts & Entertainment, History, Peter Chen

The Quest to Diversify Baseball

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By Cyrus Sarfaty Baseball is one of the most popular sports in North America and countless otherregions of […]

January 8, 2022 Cyrus Safarty, Sports.

A Year in Review (So Far)

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By Dima Kulakov Hey boys, So far, this school year has been a near return to normalcy (don’t […]

December 20, 2021 College Life, Dima Kulakov

The Omicron Variant – Worth The Worry?

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By Roman Bharati As we’ve all made the transition from virtual to a somewhat normal reality, I’m sure […]

December 13, 2021 College Life, Roman Bharati, STEM

Uninvited But Not Forgotten: Former UCC Art Teacher Yulia Biriukova Showcased in Current McMichael Exhibition

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Title Image: Biriukova painting a portrait of then-Principal Rev. Dr. Cedric Sowby 1954 – Photo courtesy of Upper […]

December 4, 2021 Arts & Entertainment, College Life, Lachlan Boyle

The Belarus–EU Border Crisis

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By Dima Kulakov The Belarus–EU border crisis is “a migrant crisis consisting of an influx of several tens […]

November 24, 2021 Dima Kulakov, Politics

Red (Taylor’s Version) – The Return of a Beloved Album

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By Elliot Ingram On Friday, November 12th, 11 time Grammy winner, Taylor Swift re-released her 2012 hit album, […]

November 20, 2021 Arts & Entertainment, Elliot Ingram

Return to Arts at UCC – An Interview with the minds behind the Music and the Play

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By Ian Ye Wind Ensembles – Mr. Gomes and Mr. Smith How does it feel to be back […]

November 15, 2021 Arts & Entertainment, College Life, Ian Ye

The Environmental Impact of Cryptocurrencies

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By Rahul Nanda Despite the widespread fancy, craving, and popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether, a […]

November 3, 2021 Rahul Nanda, STEM

The Logistics of a UCC Squid Game

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By Cyrus Sarfaty TLDR: It’s Squid Game but with house points and you don’t actually die. Squid Game. […]

November 3, 2021 College Life, Cyrus Safarty

The COP26 Summit and the Current State of Climate Change

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By Dima Kulakov So far, the world has warmed 1.1 degrees (celsius) above pre-industrial temperatures, according to the […]

November 1, 2021 Dima Kulakov, Politics

Gender Discrimination – Western (Assembly)

By Will Linhares-Huang Roughly 9,000 students at Western University walked out of class on Septermber 17th to protest […]

October 29, 2021 Will Linhares-Huang

Pride Week at UCC

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By Rich Sutton The week of October 18th was UCC’s 3rd annual Pride Week. Pride is an important […]

October 28, 2021 College Life, Rich Sutton

The Last Week in Photos

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Photos by Tre Ahn 1. Volleyball game vs. St. Mike’s. 2. Soccer game vs. Appleby College. 3. Jazz […]

October 27, 2021 College Life, Tre Ahn

Canadian, Bruce Liu – Winner of the International Chopin Competition

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By Ryan (Yuru) Chen Yesterday evening, at 2 am Warsaw time, the winners of the Eighteenth International Chopin […]

October 24, 2021 Ryan Chen

First Bitcoin Futures ETF Makes Its Debut Today

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By Dima Kulakov The first bitcoin futures ETF from a big US ETF provider, ProShares, will begin trading […]

October 19, 2021 Business, Dima Kulakov

UCC (1) vs. Stanstead (2) Varsity Hockey Photos

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Photos by Ray Wu Although the game did not go our way, it was great to see some […]

October 17, 2021 College Life, Photos, Ray Wu

F.C Barcelona: A Fall from Grace

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F.C Barcelona – you likely know the name. After all, the club has established itself asa dominant force […]

October 15, 2021 Olamide Dinah, Sports.

Vaccine Passports and Theatre

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By Robbie Tamblyn After almost a two-year pause of live entertainment across the continent, playhouses, concert halls, theatres […]

October 12, 2021 Arts & Entertainment, Robbie Tamblyn

Monoclonal Antibodies As A Cancer Treatment: Past, Present and Future

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By John Voudouris For decades, scientists have been perplexed by the biological anomaly that iscancer. Around 10 million […]

October 12, 2021 John Voudouris, STEM, Uncategorized

MLB PLAYOFFS 2021

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By Cole Jones Blue Jays 2021 year in review. What is their future looking like?Wild Card Game Summaries […]

October 9, 2021 Cole Jones, Sports.

The Return of the Michaels

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By Randy Chang Saturday, September 25th, 2021, Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor landed back home after more […]

September 25, 2021 Politics, Randy Chang

A-Day 2021

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By Preston Senst Although unfortunately, we were unable to have a normal A-Day this year, we were still […]

September 25, 2021 Preston Senst, Sports.

Decision 2021

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By Robbie Estrada Justin Trudeau has secured a third term as Prime Minister of Canada, after defeating Conservative […]

September 25, 2021 Politics, Robbie Estrada

The Return of Live Music

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By Elliott Ingram As the world begins to move back to normality, the joyous return of live music […]

September 25, 2021 Arts & Entertainment, Elliot Ingram

Inflation or Deflation – What’s on the Horizon?

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By Dima Kulakov Recently, two experts (Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel and Innovation investor and fund manager Cathie Wood) […]

September 24, 2021 Business, Dima Kulakov

Looking to start your academic year on a strong note? Do this. 

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For many students, this academic year marks their last year at the College. For others, it marks their […]

September 21, 2021 Nicholas Knoth, Sports.

Sports at UCC

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By Preston Senst There is certainly no denying the impact that COVID-19 and its aftershocks have had on […]

September 21, 2021 College Life, Preston Senst

In Search of Planet 9

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By Matt Zhang Since elementary school, we have been taught that there are eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, […]

September 13, 2021 Matt Zhang, Tech

The Ethics of Human Testing

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By John Voudouris When looking at the ethics behind scientific testing on living humans, one isfaced with a […]

September 12, 2021 John Voudouris, STEM

Politics & Sports

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By Randy Chang Many don’t realise the people kicking a ball into a net on their TV can […]

September 12, 2021 Politics, Randy Chang, sports

Finding Home

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By Will Linhares-Huang “We’d better go home” I said to my family as I rested my head against […]

September 10, 2021 Will Linhares-Huang

New Head of the Upper School Dr. Aitken Interview

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Interview by: Dima Kulakov and Ian Ye What is your background, tell us about yourself? My background is […]

September 8, 2021 College Life, Dima Kulakov, Ian Ye

Upper School Tour

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September 8, 2021 College Life, TBAW.tv

With 20 Grand Slams Each, Who is the Greatest Men’s Tennis Player of All Time?

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By Devlin Moniz Although this is probably the most controversial topic in tennis, the answer is more straightforward […]

September 7, 2021 Devlin Moniz, sports, Sports.

The War on Terror – Afghanistan

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By Robbie Estrada “When I came to office, I inherited a diplomatic agreement, duly negotiated between the government […]

September 3, 2021 Politics, Robbie Estrada

Pre 2021/2022 School Year Editorial

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By Dima Kulakov Hey boys, Hope you all had a great summer break and are looking forward to […]

September 1, 2021 College Life, Dima Kulakov

Sustainable Agriculture

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By Dima Kulakov Extreme heat, record droughts, and massive floods, caused by climate change, present challenges to the […]

August 29, 2021 Dima Kulakov, STEM

Vaccine Mandates?

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By Dima Kulakov COVID-19 vaccine mandates are coming to Canada in one form or another. The federal government […]

August 15, 2021 Dima Kulakov, Politics

Stay-at-Home Stocks vs. Cyclicals

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By Dima Kulakov JPMorgan’s chief global markets strategist, Marko Kolanovic, who correctly called the March 2020 market bottom […]

August 14, 2021 Business, Dima Kulakov

Concerns About Space Tourism and Travel

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By Matt Zhang Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned with the pollution of space. As technology progresses and our […]

August 1, 2021 Matt Zhang, Tech

The Meaning of Life

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By Randy Chang Fun title, I know. As we all begin to make larger and more meaningful choices […]

June 20, 2021 Philosophy, Randy Chang

Feeling Lost

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By Justin Lo I think all of us have experienced the feeling of being lost at one point […]

June 6, 2021 Justin Lo, Philosophy

TBAW STEM Magazine

June 3, 2021 Rahul Nanda, STEM

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh: The Passing of a Patron

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By Lachlan Boyle On April 9, 2021, the world received the sombre report of the passing of Prince […]

May 31, 2021 College Life, Lachlan Boyle

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By Caden Shapiro If you are reading this I’m just about to graduate, or maybe I already have. […]

May 28, 2021 College Life

10 Things Mr. Smith Can’t Live Without

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May 26, 2021 College Life

A Reflection on Nostalgia

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By Randy Chang A concept that I’ve always found fascinating is nostalgia.  Like many human functions, it’s quite […]

May 26, 2021 Philosophy, Randy Chang

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