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UNICEF and COVID
By The UNICEF Club How was UNICEF working before the pandemic? The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, better known as UNICEF, was founded on December 11, 1946, to continue the institutionalization of post-war relief […]
New Reality
Charles William Rouselle (head of the French Club) and Nathan Chong host a discussion with French-speaking students from around the world about the pandemic and moving forward
The Single Most Influential Invention of the 2000s: Apple iPhone
By Nicholas Knoth The words “COVID”, “Pandemic”, and “Social Distancing” circle through my head all day and I’m sure I’m not alone. So, I decided to find an activity that would keep me busy for […]
Grocery Run
by Aryan Pasricha I pulled into the parking lot at Dino’s No Frills off Avenue Road. I expected this grocery run to be like any other. But I soon realized this trip was going to […]
Cancer During COVID-19
By: Drake Belanger Polak and Colin O’dwyer 617 people in Canada get diagnosed with cancer every day in Canada. If you or someone close to you suspected they had cancer or were diagnosed, you would […]
Strategic Reflection from the Class of 2020: Ep 2
0:00 – Intro 2:00 – Mystery Guest revealed! 2:15 – Guest Bio 3:30 – Is school spirit going down? 6:00 – Do you have bad days at the school? 8:00 – Are you ready for […]
Ozark Review
by Will Huang Season 1 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hAXVqrljbs Ozark is one of the craziest and most underrated shows on Netflix. Season 3 of Ozark was brought to Netflix audiences on March 27th. Only a couple weeks […]
Blue Tape: College Check-in #1
The Blue Tape Podcast: College Check-in #1. After the inaugural Zoom Ball, Blue Tape checked in with some of the boys from the College. Here’s what the boys discussed during the after: Sleep EE’s Tik […]
Why 1+1 Isn’t Necessarily 2: On Cooperation During Covid-19
Hyunwook Lee Humanity is shaken and communities are crumbling; the coronavirus is changing the earth. This microbe, invisible to the naked human eye, asserts its own sets of rules. It questions all and rearranges all […]
5 Albums You Should Listen To
by Eugene Ye Since we have all found ourselves with more time than usual, I wanted to suggest a few albums to check out while you have the time. Some of these albums are popular, […]
Strategic Reflections from the Class of 2020 – Episode #1: Community
By Chris Noh and Shaan Hooey 0:00 – Intro to the podcast 2:20 – Guest Revealed! 2:44 – Bio about our guest 4:24 – Topic selection and First question (regarding Administration and faculty) 10:10 – […]
Pros and Cons Club Goes Virtual
Matthew Wong and Marshall WongVideo by Sebastian Jones A pessimist sees the glass half empty while an optimist sees the glass half full. When the community is confronted with dire circumstances, we need to think […]
Europe: nCOVernments
by Nathan Chong Here’s what 10 Europeans aged 15-18 had to say about the question “How well do you feel your government has responded to the coronavirus?”, edited slightly for clarity. Spain (1,200 cases per […]
Solidarity in Isolation
by Eugene Ye With so many concerts, orchestras, and rehearsals all cancelled because of COVID-19, musicians like me are stuck at home with nothing to do. So, with nothing better to do, orchestras around the […]
Blue Tape: Corona “Gone Viral”
The Blue Tape Podcast Episode #2: A global discussion between 11 international students on the current and potential impacts of COVID-19. Countries Featured: Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Costa Rica, Japan, […]
The Power of Storytelling
By Albert Lou In 1987, a toddler named Jessica wandered into her family’s backyard and fell 22 feet into a well. Within minutes, police and reporters were on the scene to cover the desperate rescue. […]
Strategic Reflections
Strategic Reflections from the Class of 2020 is the first season of a podcast series examining the ever-so-valued brotherhood at UCC. Every year, we hope that two Year 12 students will continue the legacy of […]
Q&A with Mr. Bardai
Shoutout to Mr. Bardai for making this happen! Big thanks to Duro and Phil for joining us as well. Part 2 will be live tomorrow and feature club/co-curriculars, and finally boarding. -TBAW
Coming Together as a Community in the Times of Social Distancing
By Drake Belanger-Polak Over 300 thousand reported people are infected by the Coronavirus. Cases exponentially increase everyday. Governments have mandated business to close operations and told everyone to stay inside. For a lot of us, […]
Lord of the Flies Preview
Phillip Kong Photography by: Gillian Levene Lord of the Flies is UCC’s Year 8 & 9 winter dramatic production for the 2019-2020 school year. The play follows an adaptation of the renowned William Golding novel, […]
Certainty
Albert Lou It was a night, not so long ago, when I laid in bed, under the blanket of silence and a strange epiphany hit me. It’s now been a question that has been bothering […]
Racism in the Time of the Coronavirus
John Lu I want to start by saying that you don’t have to agree with me here. What needs to be said won’t be sugar coated. Some of you are ignorant and will continue to […]
Metaphysical Thinking and the Nature of Truth
Ewan Maynes Recently I came upon a most interesting idea. The question was on the nature of the state of truth and as a human our ability to understand what we perceive in the information […]
Why the Sneaker Industry will be Worth 95 billion
Alfred Shi In 2016, the athletic footwear industry was valued at $55 million. Now, it’s predicted that the industry will reach a shockingly large $95 billion in 2025. And as if that wasn’t enough, the […]
Jojo Rabbit Movie Review (Spoiler Free!)
Elliott Ingram The first thing that everyone asks before going to see a movie is, of course, what it’s about. To read the description of Jojo Rabbit, it’s not the typical movie you would want […]
An Unlikely Philosopher: Taylor Swift’s Progression From Essentialism to Existentialism
Phillip Kong She is the American Music Awards’ Artist of the Decade. She has won 10 Grammys (so far). She is also arguably the most recognizable modern teenage idol. However, many “Swifties” don’t know Taylor […]
What Being an Armenian Means to Me
Daniel Ayik A couple of years ago, my seven close friends and I traveled to Armenia as we graduated our Saturday Armenian School. It was a joyful time, as for most of us we would […]
Academic Changes to UCC
Eugene Ye Going into a new academic year and their first year of the IB Diploma program, students in Year 11 were notified of a few academic changes that were designed to reduce stress and […]
UCC Open
By Dima Kulakov I never believed in Murphy’s law, which states that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. This year’s UCC Tennis Open, however, completely changed my perspective. Early this year, I had the […]
The Reality of Scientific Research
Phillip Kong We’ve all seen those movies where scientists suddenly have a “eureka” moment and discover a life-changing breakthrough that alters the course of humanity as we know it. Transcendence, a film about artificial intelligence […]
Boarding Life and My Message to New Boarders
Jay Kim, with insight from Jack Gao As Albert Einstein said: “time flies when you are having fun.”Although it may be a colloquial phrase, this quote epitomizes my experience at UCC and my time spent […]
Elementary
by Toby Yellow I don’t make music by scale, signature or key; I make music by ear. I began writing songs for an Ep in March of this year. Writing verses and choruses, slowly I […]
Poetry & Photography – Cherry Blossoms at UCC
Justin Lee Pink petals for spring Not often do they blossom A fleeting moment
An Academic Paradox
Phillip Kong Few things boggle my mind more than the mindset of UCC students towards academics. How can one put so much emphasis on a single aspect of school life and then relegate its importance […]
Hard Candy
Caden Shapiro When I was thirteen, my father approached me about the possibility of moving to Toronto. Growing complacent in my middle school years, I felt ready for change. I thought, why not? […]
3-3-1 Faculty List
Caden Shapiro Here we go — exam season. Forget about the warmer weather; it’s bear down and grind time baby! For the next few weeks, TBAW will be posting two faculty members top movies, songs, […]
The Endgame (no spoilers)
Andrew Mun-Shimoda In the summer of 2008, I went to the drive-in with my parents. We saw a double feature, and, although I can’t remember what the second movie was, I know for a […]
Tiger and Cub – Day 4: What Led to the Embrace of the Decade?
Karam Bambawale It’s hard to imagine a sport that so rarely brings tears to a fan’s eye, except for one: golf. However, if you only watched the 2019 Masters this past Sunday, I’d argue that […]
A Look Back on my Time at UCC – 2019
Andrew Mun-Shimoda 2012 was an interesting year. The year shared the threat of the world ending with the release of Marvel’s The Avengers- but it also was the year I started at UCC. Usually, editors […]
Nuit Bleue 2019 – Photography Preview
A glimpse of Nuit Bleue 2019’s photography exhibit.
A Better Tomorrow – Movie Review
Phillip Kong For a movie with so much blood, guns, and deaths, the Hong Kong classic A Better Tomorrow has an emotionally driven storyline that leaves the audience shocked throughout the film. It stars Ti […]
King Henry IV, Part 1
Andrew Mun-Shimoda The UCC/BSS production of Shakespeare’s King Henry IV, Part 1 was a strong, entertaining performance. The combat kept the audience on their toes, and the interesting performances kept the audience thinking. While […]
UCC Swimming: Success and Irrelevance
Phillip Kong As much as I hate complaining about the conditions of the pool, (the fact that it suspiciously resembles Shrek’s swamp) the swim team deserves more attention. I don’t expect to turn all of […]
An Interview with Our Next Head Steward – 2019/2020 Edition
Phillip Kong An Interview with Our Next Head Steward, Uche Ochuba, conducted by Phillip Kong. Are you excited to be Head Steward? What are you most excited about? I feel like being in […]
I Stare into the Fire
Andrew Mun-Shimoda For context: I wrote this poem for a contest way back in November, and only heard back if I won now. The reason I didn’t post it when I first wrote it […]
