MONTREAL – As a requirement for many universities in Quebec, tens of thousands of students have started their annual protest internships to complete their degrees. Quebec students must spen…
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Student who never attends tutorial furious at TA strike
TORONTO – A second year history student at the University of Toronto is upset to hear that the university’s TA strike is preventing him from not attending his weekly tutorials. “This is so …
University freshman looking forward to seeing family, dumping Jenny for Thanksgiving
OTTAWA – First year Carleton University business student Michael Fairburn is excited to return to his hometown of Barrie to see his family for Thanksgiving and to break the heart of his hig…
Frosh week teaches new undergrads a higher level of groupthink
KINGSTON – Canadian institutions of higher learning are welcoming new frosh this week by teaching them the importance of conformity without critical evaluation at the postsecondary level. T…
Recent English grad unsure about the apostrophe in ‘bachelor’s degree’
TORONTO – After earning her degree at the University of Toronto, English major Melany Peony was uncertain about the use of punctuation between the words “bachelor” and “degree.” The confusi…
Environmental Studies major prints 56th draft of research paper
VICTORIA – According to sources inside McPherson Library at the University of Victoria, 4th-year Environmental Studies student Jason Tomcik, 23, printed a 56th draft of his research paper i…
Marois reminds out-of-province students they are in Quebec to subsidize tuition, not vote
MONTREAL – The Parti Québécois updated its website tonight to inform out-of-province students that bankrolling the Quebec’s universities does not make them eligible to vote. “Dear McGill un…
Anxiety-ridden 23-year-old with no particular career ambition considering law school
TORONTO — Despite lacking any discernible passions or occupational goals, University of Toronto graduate Jessica Breslin recently announced that she was strongly considering a career in the legal…
Queen’s student wearing Queen’s jacket alerts fellow Queen’s students on Queen’s campus that he too studies at Queen’s
KINGSTON – A student has informed campus colleagues that he is a member of their university by wearing a jacket with his institution’s name emblazoned on the back. “I just wanted to reassur…
UofT students shocked to discover white, male authority figure has prejudices
TORONTO – The recent controversial statements of noted author David Gilmour have dumbfounded the students of University of Toronto who had, until that time, intrinsically trusted all Caucas…