VicPride forced into the closet by Dean’s Office

“At least it reminds me of my childhood” says VicPride exec

Just normal men

Marginalised Men on The Strand

Men on The Strand voice their concerns about their prejudicial treatment

The bursar’s building plans

An interview with Ken Chan, the new bursar and CAO of Victoria University

Our Editor-in-Chief is a ______man student

Celena tells all

The Strand from ages past

From the archives! See the full articles on our website

Use our valentines below and it’ll be Meow + You = 4Ever

We’ve got lines for you that’ll be sure to impress, or fill them out with your own!

LOV3R

Modern men suck? Try these lovers from the past!

Let these historical hotties fan the flames of your heart <3

Boy dinner

Protein is life, pumpkin pie is love

Wokeness has gone too far

Loud man shares his questionable thoughts on gender equality

Wherever I roam

The future of transit in Toronto

Men at the Maddy—zoologist’s favourite species of Toronto

The tragically fascinating mating ritual of men at the Madison Avenue Pub

VEFS: Deliria

Description of our Organisation  The Victoria College Environmental Fashion Show is a collective for students who see fashion as a medium for change in the ...

Date the Strand

And once again comes the time of year when Cupid shoots to kill. The Strand’s most chronically single editors have asked members of your favourite ...

Let us build ourselves

The challenges of attaining gender-affirming gear for UofT students

Interpolations and interpretations

Art is a product of work that existed before it

If this is the end, I’m signing off

Unpacking the brilliance of Lana Del Rey’s “The Greatest”

To all the roommates I loved before

You browse the shelves at Indigo, perusing the romance section for another enemies-to-lovers book to spice up your life. But you want something new…something exciting. ...

To love and live on the runway

Vivienne Westwood’s SS24 collection, and the memorialisation of fashion designers

How AI is changing scientific discovery

From spreading misinformation to automated science

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Four well-researched anticancer nutrients you should watch out for

A beginner’s guide to cooking up an anticancer plate
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Scientists @ Vic: Samuel Dumas

The Strand: What year are you and what are your majors?  Samuel Dumas: I’m in my third year, and my major is mathematics. What is ...
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Scientists @ Vic: Jackson Leslie

The Strand: What year are you and what are your majors?  Jackson Leslie: I’m in my fourth year. I specialize in Neuroscience, and I do ...

I speak in harmonies

I speak in harmonies words by Michael Elsaesserillustration by Maria Vidal Valdespino   I’m proud of the way I talk;Each word handcrafted by generations before me,Carved …

17/09/23 – I killed a spider today.

17/09/23 – I killed a spider today. words by Anemone Van Leeuwenillustration by Raquel Lewin   It was smaller than the tip of a pen and I ...
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let me give you half bad poetry mildly therapeutically

let me give you half bad poetry mildly therapeutically words by Marie Kinderman i can’t believei was one of thoseeye-batting freakstormscome hither boy aren’t i ...
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Conversation with my past love

Conversation with my past love words by Devika Gopakumar My love, tell me whyyou will not speak of the dead brown chickenin Gaza tonight Do you  ...

Fighting For A Better Better Age

The Pasta Revolution

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History is for people who like to gossip

*these are not fact-checked, these are just details that I can recall, I do not claim to be
historically accurate

Birds of a feather…

Top eight sexiest birds

Four alternatives to “Would you peel an orange for me?”

For the Couple with a Vitamin C Deficiency
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Credits for Spring 2023 Magazine — Disaster

Half-heartedness

Half-heartedness sometimes i feel like my life is going nowhere though i want to live fully satisfied  i do not know how to go on ...
Artistic depiction of hands breaking open a heart-shape fruit causing an image that looks like heartbreak

Cover Illustrations — Disaster magazine

Covers illustrations by Shelley Yao

It’s okay to believe in ghosts

It’s okay to believe in ghosts words by Eugene Kimphotos by Nicholas Tam and Kelsey Ngan Phungmodelling by Anh Minh Le “Whatever you now find ...
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Strandcast Vol. 65 – Ep. 2: Listen or Die – A Halloween Special!

Boo! Come and sit by the metaphorical fire as you listen to some spooky Filipino monster lore. Also in this episode, Jerico recounts many different …

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Strandcast Vol. 65 – Ep. 1: Dis-Disorienting

Need some chaotic but comforting advice for both incoming and returning students? Join Jerico, the podcast editor, as he explores the possibilities of the podcast ...
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The Strand: ‘Old’ School

The new academic year is starting with the old ways of teaching. Many of us are nervous about what it is going to take for ...
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Dreams Magazine Episode

In this accompaniment to The Strand’s Spring 2021 Dreams Magazine, two contributors reflect on the theme and their creative process. Saba Javed discusses falling asleep, ...

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