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VARSITY NEWS
Vol. CXXXV, No. 20
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Demolition begins behind Simcoe Hall in preparation for construction of The Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship. SANDY MA/THE VARSITY
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WHAT’S GOING ON THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS MONDAY
Associate Senior Copy Editor Hunter McGuire Sean Smith Associate News Editors Salvatore Basilone Tamim Mansour Alex McKeen Iris Robin Associate Features Editor Caitlyn Fleming
BEYHIVE SOLIDARITY Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St.George Street, 10:00am–5:00pm The ASSU is hosting a Beyonce-themed coffee open-house Monday. Students who drop by are encouraged to sign a petition to the university administration in support of the ta strike.
Associate Comment Editor Emma Kikulis
How to succeed when your term paper is due tomorrow and you haven’t started So you’ve procrastinated, and now you find yourself facing an all-nighter at Robarts to finish that term paper due tomorrow.
TUESDAY
Associate A&C Editors Daniel Konikoff Jacob Lorinc
UTMSU ELECTION VOTING PERIOD BEGINS Polling stations at University of Toronto Mississauga, Tuesday-Thursday, 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Associate Science Editor Nadezha Woinowsky-Krieger Associate Sports Editors Reshara Alviarez Sean Xu
Voting in the UTMSU 2015-2016 election will begin Tuesday at several voting locations on UTM campus. Voting will close Thursday, and the election results announced Monday, March 16.
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U of T World Vision campus is reworking this annual event so that participants can “fast” from any aspect of their life, be it food, technology, communication.
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WEDNESDAY U OF T 30 HOUR FAMINE
THURSDAY LET’S TALK: ARTS, CULTURE, & THE FUTURE OF THE CBC AGO Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas St W. Entrance, 7:00pm Members of Parliament Chrystia Freeland and Adam Vaughn host this free talk Thursday to discuss the future of Arts and Culture in Canada. RSVP chrystiafreeland.ca
FRIDAY
Don’t despair. Follow these simple tips, and success will be yours. 1. Drop the course. Going anywhere this summer? Taking a few weeks in June to make up the credit means you can go home now, laughing at the poor souls sitting at the study carrel. 2. Post a status complaining on Facebook; watch funny YouTube videos; play some games. Wait, isn’t that what got you into this mess in the first place? Sure. But at least you’ll be momentarily distracted from your terrible situation. 3. Sell your soul to the devil in exchange for a finished, A+ essay. 4. Coffee, coffee, and more coffee. 5. Go to an exotic pet store and find some frozen rats for sale as snake food. Buy a frozen rat, and then let it thaw out. Bam! Your pet rat (suggested name: Pinkie) died and now you have grounds to request an extension. 6. Seriously though: You can do this! Caffeine it up, play some pleasant background music, and get to work. Summer will be here soon enough.
A NIGHT OF THE ISLAMIC ARTS Location TBD, Room 610, 4:00-6:00 pm The Muslin Students’ Association is hosting a week’s worth of events to celebrate Islam Awareness Week, closing with this celebration of Islamic Arts.
Correction: An article from March 2 on the UTSU board of directors contained incorrect information about the number of directors who have missed five meetings.