Class Structures: Morrison Pavilion
The Gerstein Science Information Centre used to be one of the more confusing, uncomfortable libraries on campus, but now it’s one of the most sought-after places to curl up with a good textbook. A...
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Class Structures: Bahen Centre for Information Technology
Put all of the university’s tech-savvy students and researchers in a fully wired building with up-to-the minute equipment, then watch what happens. This is the approach of the Bahen Centre for...
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Class Structures: Erindale Hall, UTM
The cramped quarters, lacklustre furnishings and communal washrooms often associated with university dorms are conspicuously absent in the University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM) residence that...
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Class Structures: U of T Scarborough Student Centre
After more than three decades of lobbying for a building to call their own, University of Toronto at Scarborough students will finally achieve their goal. “The student centre has a long history,” says...
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Class Structures: Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building
The Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building will raise the profile of a quiet discipline, give it space to grow and signal its critical place in Canada’s health-care system. “When people see this stunning...
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Class Structures: Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
Set to open in 2005, the Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research (CCBR) is more than a physical structure. It’s a concept, a mindset and a revolutionary approach to tackling the secrets of the...
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Across U of T’s three campuses, new buildings are springing up and old ones are being spruced up to meet the demands of increasing enrolment and intensified research activity. The architects chosen to...
View ArticleIn Search of Yiddish
Al Green grew up bilingual in Toronto. His father, Lipa, a bricklayer from Poland, and his mother, Fanny, a native of Russia, both spoke Yiddish – the language of the Jews of Eastern Europe. Al chose...
View ArticleKeeping the Faith
She had a love of study and learning, declares Milton Shier, tapping his fingers on the arm of his chair. Shier, 85 and recovering from hip replacement surgery, is seated in his ninth-floor office...
View ArticleMeet the Neighbours at UTSC
U of T SCARBOROUGH LANDMARKS Historic Highland Creek Village – where Old Kingston Road meets Military Trail – is one of Ontario’s oldest settlements. “It’s the nearest place with a coherent identity,”...
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U of T MISSISSAUGA LANDMARKS Just beyond the Toronto Argonauts’ practice field, Erindale Park is a glorious patch of green spanning the Credit River. Everyone crosses the bridge to lunch in...
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Who serves the best slice? Where can you find the biggest selection of bargain books? Which cinema shows cult classics at cut-rate prices? Our guide to the U of T community identifies the people,...
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