Many laughed when the iPhone was first released. No keypad? Apples gone mad, they said.

It’s your first year at UTM and it all seems confusing. Here’s our first-ever guide to UTM’s resources for international students, compiled by Su Lyn Liew, our own copy editor imported directly from Malaysia.

Like the 900 or so University of Toronto Mississauga Frosh students at the Hart House field during Frosh Week, I was silenced by the chant of “St. George rejects” that the downtown students hurled at us.

Take this questionnaire and discover whether you’re a shy, lonely individual, a confident person, or just a high-maintenance snob.

Reading is sexy. In fact, seeing a girl go through some quality Rushdie is stimulating to me in a way that my doctor and parents are starting to get worried about.

Bruce Driver is one of the lucky few who realized his dream of making it into the NHL. We asked him about it.

Whether it’s wool-blend for winter or a lighter material to carry you through spring and fall, a double-breasted coat is a must-have

What do you like?

We must have asked over one hundred people that very question, and this magazine is the answer.
Newspapers can be limiting. You are obligated to write a certain way, to only cover certain things, and everything must follow a specific grid. Sometimes this can help foster creativity, being forced to work within parameters. But after 36 years of publishing, we feel that it’s time to step outside of the box.
Producing a magazine was a no-brainer. We were free to write how we felt and to present it in a more accessible way.

This magazine was composed with you in mind. That’s right. We went through a ton of ideas, picking out the good, trying to cater to everyone’s preferences and make it as approachable as possible. Hence this brand new website.

We suggest you take a look around. You might find something unexpected.

Whoever said “television should be educational” was on to something—alright, maybe not Jersey Shore.

Ever needed to prepare a formal dinner and had no idea where to begin? Michael Di Leo breaks it down for you.

As far as I know, The Medium never had one before, although other university papers do. Nor has there been a demand for it—try as I may, I can’t hear students clamouring for a Medium Magazine outside of this office.

So why did we do it? Why now?