The Independent Student Newspaper of the University of Toronto Mississauga since 1974
Issue 23 Volume 50 March 18 2024
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BEATRIZ SIMAS / THE MEDIUM
Who are the Palestinians? My sister, our land has a throbbing heart, it doesn’t cease to beat, and it endures the unendurable. It keeps the secrets of hills and wombs. This land sprouting with spikes and palms is also the land that gives birth to a freedom-fighter. This land, my sister, is a woman.” — Fadwa Tuqan >> read more on page 6
Big Tech layoffs
St. Patrick’s Day
Up until recently, Big Tech companies, such as Amazon,
One month before St. Patrick’s Day, I biked the cobblestone
Google, and Meta, were considered some of the most desirable
streets of Kilkenny with a tour group and learned the story of
jobs available, offering workers huge salaries, lavish perks, and
the patron saint of Ireland. About halfway through our tour,
the prospect of being a part of global innovation. But since the
with the sun peeking out from the clouds, we stopped at St.
recession following the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, there
Patrick’s Church.
have been major layoffs in tech companies as a result of an uncertain economy.
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