Three boys smiling, wearing T-shirts that say "Ten Four Pictures"
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From dorm room to set

COVID-19, Entrepreneur, Journalism, Lifestyle, M5B, M5B, Music, Production, Pursuits, Ryerson, The Garden District, Toronto, Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, Transformations, Video

In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, three friends sat nervously in a cramped room at Pitman Hall Residence at Toronto Metropolitan University, ready to pack up their lives and move back home. Dreams of making it big in the production world were quickly crushed by the looming threat of the global pandemic.

A neon sign above a wooden outside door reads "The Rex"
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Keeping the beat working

M5V, Pursuits, School, Toronto, Toronto

Nuñez Ramos and his bandmates are among about 100 students who, as part of their education, get the opportunity to showcase their talent at 5:30 p.m. on the stage at The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar each Monday evening.

Here, University of Toronto (UoT) jazz studies students can hone their craft in a way many students do not. They take their first step into the spotlight, catching, through the dim bar lights and murmuring voices, what may be ahead of them.

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The art of being an artist

Communities, Diversities, Instagram, Journalism, LGBTQ+, M5A, M5B, Pursuits, Ryerson, Social Media, Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University

By Angel Agbontaen On this cold February day, the air of the Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Black Student Lounge (BSL) is stale with the only source of ventilation the standing fan at the corner of the room. All the chairs and tables had been moved around to make space for the huge sheet of canvas…