Summary
At TMU, our student union is called the Toronto Metropolitan Student Union, or better known as the TMSU. You may have seen them on campus running events or even during your orientation. But did you know that they are also responsible for your health and dental plan? Or that an additional $122 of your tuition per year goes to funding their programs? So what does the TMSU really do… well you’ll have to listen to find out.
Do you know what $122 of your tuition for the TMSU is being used for? Well, you’re not alone, jump into our latest episode of the OTR News Podcast to find out.
This episode was hosted by Grace Draznin & Belle O’Neill, and produced by Celina Chugani & Joëlle Staropoli. The theme music for this episode is by Almost Barely and is called “Letting Go.” We interviewed previous St. Michael’s College Director David D’Aversa and UTSU Presidential Candidate Jake Barton this week, and the streeters were provided by the rest of the newsroom at OTR. At TMU, our student union is called the Toronto Metropolitan Student Union, or better known as the TMSU. You may have seen them on campus running events or even during your orientation. But did you know that they are also responsible for your health and dental plan? Or that an additional $122 of your tuition per year goes to funding their programs? So what does the TMSU really do… well you’ll have to listen to find out.
Credits
Hosts: Belle O’Neill & Grace Draznin
Streeter producer: Celina Chugani
Episode producer: Joëlle Staropoli
Theme music by Almost Barely.
This podcast is produced by students in the undergraduate and graduate programs at the School of Journalism at TMU.
Belle O'Neill
Reporter, On The Record, Fall 2024
Joëlle is a Toronto-based Journalist, actor, singer, performer and multi-media content creator. She is currently completing her Bachelor of Journalism with a minor in Acting and Dance at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Writing her first song at just six years old, Joëlle has had a profound love for music, writing and the arts for as long as she can remember. Later Shaping itself into a love for English and Literature, Joëlle's education through the International Baccalaureate and extended French programs in high school led her to the top journalism school in the country. She has been a contributor and a published journalist on a variety of TMU and Canadian based news outlets including her current position interning at Maclean's Magazine and working with On The Record News. Her written interests lie mainly in arts and entertainment news, but she considers herself multifaceted as she enjoys exploring various topics and themes in her writing and loves the challenge that accompanies each new story.
Joëlle has been performing since she was 9 years old but discovered her love for the stage on the floor mats at her local gymnastics club. She trained for 12 years as a competitive artistic gymnast competing at a level 6 and trained level 7. She continued her stunt, lift, acrobat and gymnastics training with cheerleading in high school for another 3 and a half years. with her team, she travelled to Florida's ESPN Wide World of Sports winning second in the nation and third in the world at the 2020 Varsity World Cheerleading Championships, two weeks before the COVID- 19 global pandemic shut down public spaces.
Throughout her career, Joëlle has performed on various stages across Toronto including Harbourfront Centre's Studio Theatre, The Canadian National Exhibition and Hart House. Joëlle has had the privilege of working on various original works as well as theatre classics, like South Pacific and her own favourite, Legally Blonde throughout the city.
In her spare time, Joëlle can be found writing, running away to New York City or spending her summers in Rome with family. Joëlle continues to train her craft and finds every opportunity to learn something new. You can find her on Instagram @JoelleArianna_ !
Reporter at On The Record
