The University of Toronto Footprint Publication was founded on March 30, 1982.

多倫多大學《足跡報社》於一九八二年三月三十日成立。

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Our name was inspired by the poem “和子由澠池懷舊” written by Su Shi (蘇軾) from the Song Dynasty:

報社的名字，乃從宋朝文豪蘇軾《和子由澠池懷舊》一詞中得到啟發：

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人生到處知何似？應似飛鴻踏雪泥；
泥上偶然留指爪，鴻飛那復計東西。
老僧已死成新塔，壞壁無由見舊題；
往日崎嶇還記否？路長人困蹇驢嘶。

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Su Shi describes life as “snowy muddy claw”, which means life is like leaving footprints that is full of impermanence and uncertainties. Claw-prints on snow are shallow and small; those that are on mud are even easier to be washed away. Studying abroad could be a challenging journey. The last line of the poem translates to “Do you still remember the days we went through the mountainous path (for exams)? It was a very long way, exhausting, and the donkeys cried.” The effort that we put into learning is a footprint that cannot be forgotten. To record the path taken by Chinese students, we named the University of Toronto’s first Chinese student publication as “Footprint”.

詩中把人生的歷程比作「雪泥鴻爪」，喻意在聚散無常的人生旅程所留下的痕跡。雪上的爪跡本已淺小，印在泥上更容易消失。留學生活為人生的一個奮鬥歷程 -「往日崎嶇還記否？路長人倦蹇驢嘶」；為求學而作出的努力，這一鴻爪留痕卻是不能忘記。把多倫多大學首間中文學生報社命名為《足跡》，旨在以文字記載一眾華人學生走過的道路。

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Footprint Publication is led by our President, along with the Editorial Department, Public Relations Department, Finance Department, and Production Department. Editorial Department is responsible for writing and reviewing publications;  Public Relations Department is responsible for distributing publications, contacting members and organizing events; Finance Department is responsible for financial management and sponsorship; Production Department is responsible for designing publications and posters.

《足跡報社》由社長帶領，下有副社長，以及編輯部、公關部、財政部、製作部四個專責部門。編輯部負責編寫及審核刊物文稿，公關部負責分派刊物、聯絡會員及安排活動，財政部負責財政管理及訪尋贊助，製作部則負責刊物及海報的設計工作。

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Interested in “Footprint”? Join us now!

看了這個介紹後對《足跡》有興趣嗎？別再猶疑了，快來加入我們的大家庭吧。