By: Sandrine Uwimana “Without an understanding of the unique meanings existing for the individual, the problems of helping him/her effectively are almost insurmountable.” – Arthur Combs U of T is one of the most multicultural schools in the world. It has a lot of students from different backgrounds with different levels of English ability and yet English is [...]
By: Sandrine Uwimana Loneliness can contribute to inability to perform at your best and could even affect your grades. When new students come to U of T, they are eager to make new friends. Once at U of T this dream can turn into an illusion. In fact, some people graduate without having ever made [...]
Amidst the start of a new semester, it is easy to find yourself feeling a lack of motivation. However, the mid-year winter blues are not unavoidable – you can keep yourself on the right path with these 4 tips: 1. Be Social Managing social and academic time is one of the biggest challenges for undergraduates. [...]
Throughout my undergraduate degree, I struggled to keep up with my lecturers when I was taking notes. I always found myself a step behind and never had time to completely finish my thoughts before rushing to write down the next point. Borrowing friends’ notes didn’t really work, either, because what they thought was important to [...]
Here we are at the start of a new lunar year. It’s nice, I think, that living in such a multicultural city affords us so many opportunities for fresh starts: if you haven’t managed to stick with the resolutions you made for January 1st, well, here’s a second chance. Why not turn over a new [...]
Last night, I was lucky enough to go to the screening of the People’s Choice Award Winner, “The King’s Speech,” at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film played to a full house at the Ryerson Theatre. One of the things I was struck by in this often quite moving story of a relationship between [...]
“Revision is a search for closer and closer approximation of the truth you seek…you will never reach the perfect text you’re striving for, because it exists only in fantasy. What matters is that you work your way toward that text, toward the truest narrative that you can achieve, one that speaks clearly and fluently to [...]
Summer Sylph slips silently Tween pages damp from heat And speaks in whispers softly through The tree leaves while you sleep Summer Sylph is waiting for you In your midnight mind Step out of doors and into gardens Campus nooks you’ll find Sparrows, dapples, blooms and breezes Wait for you out there Courtyards, stones and [...]
Walking through the St. George campus the other day, I took a moment to enjoy the charged atmosphere as graduates came bursting through the doors of Convocation Hall to be greeted by the embraces, proffered bouquets and clicking shutters of waiting friends and family. There’s no doubt about it: completing a course of study here—at [...]
As the academic year draws to a close, a lot of students are making lists: Notes to review for exams. Things to pack up when moving back home. Stuff to put on my resume to apply for a summer job. Courses to take in the fall. And so it goes…. If you’re sitting there, pencil [...]
