Feeling down in the dumps? Needing something exciting to help you get through this semester? Well folks, I have a series of events that are for you! This year, as what has become an annual tradition for the Sexual Education…
Aliens sucking the creativity out of your soul?
Lack of spontaneity, productivity and creativity in the third week of the semester. That’s right folks, I'm practically a piece of old play-dough left on the table by some kid who has ‘peaced out’ for more fun during recess. Does…
Thank You Canada!
So lately, every U of T student and their cat has been posting to Facebook and Twitter complaining that they didn't get a grant that was, as they see it, owed to them by the Ontario government. For those of…
To be sick, or not to be sick, that is the question
Last week, I was sick. Upon coming home from school, I walked to my bed and passed out. Physically-deficient and mentally-drained, my poor health was legitimized by a doctor's note saying that I would not be back until this week.…
Snack Attack
It’s 7:30 pm. Your stomach is growling. You already ate dinner, but of course, while studying, your appetite spikes up again and you are craving something sweet or salty. You want something quick, easy and tasty, and most importantly cheap,…
Get ready for summer!
I know. It's cold and there's a little bit of snow out there, and we are only a couple of weeks into this new semester, but, it is really time to start thinking about, if not planning, what you are…
Ctrl Alt Del….U of T Reboots Webmail
I’ve written before on the user issues of U of T’s electronic communications. I appreciate the instant communications that cyber space allows, but I’m not the most techno-savvy person on campus and I sometimes find myself saying hmmmmm, when it…
Happy to be a stereotype!
There's no doubt that by now you've seen at least one of the innumerable videos going 'round the internet, entitled: "Things — insert cultural background/gender/sexual orientation — people say." Now, while I think that most of these are hilarious, they're…
Baby It’s Cold Outside!
Baby it’s Cold Outside! No this is not Rod Stewart guest blogging...although that would be mighty keen! It’s really starting to feel like winter though, I don’t know about you but I was caught unprepared, sloughing it out in the…
My name is Erin?
The time has come for me to take the Aboriginal Studies language requirement and when I stepped into the classroom for my first Inuktitut lesson, I immediately stepped back out of it. Why? After stepping into the class and scanning…