I’m old school…I like paper. I know, I know it’s bad for the environment, but I can’t get on-board with laptop notetaking. There’s something organic about writing on paper. The feel of a quality pen gliding across a ruled sheet,…
5 steps to a healthier, more productive study space!
There are those of us that spend most of our lives this time of the year in the library, but if you're anything like me, you enjoy studying at home more than struggling for a spot in the congested turkey.…
mmmmMarch…Sounds tasty!
I. Love. Food. I love cheese; I just turned the corner on olives; I love bread. I love my friend Feeble because she makes the best food in the world, like onion jam!!! (What is that even, other than pure…
Academic Idol: Taiaiake Alfred
It's not often that I turn into a super fan and become tongue-tied but that happened when Kahnawake Mohawk scholar Taiaiake Alfred came to U of T. My professor, Cheryl Suzack, with the help and support of the Aboriginal Studies…
Revenge of the nerds at McGill Science Olympiad
I keep telling people at university that I was cool in highschool but that's mostly a lie. The single counterexample for this is that I was a mathlete. That was as much a geekiness trump card then as my love…
From Student to Working Student
Last week I started my first full-time job, ever. Yes, I am part of that student population that works (more than a part-time job) and studies, studies and works, and who no longer gets to sleep in on a Wednesday…
Drinks on me!
While on vacation for this past Reading Week, I got to thinking about things, particularly with the amount of alcohol I was consuming. It seemed that every day (well, not seemed; it WAS) I was out drinking. Don’t get me…
Everyone looks the same in a hair net
I recently started a volunteer placement at a large food bank in Toronto. It was a requirement of a course I'm taking and, to tell you the truth, I was dreading it. I'm so busy, and this just seemed…
Yay or Nay? First impressions of UTmail+
This week, I took UTmail+ for a spin for the first time. See what I thought of it here: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No_ECUymDTo Links of UTmail+ features and services from this episode: Make the Switch Opt in vs. Opt Out Preparing for the…
Gratitude is an attitude.
The following is not a complaint; it is a statement of fact. I ran around Queen’s Park the other night, for triathlon practice and I worked harder than usual. I worked so hard that I had to walk around post-sprint…