It’s Wednesday night. I have allotted a specific block of time to writing this blog post before moving on to starting an assignment I have due next week. I haven’t written the blog post yet. Instead, I’ve been moving between…
The Art of Losing Elections
My name is Avneet and I’m a loser. Seriously, it’s a term that I actively embrace. I even wrote an article for The Varsity about the merits of being a loser. When I first got to university, the most jarring…
My First Week: Writing, Classes, and Bojack Horseman
Life can get exhausting, but it’s important to find your own happiness by doing things you love. For some of you, this can involve diving headfirst into course readings and projects. Or it might be running for a position on…
Arthur Read on Roller Blades (alt: My Struggles with Mental Health)
One thing that few people know about me is that there was a point in time when I didn’t believe that I could make it through university. I didn’t believe that I was supposed to be at U of T.…
Stuff to Watch Before University
If you’re like me, you’re waiting for the school year to start just so you can do something. You probably got the attack of the lazy and can’t see yourself ever being productive in the near future. One of my…
Finding Happiness With Drew Barrymore
Everyone who knows me well knows that almost everything I do is a reference to film and television. My decision to study excessively in high school and go to U of T? Rory Gilmore. My decision to live on campus…
What I Learned From Attempting to Dye My Hair Blue
Sometimes, things don’t turn out the way you expect. That’s one thing you can count on. I re-learned this lesson the hard way: by impulsively deciding to dye my hair blue and subsequently failing to do so. I had…
How to Choose Your Programs(?)
Before getting to U of T, I knew that I wanted to major in English. It was pretty much set in stone the moment my grade eleven English teacher handed me back my essay on Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. I…
Summer Kind of Wonderful
If you’re starting your first year at U of T this September, I’m sure many of you are spending most of your time thinking about course selection, choosing programs, residence life, non-residence life, etc. Trying to grab all of this…
Toronto is a Drag
The best thing about living in Toronto is that there’s always something to do. This is especially significant as a student when you start having a multitude of new experiences (i.e. living on your own, planning your future, finding your…