Have you ever wondered what happened to ROSI? No, not the actual repository, but the cute little mascot-thing with the CN Tower on its head. If you check out Wayback Machine, you can see that the mascot was on the…
An architecture tour @ UofT
With styles dating from 1856 to the present, the St. George campus at U of T is like a museum of architecture. When I first started taking pictures for my quiet spaces posts a couple of weeks ago, I discovered…
Say buh-bye to the Freshman 15
Our bodies are made to store fat. Don't look at me like that, they are. It's a mechanism that was built in waaay back in the day to help us survive when there was no food. It makes sense: food was…
Recipe for Course Enrolment
On Monday morning, I woke up at exactly 7:18am to enroll in my courses on ROSI at 7:20. I an happy (gleeful even) to report that I got into all the classes I wanted, unlike last year, when I was…
The best quiet spots on campus – Part 3
Today I explored the centre of campus. Where is the centre of campus you ask? For me, I used the above campus map as reference, and it's the area surrounding King's College Circle, otherwise labeled as "Front Campus" (which you…
The best quiet spots on campus – Part 2
I feel like I should call yesterday's post the "West End Edition", because then today's can be the "North End Edition" and tomorrow's the "Centre Edition", but I've already named yesterday's post. In the spirit on continuity, let's just keep…
The best quiet spots on campus – Part 1
Have you ever walked around campus with all its bustling and hustling, and wondered where on St. George can you find a quiet spot to study, relax, or eat? I wondered too, and I polled the students who were interviewed…
How to manage your finances as a student
Image Source: http://sites.google.com/a/saline.k12.mi.us/early/study-bucks I find it incredibly tempting when I receive a large sum of money from OSAP at the beginning of each term to just spend it. After all, it seems like there's more than enough to cover tuition, so…
Still looking for a summer job? Don’t despair!
Don't have a summer job, but want one? I know a lot of you started summer job search as early as December, but some of you are still jobless, and I know - it's almost half way through the summer…
Out and proud with LGBTQ @ U of T!
Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_flag_and_blue_skies.jpg I still remember the first time a friend of mine told me he was gay. I didn't know how to respond, and all I could say was: "That's great. Oh. Oh." Looking back, I'm glad he was…