Midterm season is upon us and as is customary, most of us are drowning in assignments, quizzes, and essays. Its almost the end of the term, the final stretch of the year and all of us are trying quite desperately…
To live on or off campus?
With residence application deadlines coming up, I have spent the past couple weeks wondering about my plans for residence next year and to be extremely honest I can’t seem to decide if I want to stay in residence or off…
Alternative Reading Week
It’s reading week again and I honestly can’t wrap my head around the fact that we’re halfway through the term. This reading week, though, much like last term I am swamped with quite a bit of work because I come…
Study Spaces Amidst Covid
Up until January 31st, almost all of the Uoft libraries except Robarts and Gerstein were open to students. None of the common spaces unique to each college as well as the UTSU Student Commons were functioning and dining halls too…
Black History Month
Every February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and festivities that honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. The 2022 theme for Black History Month is: “February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every…
7 tips for dealing with lots of change:
As the semester starts heating up and we get new information every single day about the different modes of teaching, it is becoming increasingly difficult for us students to deal with this changing routine. From online to in-person to online…
Bell Let’s Talk
With the recent announcement of the university returning to more in-person activities from 7th Februarytnhe schedules of almost all students have changed as have their plans to return to campus. Hybrid modes of teaching will be available until the 18th…
My First Winter in Toronto
Can't believe we’re back already. Winter break was definitely a much-needed respite from the rigours of university life but my experience, and that of several others like me, were not great. As I've mentioned before, I’m an international student in…
One Term Almost Done- Already?
Final exam season is almost here and at the same time is the holiday season. While we scramble to finish our last assignments for the term and start preparing for the string of finals to follow, it can be quite…
When Exam Season and Holiday Season Hit!
It's been an incredibly busy week thus far for me. With two midterms scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively as well as an essay due on Thursday, I can find myself drowning in assignments coupled with an oh-so-helpful absolute lack…