There are some questions which never fail to rouse my curiosity. One of them pertains to how flowering plants, native to to the southern hemisphere but growing in small brown pots on my living room table, know that even though…
Toronto University Students’ Book Exchange
Today I did some basic math. I’ve been at U of T for eight terms (including summer courses), taking an average of four courses per term, and buying an average of four books per class. Although the price of books…
Get your Beaver Tales at the Art Centre
Despite having lived for several years with a number of artists, I don’t feel at all like I’ve got a tangible grasp on the meaning behind much fine art. If spelled out for me, the conceptual foundations behind certain pieces…
Mais oui – you too can speak French on campus!
I’m not going to lie - it’s very scary to find yourself a participant amidst a large group of people sitting in a circle and speaking French. I’ve been in Toronto for six years, and have found many opportunities to speak…
Work your writing
As a history specialist I’m always writing. I have protracted wars with my work on a regular basis; fighting diction in single combat; thrashing sentences apart only to stitch them back together again; that right word my constant nemesis, elusive…
Swap Shop
Whoever coined the term “every penny counts” was surely a student, and most likely uttered these words in September, at the start of a new school term. Once a year, after spending a considerable sum on tuition, books, and first…
Bikechain
As with most good things at U of T, Bikechain is initially a bit hard to find, hidden in the basement of the International Student Centre (33 St. George, just north of College). It has several entrances; one through the…