On Tuesday, September 25th, the University of Toronto Students' Union held a town hall meeting in MSB 2158 to solicited feedback on a response paper to the Ministry's new discussion paper on the future of pse. Here are some tweets from the event.
Yes, I’m crying. Why do you ask?
Sometimes the best thing you can do about school is cry. I mean it. When you have three papers due within three days and your brain refuses to construct a single coherent sentence, crying is perhaps the only thing…
4th Year Courses > 1st Year Courses
In first year, all my classes had over 100 students, generic content and little to no room for creativity and individuality. Intro to Philosophy, Intro to English, Intro to Writing Essays….get the pattern? Introductory courses usually attempt to give you…
All about Me and You and Learning
Hi there, I’m Lori. You might remember me as a past blogger for student life, but I have moved on to new experiences and I am now blogging for C.T.S.I., The Center for Support and Teaching Innovation! This year I’ll be inviting…
“it’s 3 am and I’m doing my lab report.”
Sounds like a great beginning to a Taylor Swift song doesn't it? I think so. If you're in first year life science, engineering or any kind of science -- you will have to deal with labs. What are labs? Well,…
My Graduation Bucket List
This is no ordinary list of goals for the school year…this is my GRADUATION BUCKET LIST!! My time as an undergrad is limited. I only have eight months to self-induce every possible “university experience” before I enter the realm of post-grad.…
goals.
It was either Bruno Mars dancing with Sesame Street characters or The Climb. So, here I am; entering my second year and I find myself writing a list of goals for the year. I'm pretty sure most students don't do…
how I met my college.
Author's Note: Different students will have different reactions to this post. Trinity College students will probably find this post annoying. UC students will probably find this post awesome. Other college students will probably be apathetic towards to this post. Please…
the way it is – a letter to my first year self.
If you aren't familiar with this song, you are probably familiar with Tupac's Changes. That song heavily samples "The Way It Is". To my first year self, So, you're sitting at home constantly googling "U of T" and seeing what…
First Impressions
As someone who is about a 100% awkward with first encounters, no one understands the butterflies that come with them better than I do. More importantly, all of the pressures associated with first impressions leave me more nervous than Frodo…