This past Monday I ran my first event at U of T, White Supremacy and the Alt-Right: Community Leaders and Our Response to Hate Groups in Canada. As the title suggests, the subject isn’t light, but it’s a conversation I thought…
Come together – for Leading Together 2019
The Leading Together conference is coming to Hart House next semester, on January 12, 2019, and open to ALL students.
Get ready for a day of inspiring workshops, keynotes, reflection and wellness sessions, networking, good discussions and good food!
Hackathons and Hatcheries – Interdisciplinary Hubs
Again, I mainly participate for the free Google t-shirt but more importantly...
To Stress or Not to Stress
Stress (Noun) /stres The Oxford Dictionary’s definition: A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. My definition: A constant battle with oneself. A mental state that consumes one’s psyche for prolonged periods of time until…
Leading with failure
Only 3 weeks left of school, playing catch up with the semester tiny breaks of procrastination so tempting to this flame burning out Still flickering on as bright as I can Feedback in numbers, comments checkmarks scribbles question marks strikethroughs…
CCSL 2018 @ U of T
If you haven’t heard, the 2018 Canadian Conference on Student Leadership will be hosted by U of T. On November 22-24, student leaders from across Canada will gather in Toronto to discuss the cosmic concept of leadership from various backgrounds…
A Smoke Free Campus
With the Trudeau government’s recent legalization of cannabis, many questions have surfaced surrounding smoking laws at the University of Toronto. While some students are celebrating this long-awaited legislation, others are fretting, wondering what will happen to our historic sidewalks/green spaces.…
Confession pages and anonymous submissions about failing midterms
I came across an Instagram account that posts anonymous reflections supposedly submitted by U of T students. They go by <@uoftears_>. A common theme that comes up on the page through these so-called confessions is failing midterms. Failure is par…
No Trick, Just Treat @ 21 Sussex Clubhouse
There’s usually a nice assortment of tea, and a jar of candy on the coffee table, just saying.
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Varsity Sports Games
When the term “Varsity” arises on campus many things come to mind—The newspaper, the iconic Varsity arena, and often the Varsity sports players themselves. While U of T isn’t known to be extremely athletic, I was astonished by the level…