Can you believe two weeks of classes have already flown by? Life just seems to get insanely busy for us students once the term begins – we are immediately bombarded with quiz dates, assignment deadlines, and mid-term schedules. With a…
go blues go
Some families are really into soccer, others baseball or basketball. With my family, our sport is football (the American version). We play backseat referee, quarterback and commentator every Saturday. That's right, Saturday, not Sunday is game day at my house.…
Make Yourself Uncomfortable
You might want to listen to Gold Forever by The Wanted as you read this post. As the school year starts off with a bang, my time blogging for Life @ U of T comes to a close. My summer…
So you’ve got a bag of free stuff. Now what?
Clubs Day was yesterday, which means that a whole bunch of you probably got at least one of the following: papers and flyers pens pins clips other swag Whether you got it voluntarily or had these items thrust into your…
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…
How to make the most out of Chinatown
I think I've said this before, but one of the most exciting things about going to school downtown is all the exploring you get to do. For someone who grew up in small-city Edmonton, Toronto is a whole 'nother concrete…
ramadan’ing on campus.
Today's post was originally going to be an ode to the Multi Faith Centre and how awesome it is. But then I found out somebody did that in the past. Unfortunately, since I am not Marty McFly, I can't go…
Play Me, I’m Yours
Some of you may have noticed that there's a piano sitting on Willcocks Commons. You know, the stretch of patio furniture and green between Lash Miller and Sid Smith. My desk buddy Jennifer and I decided to investigate last week,…
life through the doors of union station and con hall
I spent my first year at U of T, like most students commuting to school. I'd love to say commuting is cool, but it isn't. On a scale of coolness, commuting is Charlie Sheen and living in residence/extremely close to…
freaks and geeks – the first year of a life science student
Hey, I'm Abdullah! Starting today, I'll be blogging for Life @ U of T. I'm a Cell and Molecular Bio student minoring in Psychology and American Studies. I'm also from UC. I like long walks down University Ave. to Union…