"Build your experience. Tell your story." “What’s the point of getting CCR credits?” “Why focus on any other transcript when I should only be focusing on my academic transcript?” “How will the official CCR document help me once I complete…
6 Free/Cheap Things to Do in Toronto
Summer in Toronto would have to be my favourite time of the year. Here are six affordable things to add to your summer bucket list.
Jess and Sammi’s First Wen-Do Class Experience
Wen Do is a Canadian self-defence program designed for women, for women. Throughout the year, the Community Safety Office hosts free self-defence classes for U of T students, staff, and faculty. On May 31st, Jess and Sammi went to their…
Tales from an Existential Crisis🤩
One of my majors is Bioethics which requires me to take a bunch of Philosophy courses. Which, unfortunately(?), has led me to be more cynical and question everything. It’s like the more you know, the more you realized you don’t…
Indigenous Frameworks for Time Management: What I Learned from the “Sweetgrass Series”
If you want to look at how you can decolonize your student experience and gain a greater understanding on how Indigenous knowledge can be applied to all aspects of life, this is absolutely for you!
What Lunar New Year Means to Me as a Second-Generationer
Every family is different, and as a second-generation Chinese-Canadian some of my traditions may seem untraditional.
Halloweek at U of T: Spooky Events around Campus
It's almost everyone's favourite scary holiday... Halloween. Seeing as it's no longer socially acceptable to go Trick or Treating now that I'm an adult, I was wondering where to go for my fix of fun costumes and free candy. If…
A Tour of First Nations House
For National Indigenous People’s Day last Tuesday, I was given a tour of First Nations House by their director, Michael White. Located in the North Borden Building on 563 Spadina Crescent, First Nations House is a culturally relevant hub for…
Attending Pride Events as an Ally
Happy Pride Month, U of T! This month, the university held their first in-person Pride events since 2019. This also means it was the first time I got to experience U of T Pride events as an ally, and it…
Waste Reduction Challenge!
This year the Centre for Community Partnerships(CCP) at the University of Toronto is marking Waste Reduction Week with a Waste Reduction Challenge and Social Action Pop-up event; ‘Trash Talks’ where panellists from Black Environmental Initiative and UofT’s Trash Team will discuss climate change, waste…