It’s called Backpack to Briefcase. The idea is that students will benefit from early experience with the professional world, such as listening to industry lectures, attending faculty events, and meeting U of T alumni. This year B2B is offering program specific…
Get Your Laugh On (Finding Place and Purpose at U of T)
In my first year, I went with a guy from residence and joined a sketch comedy troupe. I was really nervous and I suspect he was as well, though he never showed it. He was from Waterloo and performed on…
Not Your Typical Dodgeball
Reflecting back on my school years before university, I realize that I had a love/hate relationship with physical education class. I loved it during my elementary years because gym class often meant little more than playfully hiding under a gigantic…
Halloween: Fight or Flight?
When I think of Halloween, I think of a holiday based on horror. But a holiday based on tackling my fears? Not really. However, this year, I bit the bullet and decided to attend MoveU’s Halloween event, Scary Skate. Yes,…
Halloween: Celebrating Youth! . . . And Anxiety?
I recently read a BuzzFeed post that pointed out some of the apparent highlights of Halloween at university. Top of the list was looking sexy, shots, shots, shots, and making awesome group costumes. Now, I bet most of us can probably…
Who Needs Haunted Houses? We’ve Got U of T Grades
When I was 15, I fought off a troll. It was charging at my legs, determined to drag me back into a dark cave where I would never see my family or friends again… So my legs and arms instinctively…
You-niversity: a place to figure out who you really are
“So, what do you want to be?” Before even entering university many of us are plagued with this question from well-meaning family and/or friends. But most of us don’t have an answer. And, even after entering university most of us…
Health and Wellness . . . Yes Please! (Attack of the Appendix)
So this happened, and now I can laugh about it. (#laughUofT) It started with a stomach-ache on Thanksgiving Monday. I must have eaten too much mashed-potatoes and apple-crisp. But the pain lasted overnight, concentrating on the lower right side of…
Everybody Likes a Gathering!
How goes it everybody? Hopefully everyone out in U of T land are killing their midterms and papers this week. Speaking of midterms... what's with that term "midterm" anyways? I think we need to strongly consider changing it to "First…
What Comes After Pain?
In the peaceful main hallway at Hart House, there hangs a series of panels that depict murderers, mothers, former gang members and an archbishop. This seemingly eclectic collection of photos and stories seeks to “explore how ideas around forgiveness, reconciliation…