Why did my professor do this to me? Why is she making me read this overly dense, buzzword-ridden, thinly veiled torture device of a book? We are repeatedly told never to make our essays too “wordy.” We’re told to keep…
Getting crafty at Mental Wellness Month
The past few weeks or so have been jam-packed. I’ve had so much work to do that I’ve barely had time to breathe, relax, eat, sleep, and all of those kind of important aspects of being a human. If you’re…
Powering Down The Stress
Feeling stressed out at university is natural. There are deadlines, midterms, relationships to keep up, moms to call, birthdays to remember and somewhere in there you are supposed to get eight hours of sleep?! It’s understandable why university life can…
“And that’ll be….$0”
As students, I’m sure we’re all too familiar with the dreaded term…’budget’ I’m still acquainting myself with it. A trip to Eaton Centre, as well-intentioned as it may be ("I just need to visit Fido and sort out my phone…
When Homesickness Strikes…
In honour of wellness month, I thought I’d write about something that’s been affecting my own wellness lately: a bad case of homesickness. There are a mountain of great things about being away on exchange, but there are also some…
Don’t Go it Alone.
Since October is Mental Wellness month, I decided to share a recent experience which highlights the stresses of school even at the professional faculty level. Prior to my studies in pharmacy, I completed my undergrad at U of T at the…
Bearing the Weight – In and Outside of the Gym
I went to my second Olympic weightlifting class last week. What is Olympic lifting? Well, it’s pretty straightforward really. Olympic lifts are the ones you see in –you guessed it- the Olympic Games. Someone walks up, makes a lot of…
Mental Wellness Month: Movies For Mental Health
In light of Mental Wellness Month, the Life at U of T video crew took a trip to 'Movies for Mental Health' organized by Art With Impact and Healthy U. The event showcased various films created around the world on…
Letting go of that other significant other
Have you ever heard of the “turkey dump”? It’s that phenomenon where a high school couple go to different post-secondary schools, they inevitably change and grow and forge new relationships there, and when they return to their hometown for Thanksgiving,…
Direct Quote: “You should vote.”
Walking around Toronto’s neighbourhoods, reading the newspaper or checking the Facebook profile of your poli-sci friend makes it pretty hard to ignore the impending election, which is taking place October 19th ; and frankly, you shouldn’t. At every age, there…