Hey friends! My name is Madeline and I’ll be blogging for the Community Crew this school year under the super cool alias of the "Arts & Science Blogger.” I am majoring in Ethics, Society and Law with a double minor…
Libraries at U of T: Gotta catch ’em all
So it’s been a week since classes started. Seven whole days, phew. Everybody stop and pat yourselves on the back, so far so good! For all the first-years out there, you’re probably still navigating your way around campus and slowly…
Back to U of T
I had the chance to quickly stroll through UTSU's Street Fair between classes this week, and I was overwhelmed by the amount of back to school excitement that was in the air. Four months of summer vacation was just a…
A student’s guide to the new Health and Wellness Centre, or where in the world did CAPS go?
Over the years, I’ve used health services at U of T as my family physician. In second year, for example, when my roommate and I had the (genuinely brilliant) idea to throw a candy sushi party and I woke up…
My St. George Art Crawl
So last week, I was helping out with Orientation activities, putting away tables around the lawn behind the UTSU building and (I hate to admit this, but) struggling with one particularly cumbersome table. With gritted teeth, I dragged it up…
Re: My time in Global Brigades and our trip to Honduras
I'm back from my trip and tanner than ever!! The last 9 days were spent on a medical, dental, and public health brigade to Honduras with the U of T chapter of Global Brigades. In my last post, I explained some…
A Visit to Andy Warhol: Revisited
After writing my post on student discounts last week, a friend pointed out to me that there was an Andy Warhol exhibit taking place just north of campus, and that tickets were half price for students! I absolutely couldn't refuse…
Five tips to explore careers at CID
Raise your hand if you like networking! I’m guessing you didn’t raise your hand. Perhaps because you dislike networking, or perhaps because you felt like it would be weird to raise your hand at your computer. It's true that networking…
Potatoe, Potahto, Tomato, Tomahto- The International Student and The Accent
So, U of T, let me stir up a bit of trouble- is it lift or elevator? is it petrol or gas? are they running shoes or joggers? is it Herbal Essences or ‘Erbal Essences? (come on, it’s got to…
TCard Perks
Walking through Robarts last week, I noticed something that I hadn't seen since last summer: a line at the TCard office. As orientation week approaches, the TCard office only gets busier and busier. If you've waited until now to get your…