School has just started and I'm already tangled up in a web of course announcements, emails from my professors and fellow classmates, newsletters from the university, events listings from associations I take part in, college newsletters etc. It is exhausting trying…
Hi, my name is Lori and I’m a glossophobic
glossophobia: an abnormal fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. When I was eight years old, I had to write my very first speech. I wrote it about my dog "Buttons", a lovable mutt who thought he was…
To play or not to play? (Seriously though…who doesn’t like playing!?)
Oh hello there. Laura here! I’m super pumped to be part of the lifeatuoft team this year! Like our other bloggers, I’m eager to provide you with some quirky insight into my adventures as a student. More specifically, my adventures…
The best-spent year that I could ever imagine
Writing my first-ever blog post for lifeatuoft has been difficult. Really difficult. As a fourth-year, everything seems like my last - my last frosh week, my last chance to take those courses that caught my eye in first year, and…
More than just the books
Hey everyone, I am Jon and I'm new to lifeatuoft. I am really excited to be posting on this blog. To start, I thought I would give you a bit of a story about how I got to where I…
Guest Post: Get going! Physical activity ambassador finds ways to really move on campus
Hello lifeatuoft readers! I'm Kate, and I'm excited to be writing a post for lifeatuoft as a special guest blogger. As a Masters of Public Health student here at the University of Toronto and a part-time physical activity ambassador, it’s…
What do you mean I have a face for radio? Adventures On Air at CIUT
I had a radio show back in high school and for awhile I was pretty sure that it made me the coolest person of all time. My show was called "The Right Side of the Bed with Whitney and Emily."…
You Don’t Have to Be Shakespeare: Write a Poem with U of T’s Poet in Community
"Poetry is a response to the world, whatever is the clearest most direct and urgent response possible at the moment. Everything feeds poetry whether it's something you say to your neighbour or something you write on a piece of paper."…
Working for the Weekend: Tips on Finding a Job on Campus
You might wake up every morning and feel like this. (I know the feeling, guys, believe me, I've had a nasty cold all week and even getting out of bed has been a struggle.) But even still, the reality is…
Stop the Presses! This just in: writing for a campus newspaper is easy
I remember the first article that I ever wrote for The Varsity. It was my first year of university and I had signed up for the Varsity News email list at UTSU's Clubs Day. (You can sign up at anytime…