I need to catch my breath! Just when I think life will slow down, I realize how wrong I am. If it’s not tests, essays or readings, it’s meetings, volunteering, events and the list goes on. In a perfect world,…
Halloween at the Clubhouse
Now that the first round of midterms are (kind of) over, I found myself a little sick of school. As a friend so eloquently put it: “It feels like a year of school has gone by, but it’s only been,…
What’s the deal with “Open Access Week”?
Last week was Open Access Week (or OAweek as the hashtag goes), both at UofT and around the world. The UofT Libraries and the Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office were pretty big on pushing OAweek, but when I mentioned to the…
Dropping Courses
November 3rd is the last day to drop half year courses without academic penalty. If you are like me, you are sitting around trying to figure out if you need to drop whatever many courses. It is a difficult decision.…
Life at the University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo has two undergraduate campuses: Hongo and Komaba. I spend most of my time at Komaba, where the Faculty of Arts & Science is located. Komaba is austere. Hard lines, glass, and concrete characterize its Ando-inspired facade. In…
Beyond the Binary- Haley’s Ongoing Gender Journey
People always say life is complicated, yet often they don’t say the same for gender and sexuality. Too often it is “male” or “female,” and “gay” or “straight,” but what about those who don’t fit in those boxes? More to…
Getting ready to think about Grad School
As third year moves by at an alarming pace (it's already the end of October?? what??) I've started thinking about my future -- which, as many of you probably know, is the perfect way to send yourself into a spiral…
UC Does Rocky Horror Picture Show
This past Wednesday I attended the UC Follies Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow Cast presented by the UCLit. Although I’ve seen Rocky Horror Picture Show many-a-times, I’ve never actually been to a live performance or interactive screening of it. I’ve…
A Story About Stories
You know what I need? A story. When I’m working hard, my mind soothes itself by wandering into stories. It could be a movie, book, movie about a book, or even adventure tales from childhood days. It’s easy to get…
Asking questions in office hours
In the past few weeks, most of the bloggers here have been offering tips to succeed in classes, and what resources are available on campus. Among the answers we usually give is "go to office hours, they're really helpful!". But…