I used to live ten minutes from off campus, but last April my family moved out of town to greener pastures. I got alot of “the commutes going to kill you” and “you’ll be wishing you never moved after you…
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4th Year Courses > 1st Year Courses
In first year, all my classes had over 100 students, generic content and little to no room for creativity and individuality. Intro to Philosophy, Intro to English, Intro to Writing Essays….get the pattern? Introductory courses usually attempt to give you…
H(e)art House
While I’ve previously talked about finding myself, what I’m studying and how my college has helped me come to terms with who I am and what I hope to do, one of the places on campus that had an important…
Hey U of T, it’s time to get moving!
Can you believe two weeks of classes have already flown by? Life just seems to get insanely busy for us students once the term begins – we are immediately bombarded with quiz dates, assignment deadlines, and mid-term schedules. With a…
All about Me and You and Learning
Hi there, I’m Lori. You might remember me as a past blogger for student life, but I have moved on to new experiences and I am now blogging for C.T.S.I., The Center for Support and Teaching Innovation! This year I’ll be inviting…
Meet your Arts & Science Student Blogger – me!
Hi there! I’m Matteo and for the next 8 months I’ll be your Faculty of Arts & Science Student Blogger. Throughout the year I hope to assist you in the enhancement and fulfilment of your undergraduate experience – a lofty…
Dabble Dabble Dabble
This time last year I was a bright eyed, Aboriginal (Cree, First Nations, or as Derek Zoolander would put it “Abodiginal”), first year, Humanities student. I wanted to do it all: the student clubs, events, sports, meeting more Indigenous students,…
In Search of Wellness: School, extra-curriculars, and Parisian agendas
The end is near! Or at least, that’s my hope, being in my fourth year of undergraduate studies. And yet, the end is already looking somewhat bittersweet. Bitter, because there are still so many things I had thought I would…
go blues go
Some families are really into soccer, others baseball or basketball. With my family, our sport is football (the American version). We play backseat referee, quarterback and commentator every Saturday. That’s right, Saturday, not Sunday is game day at my house.…
Commuter Noob: A Cry for Help
From first year to third year, I lived beside the CN Tower and had a 20-minute to commute to campus. Life was soo good. But with a recent turn of events in my life, I’ve decided to move back to…