Since I've joined the Community Crew this year, we've come across a few students expressing shock at the fact that we are real people. Perhaps they thought we were professional models hired by the university. I would love it if I was a…
The Co-Curricular Record
In September, the University of Toronto will introduce an official document called the Co-Curricular Record (CCR), which aims to show your involvement beyond the classroom. After months of consultations from a number of working groups, Kim Elias presented the CCR during a…
creative expressions of soul
We’ve heard it all before. First day of lecture, a thousand or so young budding life science students walk into Convocation Hall. Inside, a professor awaits ready to distribute knowledge about pikas, DNA polymerases, and cis and trans double bonds. Needless…
mo money mo problems
Life at U of T is not always easy. Sometimes, you might say that we go to the University of Hard Knocks. Alternatively, you might say we go to Ball So Hard university, because we are that awesome. Rent, books,…
volunteering and community
Earlier this week, my grandfather who was 88 passed away. He was a kind, gentle old man who always strived to do good, to help people. I remember when I was 7 or 8 years old, he was visiting us…
Breaking out of holiday mode.
Well, I don’t know about you, but my Christmas break was a whirlwind of family, friends, food, and more food. It was pretty darn cold back at home in Northern Ontario. So even though I got out to shovel snow…
these are my reflections.
Ha. Usher pun. So, these few weeks have been hectically busy, I imagine, for most of us. Exams, tests and essays. I feel your pain bros. Solidarity with all of you. So, yeah naturally as a U of T student,…
positive spaces, stimulating discussions.
Tweets along with video from the Varsity.
this st.georgian life
Very mundane. This week, I had an essay and an assignment due in my Statistics class. I have a midterm on Tuesday, and I spent my weekend studying for it. A mundane description of mundane items in the itinerary that is…
keep calm and carry on
Because it's midterm season and we can all use a little bit of soul. The following post contains my opinions and are not necessarily representative of the Arts and Science Students' Union. Earlier this week, I had the opportunity via…