If you have ever had a job or wanted one — chances are that you have probably written a resume or a cover letter at some point throughout your adolescence. I remember sitting in Careers and Civics class in grade…
The Wonderful World of Bullet Journaling
For the past week, we've been talking about stress management. The thing is, stress and I don't get along. At all. When stress strikes my first inclination is to climb under the covers and wait until whatever is freaking me…
Powering Down The Stress
Feeling stressed out at university is natural. There are deadlines, midterms, relationships to keep up, moms to call, birthdays to remember and somewhere in there you are supposed to get eight hours of sleep?! It’s understandable why university life can…
Bearing the Weight – In and Outside of the Gym
I went to my second Olympic weightlifting class last week. What is Olympic lifting? Well, it’s pretty straightforward really. Olympic lifts are the ones you see in –you guessed it- the Olympic Games. Someone walks up, makes a lot of…
Direct Quote: “You should vote.”
Walking around Toronto’s neighbourhoods, reading the newspaper or checking the Facebook profile of your poli-sci friend makes it pretty hard to ignore the impending election, which is taking place October 19th ; and frankly, you shouldn’t. At every age, there…
On Moving Away from Home
I spent this past weekend moving into my new apartment, and doing so brought up a lot of memories of the move I made last year from home to residence. For those of you living in residence next year, move…
Being an International Student
So it’s mid-July. You’re probably chilling in your hometown, a considerable distance from U of T, scrolling through photos of campus on Google Images. Maybe you’ve changed your Facebook cover photo to one of the Toronto skyline with the caption…
6 Tips for Surviving Your First Course Enrolment
First year course enrolment is next week! And if you're anything like I was last year, you're probably pretty nervous. Course enrolment can be a tense time, full of waiting and rapid clicking, but it's not as scary as you…
When you play the game of ROSI, you win or you waitlist
Course selection is right around the corner. *shudder* It is a sacred university ritual that involves a lot of planning, scheming, and careful manipulation. Frequently Sent Texts (FSTs), pronounced and a term coined by yours truly, are a series…
What would you tell your first-year self?
What would you tell your first-year self? Over the past three years there have definitely been times when I wish I could go back in time to tell my first-year self something. Sometimes it's something that I wish I could have…