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To Stress or Not to Stress

Stress (Noun) /stres The Oxford Dictionary’s definition: A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. My definition: A constant battle with oneself. A mental state that consumes one’s psyche for prolonged periods of time until…

venn diagram: left circle - people open about failures and struggles, right - people open about successes, middle overlap - leaders I look up to

Leading with failure

Only 3 weeks left of school, playing catch up with the semester tiny breaks of procrastination so tempting to this flame burning out Still flickering on as bright as I can Feedback in numbers, comments checkmarks scribbles question marks strikethroughs…

A group study room in Gerstein Science Library.

You Can’t Spell “Group Project” Without “Group”

Midterms. Alright, enough talk of midterms. Let’s talk about something way more terrifying. That’s right. Group projects. For a fair number of us, the end of October isn’t just scary because of Halloween- it’s the…

Three Days in Córdoba, Argentina

Hello Life @ U of T! My name is Adara, I am a third-year student currently on exchange in Buenos Aires. I am majoring in Environmental and Ecological Biology with a minor in Spanish, as well as in Women and…

CCSL 2018 @ U of T

If you haven’t heard, the 2018 Canadian Conference on Student Leadership will be hosted by U of T. On November 22-24, student leaders from across Canada will gather in Toronto to discuss the cosmic concept of leadership from various backgrounds…

A Smoke Free Campus

With the Trudeau government’s recent legalization of cannabis, many questions have surfaced surrounding smoking laws at the University of Toronto. While some students are celebrating this long-awaited legislation, others are fretting, wondering what will happen to our historic sidewalks/green spaces.…

Take it easy

It's reading week but I don't know how to relax. I'm still in full school mode, waking up on time for class. School puts me in a super-active state of mind. I have to keep on doing things, and there's…

Reflections on the Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre: Pride Has Nothing to Do With It

My name is Rachel. I am 20 years old. I am a Jew. My last name Cohen ties me to the Kohanim— The high priests of Judaism. Declaring this is liberating but terrifying. I am afraid at times to reveal my faith. Though,…

No Trick, Just Treat @ 21 Sussex Clubhouse

There’s usually a nice assortment of tea, and a jar of candy on the coffee table, just saying.

Leading Together: Propose Your Ideas

The best part was… “Getting the opportunity to network and collaborate with peers - Meeting new people - Gaining experience in public speaking - There were some good presentations about active listening that I especially enjoyed and learnt new things from” - Past Leading Together presenter

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