It's election season (or rather, month)! The most wonderful time of year (or the most riveting). If there is any point in the year that you really see the full extent of how many different structures and political bodies there…
Girls, Let’s Talk.
Girls like to talk (I’m sure many guys can attest to that!). When we’re out with our girlfriends, it seems like every topic is fair game. But where does sexual health fit into our conversations? Or does it? Queue crickets…
ode to the varsity
Bonjour U of T. I hope you had a good reading week. Mine was short. Too short, but life goes on. As I have said in the past, when I first stepped onto this campus I didn’t really know what…
Little Joys at U of T
There's always Joy at U of T, and like the Book of Awesome, I've compiled a list of the small joys; the little victories and successes that help us get through the day(s): On Friends When they get into ________…
Living Leadership at U of T
A few weeks ago I was approached to do an interview for Living Leadership, a Ulife blog - and cousin to Life @ U of T. For this week's post I figured I'd transcribe that interview for you below - with…
soulfood
Hey U of T. Enjoying reading week? Hope you manage to actually fit some reading in there (“oh Abdullah, good joke.” you say). Last week, as it probably was for most of you, was hectic for me. Needless to say…
Stories and Leaders: She Will Lead
Last week, Sarah invited me to "She Will Lead" an event organized by the Underwear Club where female student leaders on campus would come together to tell their stories, celebrate women's leadership on campus and talk about what we've learned. Although…
Why I love U of T
With Valentine's Day on our collective consciousness I thought that now would be an ideal time to share with all of you the things I love about the institution I have dedicated the past five years of my life to.…
oppression, equity and politics
Hey U of T. It’s been a busy week hasn’t it. I, for one cannot wait until this week is over and I can enter the eternal hibernation Arts and Science students call “reading week”. At the end of this…
A Present Puppeteered by the Past
Last Thursday night I finally was able to visit U of T's planetarium and telescopes. Did you know they host FREE public tours of the telescopes, lectures on our place in the cosmos and planetarium shows the first Thursday of…