I'm a pretty big theatre fan so this weekend I caught not one, but two shows on campus. The first one, on Friday night, was the Trinity College Dramatic Society's production of A Midsummer Nights Dream and the second was Hart…
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2014
Nuit Blanche... What is it? Nuit Blanche is an all-night arts festival that happens every year! For 12 hours, the entire downtown core becomes a giant open art museum. What is art? Nuit Blanche answers this question for you --…
Parental Adventures on Campus
I’m one of the many students who’s “lucky” enough to have family that lives close to the city. So around this time every year I start getting messages from my parents asking if they can come and visit. This year…
Food for Thought
Food can be the best part of the day. I’m easily distracted by good eats. If you’re like me an ugly pile of tasty stuff can brighten up life instantly. But fancy meals are also fun, especially with friends. First…
Science Literacy and WW1 at the Rare Books Library
If you've read any of my blog posts before, you may know that I really like books. I've blogged about Fisher Library in the past and just last week I blogged about used book sales on campus. Although I rarely have time to read…
Gardens for Your Mind
Did you have a big backyard where you grew up? Or any backyard? A front yard? A nearby park? A garden? A house plant? Maybe you lived away from the cities where lands are still open and wild. Even if…
For the Love of Books: Used Booksales on Campus
I'm a huge bibliophile so when Victoria College's annual booksale rolled around there was no way that I could resist it. Vic's booksale lasted from September 18-22 and took place in Old Vic, where it's Alumni Hall, second floor, and…
New Discoveries: U of T Art Centre
During Orientation week I participated in an ask-an-upper-year panel as part of Kickstart Orientation that was held in the University of Toronto Art Centre (UTAC). This was the first time I had been in UTAC and I was totally blown…
Explore Toronto: Islands Edition
Happy September everybody! Even though there are leaves falling off the tree outside my window I refuse to believe that fall is coming and am trying to do as many summer activities as possible! This past week I took a…
TIFF: The Student Edition
The arrival of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) means a couple of things; All the Starbucks in the city will suddenly be filled with people clad in all black and over-sized sunglasses. There will be groups of people waiting in Yorkville, often…