As you walk around campus today, you will notice something profoundly different. Hoards of people dressed in the same colour shirts are walking around screaming and cheering. Campus buildings are dressed in their newest and brightest banners, advertising different events…
Stacks on Stacks (of books)
In the immortal words of Arthur: As U of T students, we get a handy little TCard, which gives you access to numerous services on campus but also, as many of you may know, the TCard also serves as a……
Slowing down on campus
Somehow summer has flown by and it's already the last week of August before my third year here at U of T. I'm really not sure how so much time has passed so quickly... I still remember coming to U…
Hollywood North
My first clue that something unusual was happening on my walk to work last week was the trucks and trailers full of equipment. Once I saw the overturned cars (including some that were cut in half, surrounded by block-shaped debris),…
Chapter One: Buying Books
Now that everyone has done battle with ROSI and (hopefully) come out victorious (if a bit wounded) it’s time to start thinking about textbooks! Well actually it’s a bit early to start thinking of textbooks but at the rate this…
A History Student’s Guide to UTSG Campus
The other day I was thinking about the summer before my first year and how excited I was to start at U of T; at this point 2 years ago, (2 weeks into my summer vacation) I already had a detailed…
Summerlicious: The Student Edition
As University students, I think most of us could agree on three things; We like to save money We like to eat We don’t like to cook Forms kind of an oxymoron doesn’t it? Last week I decided to explore…
Exploring U of T
The other week I went into the Bahen building properly for the first time for my summer school exam and I realized that not only was it really nice in there, but that there were actually a lot of buildings…
Top 5 #UofT Twitter Accounts
In my last post I talked about how following different U of T twitter accounts was one of the best ways to feel like you were still on campus, even when you’re hundreds of miles away. But it’s come to…
Library Lovin’
Last week I had my very first (and maybe last?) summer school exam and I found myself once again spending a lot of time in the library. I've never been one for studying much in Robarts (although the 12th floor views…