Contemporary art and I have an interesting relationship. Sometimes we get along, like two dancers weaving to a rhythmic beat, and other times we tip-toe in each others’ spaces, like hesitant friends at an awkward dinner party. So it was…
Hello! Hola! Bonjour!
Hello! Hola! Bonjour! Hello everyone, I am Aziza, your new Student Life Communications Intern at U of T, and I’ll be blogging here for the summer. I know many of our readers are either undergrads or about to become undergrads,…
The Best of Life @ U of T (according to me)
Well I'm sad to say that this will be my last post for the Life @ U of T blog. What a crazily-awesome year it was and I honestly have no idea where the last 25 weeks went. I've had…
Some new experiences in my final days
The next seven days or so are going to be my last at the University of Toronto (as an undergrad, anyway) and while you would think that during this time I would be winding down my university life, locking myself…
Rage Against the Machine
Ripley being awesome! Do you remember that scene in Aliens when Ripley climbed into that robotic armor and kicked serious butt? I do. For her, the technology made her stronger. It allowed her to extend her reach, it increased her strength,…
TTC? Why man why????
So earlier this month I (along with many of you other U of T students) dished out a whopping $106 for my monthly TTC Metropass. As I sadly saw that money drift away never to be seen again, I had…
College Governance 101
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…
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…
Read all the things… or not
Ah, that precious time off that I (and no doubt many of you!) have been looking forward to all term is finally here: Reading week!! Now I know that for most of us, the fate of our reading week depends…