I just got off the phone with my mother. According to her, auditing math courses just for fun makes me “a huge nerd”. True. But ’round these parts (namely, the departments where I study, or more broadly, this whole…
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Getting Older, but What About Wiser?
Monday of this week marks my 32nd year on this planet, and often when my birthday passes, I become reflective of my life. Specifically I judge where I am at, compared to where I thought I would be at. This…
Being your own advocate with Accessibility Services
When students who are registered with Accessibility Services hear the name of the titular service, some smile, some laugh, but many uh, well, you can see where this is going . . . With regards to the latter, it was…
Monday, Monday
I have a postcard stuck on my refrigerator. Surprisingly, I have no idea who sent it to me or where it came from. Yes, I know that sounds bizarre considering postcards usually make a point to express their origin story.…
Accessibility Services to the Rescue!
Tests, essays, exams, and classes So much to do! A never-ending barrage of stress Boo-hoo! But, hooray! There is an answer to your agitation And you’ll discover the skills in one of the Accessibility Service’s creations! Tis the season to…
Why I’m still here
As some of you may have heard, the Globe and Mail gave U of T the lowest ranking out of any large Canadian university in measures of Work-Play Balance. We got a “D”. As true U of T students, one bad…
Why Having a Pet will Help You Get Better Marks!
Everyday I come home from school and there isn’t a plate of warm chocolate cookies waiting for me, but, instead, a giant ball of fur. No, it’s not Furby, it’s my wonderful, sweet (and evil) cat Beau. Beau, original name…
Work/play balance lowest in the country?
In a Globe & Mail article, “University Report Card 2012 Rankings”, the University of Toronto received a D for work/play balance, making it the lowest ranked university in the country. I, to be honest, do not get this at all.…
Cyber-security, Facebook, and why there’s no such thing as a free lunch
Sometimes, school and the hyperactive “Type faster! Why are you wasting time on sleep!” rhythm of student life (particularly in the final weeks of term) overwhelm me and it’s easy to lose sight of why I’m here, in a haze…
Apply for a Free, Non-Credit (and Non-GPA Destroying) Writing Seminar with Michael Winter
This year, Canadian novelist Michael Winter is serving as the Jack McClelland Writer-in-Residence. You may be familiar with his fiction like The Big Why and This All Happened, or maybe you’ve seen him around campus as he has worked as…