Oh, sweet summer. The cicadas droning from somewhere near a bone-dry tree, leaves clapping in the breeze. Blades of grass tickling the skin while lying prostrate in the park. That sleep-inducing late afternoon haze. It was only weeks ago that…
Volunteering: Boon or Bane?
2006. Holding butterfly nets in the Financial District. 5 a.m.: A flutter between my cupped hands, and a slight beating of feathered wings. In my hands I hold a little bird. It's a good thing my friend is so persuasive,…
New College, The Window Student Newspaper: The Meeting
Editor In Chief Layout Copy Editor Me Other Section Editor Business Manager “Hey, are those girls still mad? You know, the one’s who wrote those articles that J. stuck notes to at the end?” “I still think I was…
How to NOT panic about life after graduation
"I'm so annoyed, so edgy, and just...so worried!" whispered my friend vehemently as we sat together in the library, studying hard for an upcoming midterm. "Everyone's heard back from them except for me! I can't even focus on school anymore.…
Rooting out the money – how to (and how not to) afford tuition
My first job paid me $6.40 an hour— the bare minimum wage legal to pay a teenager at the time. I worked next to the food court at the mall and the food smells were torture. “Listen, I just…
Summer Company Program! Making Marx Cry!
I wish I could remember where I saw this advertised; possibly in The Strand, right under the "POSSIBLE 25% INCREASE IN TUITION NEXT YEAR", but don't quote me. Anyways, children... this. The "Summer Company" program is held every, gasp, summer.…
Come Fly With Me, Lets Fly, Lets Fly Away…
Time to rock the world, my fellow students! I remember the first time I heard about studying abroad. I googled all the awesome summer courses for U of T students, and hooked myself onto studying Criminology in England. Every year, Woodsworth…
Competitive? At U of T? Really?
"Hey, do you want some?" It was second year and I was sitting in Sid Smith when a girl I knew opened her purse and took out her caffeine pills. "I also have some other stuff, you know, day time…
Summer Job Search
When I went home for the break in February, my father and I had a discussion about summer jobs. As someone who is looking for both skill development and money, he pointed out that this is the time to be…
Not Very Upbeat at the Moment
Last... Thursday, I attended an entrepreneurship lecture entitled “"Exploring the opportunities and challenges of starting and managing a video games studio" by Tom Frencel, a U of T computer science graduate and president of Capybara Games Inc. I ran to…