Over the last year and a half at U of T I think it’s safe to assume that I have received 1000+ emails to my school email address. While a lot of these did contain valuable information about courses, midterms,…
Let’s Talk: Mental Health and Accessibility Services
So I am going to be honest- things have been quite rough for me lately. As someone who was diagnosed with anxiety and depression several years ago, I am used to managing my mood with medication. However, sometimes medication isn’t…
Storytellers
Storytelling is very powerful. Stories can hold all the experiences of a person’s life and the lives of their ancestors, even if the stories are short and specific. Stories also evolve the more times they are told and listened to.…
Student Unions on Campus
University is about more than going to class and getting credits. University is also about pursuing and developing your interests. If you are interested in political action, then there are a large amount of different student unions across campus each…
YOLO, CR/NCR, and other abbreviations
YOLO: You Only Live Once* CR/NCR: Credit/No-Credit Students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences are allowed to use up to 2.0 full course equivalents of CR/NCR status on coursework. That means that, on your transcript, instead of a grade appearing, you…
Study Spots around Tokyo
Studying at the University of Tokyo is slightly different than at the University of Toronto. The main library shuts at 10pm all year round, and there are no twenty-four hour study spots on campus, not even during exam time. Moreover, all…
Gettin’ Caffeinated around Campus
This semester I've found myself with a very spread out class schedule that leaves me lounging on campus for a good portion of every day. Since I've officially hit my Robarts tolerance quota for the month and my luck at…
U of T’s First in the Family
Andrea and Aaron have a lot in common – they love astrology – but here at U of T, they’ve bonded over one thing in particular: they are both the first in their families to attend post-secondary education in Canada.…
Winter break may be Over, but that doesn’t mean a cold slog until Spring.
It is week four of term and I am already missing the chocolate-consuming, snuggled in comfy clothing, social function-filled days of the winter break. Not to mention that I am frozen to my core. Yes I know, it was way…
Commuter Appreciation Week
Over the last few months, I have been helping to plan a Commuter Appreciation Week. This is the first time all the commuter Heads from all 7 colleges have come together to make a university-wide event. We united to become…