It’s finally here… that time of year we’ve been awaiting (read: dreading): BACK TO SCHOOL. Orientation week is well under way and it’s nice to see campus back to its regular hustle bustle! The energy is infectious! Once next week…
UTSU Clubs Day 2014
Hey there U of T! To all those participating in orientation week, I hope you're having a blast getting to know your new home for the next four (or more) years. to everyone else, I hope you're enjoying this last…
My Not-So-Strange Addiction: Coffee
Peanut butter and jelly; Ashanti and Ja Rule; The Canadian identity and Tim Horton’s – students and caffeine. These are all things that go together seamlessly. Hello, my name is Ondiek, and I’m a coffee-holic. And I take my coffee…
Last-Minute Orientation Week Events
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……
Time to Say Goodbye
So U of T, I guess this is goodbye! It’s hard to believe that this is my eighteenth and final blog post here at Life @ U of T. Do you remember when two-month summers in elementary school seemed to…
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…
Orientation Week Survival Kit
Your expectations for your first year probably come from the stories of your family, your campus tour (if you were lucky enough to take one) and inevitably, the hundreds of Hollywood movies based around college life. I’m here to tell you, as…
On Majors, Subject POSts and Change
This was the first year I actually had priority enrolment and got into almost all my courses because: *drumroll* I got into my subject POSt! I’m going into third year so maybe I’m a bit late, but picking majors and…
Getting Ready for Grad School!
The weeks leading up to the school year are always a busy time: finalizing courses, buying fancy pens, setting new school year resolutions. This time around, though, my back-to-school preparation is an entirely new beast. Instead of returning to my…