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Undergraduate research, demystified
So, the other night at Snakes & Lattes (we all need a break to eat cookies and play board games and be nerds every once in awhile, right?), a friend and I were talking about his hopes to gain summer…
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I thought that might get your attention. So it's that time of year when your brain starts turning to mush. The count down has begun...seven weeks to freedom! It's time to finish the essays, plow through the midterms, and hold…
Thirty per cent off? For who?
As many of you may know, the Ontario government recently awarded university and college students a 30 percent rebate on tuition paid for the winter 2012 semester, and committed to providing a 30 percent tuition reduction going forward. Sounds good,…
Housing, Housing, Everywhere…
So lately I've been pondering what my future is going to look like as I get set to graduate in.... 8 weeks, 2 days, 8 hours, 32 minutes, and 12 seconds, 11, 10... But who's counting? Regardless of how excited…
Bear Balance
I have ‘bear-like’ tendencies. At least that’s the only way I’ve been able to make sense of my seasonally-affected body changes. I mean why else would my body go into hibernation each year, requiring more sleep each night and…
Hot Yam! Vegan on campus
So, lately I've been thinking a lot about food. Part of this must be midterm season, against which my first defense is a semiannual shipment of Swedish chocolate bars to remind me of my delicious Stockholm life left behind. More…
Am I the Indian You Had In Mind?
At least twice a year, I reread Thomas King's The Truth About Stories, which is an academic staple for students in my field, Aboriginal Studies. I've noticed every year, students tend to reference and gravitate towards the story "I'm Not…
I Got Commuter Problems
So I was planning to start this post off with some cool Haiku about my commuting problems, or even a short poem, but nothing, nothing, will communicate how I truly feel about subwaying it, in all its delaying/security/emergency/track level issues,…