I have to admit: This week I intended to write about a séance – a fully-fledged, Ouija-board-wielding séance – put on by one of U of T’s more obscure campus groups. Unconventional events like these are – in this writer’s…
Bake Sales, Pub Nights and Socials, Oh My!
It was Halloween a few days ago, and if you take part in activities on campus, then you’re still recovering from all of the fun you had. I myself attended a pub night and carried out a laborious bake sale…
The Dreaded Science Breadth Requirement is Not So Dreadful After All
This year, I am taking the dreaded science breadth requirement. The fact that I felt like I had to waste a credit to fulfill "Breadth Requirement Category 5: The Physical and Mathematical Universe" annoyed me and I avoided it like…
Slave to the Email
Like me, millions of people around the world are finding themselves to be slaves to email. This “new” way of communicating has actually been around for about three decades now, but seems to becoming a more and more popular means…
How not to impale someone with your umbrella and other useful rainy day tips
Is it just me or has it been raining a lot lately? I’m finding it hard to remember the last day when it was sunny and dry? Fall is here and gone are the days when you could leisurely…
Check yourself before you wreck yourself!
I suffered a particularly nasty blow to the ego last Tuesday. A shocking midterm experience led me to “check myself, before I wrecked myself.” Thank you Ice Cube! This midterm season sure felt bad for my health – less…
What would you do if you had the courage?
After walking into a cozy, hidden room full of strangers at the top of Hart House yesterday afternoon, the first question I was met with did not ask my name, or why I was there, but: “What would you…
You Are What You Study?
In my ENG 434 Cook The Books class, we've discussed the statement "you are what you eat" but I wonder, can the same be said for what you study? Hopefully, whatever field you've decided to specialize, major or minor in,…
Ghosts of Essays Past
It’s that spooky time of year again. No, not Halloween, but the ghoulish time when you are buired under piles of essays, no time, and you’re freaking out. Rummaging through the cobwebs of your old essays, you discover that you handed…
Five Ways to Kill Time During Your Study Break
I am trying to figure out why it is that some people have already had mid-terms, some are in the process of mid-terms, and people like me don’t have mid-terms until next week. No matter which category you fall into,…