So, at the end of my last post, I mentioned a lecture on-campus by Richard Stallman that happened last year. I found a transcript of a similar lecture of his, and I wanted to paraphrase it for you. It's way too…
I <3 the Library!
Happy Monday, dear readers! Reading Week is approaching, and if you’re like me, you’ve been hitting the stacks to do research for your papers. Have you noticed this poster? The Library is holding a video contest! It’s the perfect opportunity…
Blog your socks off!
I’m assuming you’re an lifeatuoft fan – after all, you’re reading my post. 🙂 But if you're clicking around lifeatuoft, then you might just be a blog fan in general. There are a lot of great blogs on the internet…
The Living Wall: a wall with personality
Walls have a thoroughly impressive past. They have been a lot of things: white, red or stuccoed; padded, fortified, divided and collapsible. They have been paper, wattle and daub, and myriad types of stone. They've been all around the world, witnessed…
So you want to write a good personal statement?
Being someone who claims to love writing more than most other activities in life, I was shocked to find myself incapable of composing a simple personal statement for my graduate school application. It wasn't just a challenge. No, my friends,…
Social Impact 101
One of the things that I resolved to try this school year was to attend lectures and seminars offered at U of T that weren't necessarily related to my subject of study. Luckily, this resolution was much easier to keep…
He Shoots … She SCORES! U of T Athletics are for Everyone!
I've realized that, with five female bloggers, UpbeaT tends to lack in the athletics area of blog writing. Don't get me wrong, it's not that we can't write about sports - women can be great sports bloggers and, of course,…
Stay Healthy, Stay Sane
I'm not going to lie: the students on the St. George campus are a crazy bunch. They stay overnight working on assignments at Robarts, go work out at 11 at night, wake up before the sun comes up, buy enough…
UTOC: Snowshoeing, wood stoves, outhouses, and other adventures.
There’s something about the onslaught of February that leaves me feeling a little haggard. Maybe it’s that, in thinking of the month, I automatically conjure images rife with salty sidewalks and grey mornings, brown snow and assignments piled high in…
Copyright and Ye; Part 1: My Course Reader Costs One-Hundred and Thirty Five Dollars
One of my course readers for this semester costs $135. Last year it was $40. I'm not sure if few things surprise me, or if I attempt to act like few things surprise me, or if this particular incident isn't…