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Tag: elections

Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone is Scary but a Necessity

Posted on: October 30, 2020 Last updated on: October 30, 2020 Written by: Memma Comments: 0
A lot of people give the advice to get out of your comfort zone. I always had trouble of fully understanding the comfort zone and why it was such a bad thing. I couldn’t understand what my comfort zone was…
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Photo of Avneet with the words "LOSER" written over him.

The Art of Losing Elections

Posted on: September 29, 2017 Last updated on: September 29, 2017 Written by: Avneet Comments: 0
My name is Avneet and I’m a loser. Seriously, it’s a term that I actively embrace. I even wrote an article for The Varsity about the merits of being a loser. When I first got to university, the most jarring…
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Councils and Unions

Posted on: March 8, 2013 Last updated on: September 9, 2014 Written by: Vahini Comments: 0
Since election season is underway, I’ve decided to dedicate a few posts to explaining the who’s who of different structures, unions, groups and councils on campus. Last week I talked about the different student government structures each college has, and…
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From Spectating to Participating: the time to get involved is now

Posted on: March 6, 2013 Last updated on: September 9, 2014 Written by: Matteo Comments: 0
With the first week of March now upon us, we students are entering that proverbial ‘crunch time’ of late nights, libraries, and fancy lattes to help us cope with it all. And this year, more than most, seems to have…
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Born to Run

Posted on: October 10, 2012 Last updated on: September 9, 2014 Written by: Abdullah Comments: 0
So a few weeks ago, I decided to put my name in the running for an executive position on the Arts and Science Students’ Union (as Don Cherry would say, the pinkos in Sid Smith!). I was told there was…
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What exactly are you running for?

Posted on: March 1, 2011 Last updated on: March 1, 2011 Written by: danielle.cadhit Comments: 2
“If I don’t even pay much attention to our own country’s elections, why should I bother with my school elections?” This is the common excuse that I have received when asking around about the upcoming end of year elections. I’m…
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The Truth is Out There: Turnitin.com

Posted on: March 30, 2010 Last updated on: March 30, 2010 Written by: Cynthia Comments: 11
While I was slaving working on an essay for a PoliSci class, this beauty dropped into my inbox*: Here’s the thing that bothered me: “TAs will not grade/return your paper if it is not also submitted online.” I have to…
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Making sense of the U of T elections

Posted on: March 8, 2010 Last updated on: March 8, 2010 Written by: Cynthia Comments: 0
You’ve seen the posters everywhere on campus – Vote for so-and-so! And somewhere in your subconscious, you probably realized there’s an election coming up at the University. But if you’re like me, you just don’t care. It has nothing to…
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