I used to snowboard a lot in the winter. Ever since I was about six years old, I was out on the snow-hills and riding chairlifts. But once I came to university, I stopped. I guess I got busy. Always…
Things that make me anxious during mid-term season
It’s that festive time of year again when we celebrate the midpoint of the semester by donning our favourite sweats, while subjecting ourselves to sleep deprivation and massive amounts of studying. These rituals often take place collectively at Robarts or…
3 Places With Horrible WiFi Connections
I have a procrastination problem. Over the weekend, I picked over the top 10 hits on google.com under the search term “how to not procrastinate” for 15 minutes before I realized that I waste too much time online. This weekend,…
From Spectating to Participating: the time to get involved is now
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…
The Art of Forgiving Yourself
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Mahatma Gandhi We’ve all heard the expression “forgive and forget.” For most people, it seems, that expression only applies to other people. We’re supposed to give loved…
I’ve found my escape. What’s yours?
I love keeping myself busy with things I love doing, but sometimes living the 100-mile-an-hour student life takes its toll. I have this tendency to over-analyze and worry WAY too much about everything… so when there’s a whole bunch of…
How to manage post-exam stress
As we all know, exams are stressful. They take a semester's worth of knowledge and cram it all into a two or three hour session. For someone like me who isn't particularly fond of examinations (I much rather write final…
It’s Exam Time, So Take Care of Yourself!
It’s December! And we all know what that means… winter break! Yay! However, there’s just one small thing to do first … Exams. Yes, it makes me cringe every time I think about it. For most of us, exams are…
I’M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD…actually I should probably study instead.
When your eyeballs feel like they are about to dry up into prunes, and your legs are achy, and your wrists hurt, and you’ve finally finished that last paper of the term you should reward yourself. What do I do?…
Tech Trouble: Error Messages, Computer Crashes, and Corrupted Files
I had an assignment due last Friday that reminded me how horrible I am at solving tech troubles. My Word file wouldn’t open, my USB key wouldn’t mount, and my printer ran out of ink. I spent the night moving…