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Tag: history (page 2)

Looking back at U of T

Posted on: June 11, 2014 Last updated on: June 10, 2014 Written by: amie Comments: 6
Hi all! My name is Amie and I’m going to be the photoblogger for the next year! I’m a third year student studying History and Material Culture. I love history a lot and since U of T was founded in…
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And So It Begins!

Posted on: September 13, 2013 Last updated on: September 13, 2013 Written by: stephen Comments: 2
Well, the first week has been off to a good start, albeit a little bit hectic. (#firstdaystories How was your week?) It’s funny how things turn out, really. Here’s what happened to me: I have one course this semester. I…
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Why I love U of T

Posted on: February 13, 2013 Last updated on: February 19, 2013 Written by: Matteo Comments: 0
With Valentine’s Day on our collective consciousness I thought that now would be an ideal time to share with all of you the things I love about the institution I have dedicated the past five years of my life to.…
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Give me a W!

Posted on: March 7, 2011 Last updated on: March 7, 2011 Written by: Lori Comments: 0
And then an o-m-a-n. That’s right, woman! March 8th is International Women’s Day. And there has never been a better time to celebrate our presence on campus. The long history of female progression within the university hierarchy is a great story.…
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Mmmmm…books!

Posted on: January 6, 2011 Last updated on: January 6, 2011 Written by: Lori Comments: 0
I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday! I did. The best thing about the break was that I finally had some spare time to read for pleasure. I love reading. I read all genres, whatever the book – as long as…
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The Bound Paper Thingy Affair

Posted on: November 11, 2010 Last updated on: November 11, 2010 Written by: Lori Comments: 1
Empress Irene was playing hard to get. I had been trying in vain to research this stealthy 8th century ruler of the Byzantine Empire for five days and I was coming up empty handed. Last year I had gone on…
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Sciences vs. humanities: A debate after class

Posted on: November 25, 2009 Last updated on: November 25, 2009 Written by: Mary Comments: 3
I was walking home last week with a classmate. We got into a lively debate after he told me that he didn’t really see the point in studying the humanities. Yes, I am currently completing my B.Sc. through Ecology &…
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U of T: The inception

Posted on: November 11, 2009 Last updated on: November 11, 2009 Written by: Mary Comments: 4
Setting: Upper Canada, town of York. Early 1827. It is winter and it is cold. From a bird’s-eye view, the town is a barely discernible band along the north shore of Lake Ontario, surrounded by a patchwork of farmers’ fields, themselves enveloped by dark…
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Volunteering: Boon or Bane?

Posted on: April 1, 2009 Last updated on: April 1, 2009 Written by: Mary
2006. Holding butterfly nets in the Financial District. 5 a.m.: A flutter between my cupped hands, and a slight beating of feathered wings. In my hands I hold a little bird. It’s a good thing my friend is so persuasive,…
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Replace my body with bits of metal: into the future

Posted on: March 18, 2009 Last updated on: March 18, 2009 Written by: Mary
I am slowly becoming Darth Vader.  It’s not just that I knocked my teeth out in a bicycling accident and had to replace them with titanium implants. It’s not the molar fillings, either. It’s not even that both my tonsils and…
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