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…
And So It Begins!
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…
Why I love U of T
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.…
Give me a W!
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.…
Mmmmm…books!
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…
The Bound Paper Thingy Affair
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…
Sciences vs. humanities: A debate after class
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 &…
U of T: The inception
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…
Volunteering: Boon or Bane?
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,…
Replace my body with bits of metal: into the future
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…