Our Community Crew Captain, Abdullah, posted the most honest, groundbreaking tweet that I've seen in my 5 months here at Student Life: is there a tumblr called selfies at robarts? because there should be one. — Life@UofT St. George (@lifeatuoft)…
A student’s experience studying abroad in Central Europe
The University of Toronto provides students with a plethora of unique and interesting learning opportunities, many of which can quite literally be considered "once in a lifetime". One learning opportunity I unfortunately never pursued during my time as an undergraduate…
Outgoing Advice
It's 2:47 AM, Sun Airway's "Put The Days Away” is blasting into my eardrums and I'm attempting to write a deep and meaningful post for you all to read, start this semester off with a bang, you know? Truth is, I…
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…
Podcasts; a commuter’s best friend!
I received a lot of positive feedback for my post last week, Surviving the Winter: Tips for Commuters, and seeing as how a vast majority of U of T students are in fact commuter students, I figured I might as…
Surviving the Winter: Tips for Commuters
You may have noticed some changes on campus recently. It's a lot colder than it was a mere few weeks ago, it's also a lot darker with the sun pretty much setting as we sit in our late afternoon classes...…
A 5th year: should you do it?
With the school year in full swing, many of my upper year readers may be beginning to think about what it is you want to do after you graduate, or - perhaps more specifically for 4th year students - where…
New online course evaluations: what you need to know
As you may or may not know (but you'll soon be an expert) the University of Toronto is implementing online course evaluations this year, replacing the old paper forms. This topic is especially pertinent as the end of term is…
Turning an idea into reality (and how)!
Last week I wrote about the various funding opportunities available at the university to assist you in getting your ideas some financial support. This week I'd like to share my own experiences in turning an idea into a reality, offering…
Your ideas are worth spreading (and funding)!
It's midterm season and that means you're probably spending countless hours of your precious youth reading, studying, and re-reading your textbooks/notes/lecture slides in a desperate effort to get that all-important "A" on your first bout of midterms/assignments. While this time of…