I’m a history student, a newspaper editor and a blogger. Needless to say, I do a lot of writing and although I absolutely love it, it’s often difficult to come up with unique ideas that are both relevant and interesting.…
Looking for Allies In all the Right Places
Hello to all the lifeatuoft readers. I’m Desiree, and I will be blogging about a wide variety of student experiences on campus. As I walked to class the other day, passing by the faces of you, my fellow students, I wondered…
What’s on your running playlist?
Ok, readers. I think I can safely say that spring’s finally here. Yuck, I did see a few snow flakes this week, though…and also a few people wearing flip flops! For me, spring means making the switch from the treadmill…
Gettin’ Frosh Fitter
Thirty seconds of lunges. High-five Dara. Thirty seconds of bent-over band rows. High-five Dara. Repeat. Repeat. Jog to next station. Thirty seconds of mountain climbers. High-five Dara. Thirty seconds in plank position. High-five Dara. Repeat. Repeat. Jog to next station.…
Is working out better in the gym? The benefits of cardio machines
Readers, it probably won’t come as a shock to you that after getting my groove on at Zumba last week, it was tough to drag myself into the cardio room at Hart House. But, even though there are tons of…
Back on Track
Let’s rewind to the beginning of September. I don’t know about you, but the week before school I was pretty excited. With four months of summer turning my brain to mush, I was ready to conquer the next school year.…
Higher Learning and Low Rent
My mini fridge is an overachiever. Its ambition has rendered my grapefruit juice to slush, my milk to an ice block, my apples to icicles and my baba ganoush to a solid mass. I think it had dreams of being…
Bloodletting Yet No Miraculous Cures
For those who did not get the Vincent Lam allusion, just think of the title as a more collegiate way of saying “screwed”. Which many of us have been and will be during every midterm and exam season. The following,…
Lucy’s Life Rules
Making generalizations is an inevitable part of life. When I was still young and innocent, I used to pose Great Questions that I had thought were oh-so-intellectual, but as it turns out, the rest of the world (aka philosophers) had…