Over the last few weeks, I’ve noticed a marked upping of the number of layers I’m putting on before leaving home. With my winter jacket and UGG boots on, I can’t help but feel… WINTER IS COMING. I don’t know…
Like, Love, Winter
My fellow international students: In the coming months, you are going to embark on one of the most exciting — and altogether terrifying journeys of your life — your first great Canadian winter! And while my title may leave you…
Indulge…in a campus spa day
Readers, how was Reading Week? Did any of you take advantage of the (fingers crossed) last dump of snow and go for a skate or a cross-country ski? Instead of spending my Reading Week writing my sociology paper, I had…
!! SNOW !!
For the past two years, we Torontonians have seen little to no snow. There has scantly been enough snowfall in the past two winters to build a snowman with a stature even close to that of an average human. The…
Fly the coop, it’s winter break!
When I was 10 years old I had two turkeys. I named them Fred and Ethel because I was mildly obsessed with "I Love Lucy" that year. That and they kind of looked like Fred and Ethel. I used to…
It’s crunch-time! Staying physically active during exams
Frozen fingers, frozen toes, and it seems, a frozen commitment to staying active as a busy student. Yes, I'm hanging my head in shame. Several times this month (urgh...daily), I've taken the subway from St. George to Spadina Station to…
Loading up for winter!
Winter! A time for frolicking in the landscape, making angels in the snow, drinking hot cocoa and marshmallow by the fireplace... Or as most commuter students can probably sympathize, carrying an extra load of stuff to and from school. I…