In a Globe & Mail article, “University Report Card 2012 Rankings”, the University of Toronto received a D for work/play balance, making it the lowest ranked university in the country. I, to be honest, do not get this at all.…
Goodbyes, hellos, and an invitation: UpbeaT makes its seasonal shift
Hello everyone: Chris Garbutt here, manager of the UpbeaT project at Student Life. You've probably read all the goodbye posts from this year's bloggers. It's been a great year at UpbeaT. Week after week, our bloggers told you about the…
On The Summer Job Hunt…
Don’t allow yourselves to be fooled by how miserably grey it looks outdoors – summer will soon be upon us. Well, by “summer”, I mean the end of the 2010-2011 school year. And with the end of this semester comes,…
The kids are alright!
Hello student lifers! Here’s the thing about campus in the summer: it looks the same, it sounds the same, but it just doesn’t feel the same. This being my third summer on campus-ish (first summer I lived on campus, second I took…
Guest Post – There’s More to School than Books!
As we wait for the return of our regular bloggers in mid-September, we have invited a number of people to guest blog for us. Our first post is from Asma Desai. By Asma Desai End of summer is fast approaching…
A Diary in Pictures: Day(s) in the Life of an Intern
Since I started my job, a lot of people have asked me what is it that I do when I come in in the morning. Apart from my Weekly Wednesday post, what happens in my day? Well, I'm glad you asked, so today's post is all about me. ME. A day in the life of an intern. Why don't we start from the very beginning?
Cynthia's Day at the Office
Every morning, I wake up at 6:50am, take a shower, brush my teeth... oh wait. Not interesting? Okay. Let's fast forward a bit.
The end that is no end at all
Oh, sweet summer. The cicadas droning from somewhere near a bone-dry tree, leaves clapping in the breeze. Blades of grass tickling the skin while lying prostrate in the park. That sleep-inducing late afternoon haze. It was only weeks ago that…
Come Fly With Me, Lets Fly, Lets Fly Away…
Time to rock the world, my fellow students! I remember the first time I heard about studying abroad. I googled all the awesome summer courses for U of T students, and hooked myself onto studying Criminology in England. Every year, Woodsworth…
Ripped, Revised, Résumé-d
You need a summer job. Can't you feel it? The impending sinking feeling when you log on to your ROSI account and a horrendous number in bold, bright red appears, reminding you that you are broke, and need to pay…
UofT Library Saga Part III: So You Want a Part-time Library Job
Yes, you've probably all been through it: the dreadful process of struggling to find a part-time job (dun dun dun). What drives me nuts is how people always say that there are "tons" of jobs out there, as if employers…