It is that time of year again, and, after much anticipation, Reading Week is nearly upon us. To celebrate, I suggest getting out of Toronto in some fashion, and my post this week is going to be about two popular…
Watch out for flying arrows…it’s Valentine’s Day Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is Valentine's day and I have to ask, what do you do if cupid's arrow misses your hind quarters and you are left alone and jaded on this most commercial of holidays. Well why not call on U of T's very own…
What does it all meme?
Student life at U of T has recently embarked on a campaign determined to get us thinking about the things that bring us joy here! And of course, like any campaign worth talking about and sharing, they're asking that you…
Celebrating Aboriginal Awareness Week and the Indigenous Writers Gathering at U of T
One of my favourite times of the school year is Aboriginal Awareness Week. It sort of feels like a holiday soiree happening between classes, when surprises, feasts and fun are around every corner at First Nations House. On Tuesday, I…
Let’s make something amazing! #joyatuoft
So, last Monday at around 10 a.m. after a very late night and a very early morning, my restless pursuit of coffee through the Bahen Centre was met with this: YES. It was like MY DREAMS HAD COME TRUE: my very own…
Someone’s Watching You…
OK, everyone uses them. If they say they don’t, then they are lying. What am I talking about? Social media sites, most commonly Facebook and Twitter. My first observation about these two infernal time-wasters is that my spell check in…
UofT Students Take to the Streets!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy0CJQxPSNw
Enter the Dragon…my first Chinese New Year’s Party
On a rainy September night, I drove to Pearson and waited in the terminal for five hours. This wasn’t an exercise in patience, I was waiting for the international student my family is hosting to disembark from her flight from…
To be sick, or not to be sick, that is the question
Last week, I was sick. Upon coming home from school, I walked to my bed and passed out. Physically-deficient and mentally-drained, my poor health was legitimized by a doctor's note saying that I would not be back until this week.…
Get ready for summer!
I know. It's cold and there's a little bit of snow out there, and we are only a couple of weeks into this new semester, but, it is really time to start thinking about, if not planning, what you are…