Have you ever walked around campus with all its bustling and hustling, and wondered where on St. George can you find a quiet spot to study, relax, or eat? I wondered too, and I polled the students who were interviewed…
How to manage your finances as a student
Image Source: http://sites.google.com/a/saline.k12.mi.us/early/study-bucks I find it incredibly tempting when I receive a large sum of money from OSAP at the beginning of each term to just spend it. After all, it seems like there's more than enough to cover tuition, so…
blogUT vs UpbeaT, ROUND 2, GO!
Happy Thursday! Contrary to the title, we're not actually going Rambo behind the scenes. Today in installment 2, we talk about the wonders of blogs and social media.
blogUT vs. UpbeaT, ROUND 1, GO!
Over the past week, I've had the pleasure of msn-ing the two editors of blogUT. Julia, Lori and I chatted about life as bloggers. So from today till Friday, I'll post our conversation in trilogy. Here's installment 1. Watch as I leave in the middle and leave the co-editors to fend for themselves.
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.
A Kaleidoscope of Student Experience in 3 days!
Ah, the mutlitude of student experiences, culminated into one week to drive a person insane! The Luncheon I started my week on Monday with an English take home exam being slapped down on my desk, with a 48-hour deadline. "I…
Uncensored: UTSG v. UTSC
I always hear it: "St. George campus is too difficult" or "UTSC is too much like a high school". Well, here it is! The uncensored perspectives of students who study at downtown St. George campus (UTSG) and Scarborough campus (UTSC),…
Arts Week, Next Week: uft haz artz o i didnt no
Have you been to 1 Spadina Crescent? I went once last year. On a random day. It looks ghostly from the outside, and I felt like an intruder (as it was particularly empty at the time). In first-year, part of…
“Uh, so what did I learn from humanities?” Mary gets a rock for Christmas
"So really, what's the point?" This is the question that creeps into my consciousness with frightening regularity. Particularly now that I'm finishing university and graduating with a specialist in history, without any palpable skills other than supposedly being able to…
A picture (or two), a flighty student, and a thousand words
It's easy for me to think of myself as being a little flighty. You could shack me up alone on an wooded island for a week, plunk me down in the middle of Calcutta, or place me in the dusty…