I was sitting in a hallway the other day waiting for my prof’s office hours to begin when another person sat down beside me. We got to talking and when I told her that my college was Woodsworth she immediately…
The morning workout (and why it’s worth a shot)
I never used to be a morning person. Each year as summer approached, I looked forward to the days of no alarms and lying in bed for as long as I felt like. A typical morning went something like this:…
Indigenous Weekend, Hurray!
This week I’m writing more on a personal note in regards to an event that I attended over this past weekend. Being a First Nations student here at U of T I like to be involved with the First Nations…
October Is…
Conveniently (almost too much so), while I was feeling down about myself, a friend of mine was hosting a mental health talk and so I decided to check it out. It was both enlightening and humbling, to say the…
The Squirrels of U of T
My first blog post! On a blog that I know people actually read! Hello everyone, My name is Ishita and I’m going to be a blogger for Life @ U of T this year (like you couldn’t figure that out…
Learn about the world, courtesy of U of T!
If you're like me, the idea of travelling the world is both a fascinating and daunting thing to comprehend. Who doesn't want to travel a bit, learn about a new culture, broaden their perspective, see some exotic locations and meet…
UTSU Emergency Townhall Meeting
On Tuesday, September 25th, the University of Toronto Students' Union held a town hall meeting in MSB 2158 to solicited feedback on a response paper to the Ministry's new discussion paper on the future of pse. Here are some tweets from the event.
Yes, I’m crying. Why do you ask?
Sometimes the best thing you can do about school is cry. I mean it. When you have three papers due within three days and your brain refuses to construct a single coherent sentence, crying is perhaps the only thing…
Being Peter Parker
With the Student Life Community Crew, The Ethics, Society and Law Students’ Association, The Underwear Club, Work-Study at the School of Public Policy and Governance, a service learning placement in the winter and a more-than-full course load—to say that I’ve…
Embracing Fall
Fall, autumn, whatever you want to call it – I absolutely love the weather during this time of year. There’s nothing like feeling that warm sun on your face as the cool, crisp air refreshes your senses. Fall is the…