A past blogger has probably mentioned this already but just to be sure I want to start off by explaining that each blogger here on the Student Life Community Crew actually represent different programs and areas at the University of…
in which the classroom is bigger than we anticipated
I think it's safe to say we’re settling into steady routines. Our daily pathways are gradually becoming our only pathways; whether it be to or from class, work, home, the library or the food truck. We’re all just moving along. The same…
3 Places With Horrible WiFi Connections
I have a procrastination problem. Over the weekend, I picked over the top 10 hits on google.com under the search term “how to not procrastinate” for 15 minutes before I realized that I waste too much time online. This weekend,…
Put your phone down: Excessive texting and phony emotional support
Despite group study sessions, project collaborations and other similar forms of encouragement by professors to increase interaction in the classroom, the bulk of our academic work is done in isolation. In fact, some of the most anxiety-provoking tasks –such as…
Take A Walk
With this new blog came commitment, and with commitment came a well-organized action plan to tackle my new lifestyle change. And it was an easy task—I just had to: • Get acquainted with the Hart House gym and the Athletic…
Tackling Tutorial In An Arts Degree
I had my first tutorial session last week. Being in my final year of an arts degree, tutorials are nothing new to me, but they still can fill me with a certain amount of anxiety. It seems every year I…
A Whole Brave New World
For those of you who have been following this blog for a while now, (and props if you were one of the few who helped pioneer the #StartUofT trend into what it is today!) you might remember my introduction post when…
Speak Up. Speak Out. Dig In. Dig Deep.
In high school, I remember a close friend getting an admissions package for some university that had the slogan, “Speak up. Speak out. Dig in. Dig deep. Make it count, "emblazoned on the front. I hadn’t applied there but I…
Conned Hall
The smell of poutine food trucks up and down St George Street? Those students still up at 4:30 am on their 5th coffee at Robarts studying? The lineups (literally) out the door at the Bloor and Bedford Tim Hortons? I…
in which we practically slay the 6-9PM monster.
One of the greatest challenges a UofT student will encounter is the 6-9PM monster of a class. These condensed blocks of class will save on commuting time, and maybe even free up days in the week for other activities. Efficiency,…