You might wake up every morning and feel like this. (I know the feeling, guys, believe me, I've had a nasty cold all week and even getting out of bed has been a struggle.) But even still, the reality is…
Stop the Presses! This just in: writing for a campus newspaper is easy
I remember the first article that I ever wrote for The Varsity. It was my first year of university and I had signed up for the Varsity News email list at UTSU's Clubs Day. (You can sign up at anytime…
Stop Stressing and Start Traveling: Advice from the Global Lounge
Bonjour (Hola, Hei, Hallo, Hej) Blogosphere, Last week, I promised a post on how to get yourself abroad, and how to perfect the art of wearing a beret in public. And I'm not one to skimp on my promises. My…
Your club, your way: How to start a student group on campus
Dear Blogosphere, I'm going to divulge a secret about myself: I've always felt that I was meant for greater things than the simple hum-drum life of a U of T undergraduate student. I dream of having fancy business cards, a…
Impersonating Zuckerberg: Lessons on faking it until you make it at CUTC
One of the lecture halls in the Medical Science building is illuminated with red spotlights and pumping with club music. It's approximately 9am on a Saturday, and if it weren't for the fact that the place is packed with keen…
Time to dust off your wheels…or at least it should be!
As I write this, I am looking out my kitchen window at yet another spring snowfall. When I decided to write a post this week about "springing" up your bike, I was confident that we had seen our last snow fall…
Food on my mind
I love good food and I love eating, but the problem I once had was that I never knew much about cooking. Yesterday, Cynthia checked in with U of T’s Culinary Arts Club and looked into some delicious and healthy…
Healthy Recipes with U of T’s Culinary Arts Club
On Friday, Shannon asked for healthy recipes, and I thought, who better to turn to than U of T's very own Culinary Arts Club! "I would suggest making chili - Chili is one of my favourite things to eat! It…
Workouch!
That hurt. My first encounter with Frosh Fit was a painful experience. As I type this, my biceps, thighs, abs, and calves are burning with the red-hot intensity of ten fiery suns. This may sound melodramatic, but I haven’t worked…
How to play squash on campus
This year, in my commitment to stay fit and get involved in physical activity on campus, I've tried activities I'd never imagined I could do. I've learned throws at Tae Kwon Do, gotten my groove on at Zumba, pumped iron…