Our learned professor was trying to hold forth about 1.) Parody of novelistic conventions 2.) Demonstration on the limits of language and 3.) The medieval tradition of ‘learned wit’ The two girls beside me were discussing 1.) some…
It’s a Jungle In Here: The Barebones of the UofT Governance
I used to say to people that I really couldn’t care less about politics. Somehow, unlike my best friend, history major and pre-law, arguing and taking sides just never turned me on (intellectually). So I never bothered, because I figured,…
Hello CUPPIES! or ‘I TOTALLY MET JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN’
We had pretty low self-esteem when we boarded the plane to Saskatoon. “We” are one of the many many campus newspapers from U of T, and we knew the facts when we made our way towards the annual nation wide…
(Why Didn’t I Know About) The Centre for Women and Trans People
Well, people, U of T has a place called the Centre for Women and Trans People, all the way on the Spadina side of life; specifically at 563 Spadina Avenue, in the North Borden Building. Kind of by New College.…
Men of Movember
I think I chose the worst time possible to start up a regular blog for u of t. This semester alone, my sister got married, my friend has moved into my basement and, on Nov. 18th, my grandpa died. Each…
The First Family Now Looks Like My Family
…and not just in term of skin colour. They’ve got a Mom, two girls and a Dad, like mine. The only difference is that their Dad is going to be the next president, and mine did not live to see…
I Boogaloo-ed Electrically
Chris Berube (host of 89.5 CIUT’s Electric Boogaloo, fourth year U of T student and all around fabulous personage of the most stellar kind) offered me free cake. This is a picture of him right here. He looks like…
How to Build Relationships Based on Rare Encounters
Quick! "UofT students are disconnected from one another, and there's no sense of community whatsoever." True or false? If all test questions at UofT were this easy, I'd be well on my way to medical school by now*. While I…
Mais oui – you too can speak French on campus!
I’m not going to lie - it’s very scary to find yourself a participant amidst a large group of people sitting in a circle and speaking French. I’ve been in Toronto for six years, and have found many opportunities to speak…