It's funny how things always happen to me while I’m eating lunch. Unfortunately, this time it started because I couldn’t eat lunch — I had foolishly forgotten to pack a fork! Recalling that Gerstein’s UnderStudy Café is a delightful source…
Say no to bird courses; say yes to academic idealism
"You study hard now, get good average, get into medical school and become a doctor. You don't make the grades — secretary!" As I reiterated these words from my professor to my counsellor, she was aghast at the harshness and…
Out of the whirlpool, into the rapids: Yikes! Grad school applications
There are many different kinds of movement. There's involuntary movement, kinetic movement, the Dada movement, and my personal favourite, lateral movement. In particular, I'm referring to undergraduate lateral movement: the academic eddy sustained by the depthless pool also known as…
Major problems, minor headache relief
A lot of students change their majors. To my knowledge, anyway. You know, common tales of frivolous humanities students bouncing between Greek Mythology Expertise and 11th-Century Novels Written Backwards, neither program enough to get us a parent-pleasing job nowadays*. It…
Life as a periodic lab rat
If you ask me, life as an undergraduate isn't really complete until you've served as a lab rat for one of the many research experiments going on in a university. And where better to give back (not that we don't…
U of Tweet (And Other Communication)
Have you ever thought about how much time you spend at U of T? Well, did you know, in one year at U of T, you spend approximately 420 hours in lectures? Times that by four years and you spend…
What is your MBTI type?
The MBTI. It's very likely that you've seen this name somewhere before, even if it was in the deepest corner of your unconscious realm, manifesting itself as the typical Quarter-Life Crisis, and the accompanying sense of Panic as a result…
U of T Farmers’ Market
Until last week I had never questioned why, several years ago, one February morning before 9 a.m., I was able to buy a warm, round, and crusty loaf of walnut-raisin bread in the University College foyer. A table had been set…
Thy Studies: Tactile and Worthwhile, in theory
By now, diligent, vigilant followers, you have read Fariya’s post on learning styles. Sometime in elementary school, we had to take a written test to determine our learning styles, for what purpose I am not sure. This did not result in…
The Career Centre’s Extern Job Shadowing Program
Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers! Hope Turkey Day is turkey-ful, or, if you're vegetarian, food-ful! As I'm enjoying this wonderful, school-free day (not really - I'm actually trying to finish my notes for my test next week, and trying to get…