"Hey, do you want some?" It was second year and I was sitting in Sid Smith when a girl I knew opened her purse and took out her caffeine pills. "I also have some other stuff, you know, day time…
How to lose friends and alienate people, U of T style
Move over Toby Young, and let U of T students demonstrate how it's actually done. As proud members of the self-proclaimed "Harvard of the North", we take the concept and practice of "survival of the fittest" to a whole new…
You can say “SEX” at U of T
This week is 'Sexual Awareness Week' at U of T. We have a Sexual Awareness Week! :O Well, see... I went to a Catholic High School, despite not being Catholic, so I never had condoms handed to me upon entering…
Summer Job Search
When I went home for the break in February, my father and I had a discussion about summer jobs. As someone who is looking for both skill development and money, he pointed out that this is the time to be…
Lost: A Small Notebook that is Green and Wonderful
I had a little green notebook once and I loved it. It was for my history class. It had everything in it that I needed. Every class. All the points the professor made. Everything. Over reading week I’d begun to…
On the Chopping Block
When I heard about the upcoming Reading Week, you could imagine my relief. Somehow, February seems so busy, that Reading Week was the oasis in the desert – the opportunity to go home, hang out with my brothers, watch a…
PoSt Selection: how to get through it without dying [Part I]
(Note: this is by far the longest entry I have written for UpbeaT, but I strongly feel that all information here is pertinent to your future health, happiness and sanity, so please bear with me--you won't regret it) (Note Note:…
I iz in Montreal
You are sitting in on a comfy hotel couch in a classy classy city. - ACTIONS: >>> pee. you had too much tea at your uncle's house. - >>> rather, get up and pee. don't pee on the couch. -…
Not Very Upbeat at the Moment
Last... Thursday, I attended an entrepreneurship lecture entitled “"Exploring the opportunities and challenges of starting and managing a video games studio" by Tom Frencel, a U of T computer science graduate and president of Capybara Games Inc. I ran to…
Are YOU getting some?
Sleep, I mean. (Chuckles to myself) This afternoon, realizing that I could resist it no more, I took a nap. Wrapped up in my huge comforter and feeling the coolness of my Egyptian cotton sheets against my skin, I realized…