Student Life – Page 62 – Life @ U of T

A 5,700KM Journey… and then some

Travelling has always been a dream near and dear to me. More specifically, going to the United Kingdom. Figuratively speaking, one can easily imagine going Europe as stepping into a storybook. You’ve had mighty Kings and glorious Queens, knights, and…

How to Make Extra Money As A Student ???

Part of being a student is the inevitability of checking your bank account, hoping to have enough to make ends meet. While there are numerous opportunities to apply for grants, scholarships and loans, sometimes it’s just not enough. Toronto is…

CCP Comics: What it REALLY means to volunteer?

#BellLetsTalk about why it’s so hard to talk

This Wednesday was Bell Let’s Talk Day, an annual mental illness and mental health awareness campaign. The peer health educators of the HealthyU Crew's Mental Health Team ran two live programs for Bell Let’s Talk Day. In the Sidney Smith…

A man runs down a road, away from the camera. He's out of focus and the texture of the road is close-up.

What I’ve Learned about Exercise and Mental Health

In honor of #letstalk, this week’s post will be about the correlation between exercise and good mental health. In my own experiences with depression, I’ve found that exercise gives me a space to focus, to care for myself, and to…

Talk to your profs: Beyond the course

I’m in my third year now and I don’t know if the existential crisis has hit you yet but it’s been pretty real for me. It’s terrifying to think about how we’re going to be out of this routine soon.…

Booking a Research Consultation

It’s the end of January, which for humanities students means only one thing, essay season is approaching. In light of upcoming deadlines, one of my International Relations professors invited a librarian from Graham Library, to give a talk on conducting…

Making alone time your own time

Last week I wrote about the importance of positive self talk, and I realized there’s another aspect of my day to day life that I should approach with a more optimistic outlook, and that is the aspect of loneliness. There…

Photo of lined paper with the words "Reflection, Skills, Support"

Building Resilience

Throughout my time in university, I have heard the word "resilience" on countless occasions. Whether it was my psychology class discussing the importance of resilience in overcoming difficult situations, examining the resilience of a leading character of a novel, or…

Bring on the Tutus: My First Ballet Class

This week I went to my first ballet class of the semester! (Well, technically it’s the second class, but my first one because I missed last week’s.) It takes place at the Athletic Centre through their Sport and Rec programs,…

Category: Student Life (page 62)