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Step 1: have a plan. Step 2: profit.

Being productive is good for our mental health. It’s even more rewarding to be productive when you’re completing an intentional and mapped out plan. Being a university student means we must have specific strategies for completing assignments all the time.…

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A Much Needed Break

It’s Reading Week!! YASSS! Mid-October to November is usually the busiest time during the semester, so a fall reading week is precisely what I needed in my life. Some of you lucky ones get to go home for the break,…

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Things you can do at libraries other than cry

As U of T students, we may not have much time, but we do have libraries. So, what do you do when your usual corner to cry in is taken? What do you do when you just can’t focus, when…

Indigenous Language Revitalization

One of the things that brought me to Toronto was to attend George Brown College for their American Sign Language and Deaf Studies program back in 2011. Many people—myself included, prior to taking that program—assume that there is a universal…

The “good enough” question

We have established that classroom interaction is important. But most of us are faced with the same problem -- what makes a question a good question? Any question is great because it clarifies something, but it’s even better when it’s…

An Online Course Adventure

With every new semester comes new challenges and experiences. This semester, I’m taking my first online course. To be honest, it wasn’t until this summer that I even knew that U of T offered online courses! It's had its challenges,…

Dealing with stressful weeks

Last week was one of those weeks – three exams and two midterms. And I was sick. You can imagine the stress. I like to look back and reflect on particularly stressful weeks mainly because it’s interesting how despite how…

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How Are You Feeling Today? ?

Welcome back from midterms. This was an immensely stressful week for me and I thank green tea, 30 minute naps, brisk walks, hot showers and study-focused playlists to help get me through writing over 4,500 words, intense note-taking and endless…

A New Take on Group Studying

When I think of studying in a group, I think about procrastinating and spending my time chatting rather than actually studying. However, my opinion changed this week when I attended an Academic Success Study Hub in the Koffler Student Services…

Online course groups: A savior or a sin?

Living in a digital world only makes it natural that you bring your laptops to class to enhance learning. It helps you take down notes, research during class, if required, revise and summarize notes. It seems right that you be…

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