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The introductory slide for the presentation at the Hart House event-planing workshop

Participating In An Event-Planning Workshop

I attended an event planning workshop at Hart Hart House last Friday, which I registered for through the Career Learning Network. It was led by Marco Adamovic (Coordinator, Integrating Learning and Community Engagement) and it consisted of both a presentation…

Picture of my archaeological dig site, which I did for ARH306. Caption: Dabbling in archaeology in first-year

The Changing Faces of “Success”

I've found that the tricky thing about defining "success" is how often the idea of success changes. I'm willing to argue that others have this same issue. Sure, people can associate success with money, health, academic marks, and other broad…

How to Save Money at University

When I chose to attend U of T I knew it wouldn't be cheap, but my young adolescent self didn’t consider the woes of rent costs, hydro bills and trips home. With the neighbourhood of Yorkville adjacent to my first-year…

Halloween at U of T

Celebrating the small stuff It's finally October. There's a chill in the air and a spooky undertone to everything I do. Regular coffee no longer exists - I only have eyes for artificially flavoured pumpkin-themed beverages. I'm considering getting an…

Jenny Blackbird's collection of orange shirt beadings

Commemorating Orange Shirt Day

She:koli! In this post I wanted to talk about the beading workshop that I went to last week. It was hosted by the Ciimaan/Kahuwe'ya/Qajaq (CKQ) collective at the Centre for Indigenous Studies. CKQ is a group that is dedicated to…

Gaming daily

Navigating the sweet middle ground between supplementing free time with video games and falling into gaming addiction can be tough to do. Gaming had an adverse effect on my academics in high school, so I haven't really regularly gamed since 11th…

Leaders of U of T

Let’s talk about leadership and show each other what it means.

The Event Chronicles: URSSU and Jennifer Keesmaat

Between classes and studying this past Monday, I heard about the event, “Our City, Our Future: Students in Conversation with Jennifer Keesmaat," held by the Urban Studies Student Union (URSSU) that evening. As someone (maybe the only person) who’s interested in…

Hart House has a Farm?? – Equinox Trip

"Can I have S'more, please?"

A picture of the inside of the Debate Room at Hart House

Hart House Debate Club: A New Equity Policy

This week, I learned about an initiative on campus that aims to foster a more equitable space for our diverse student population. Through being a part of the larger blogger team at Student Life, I learned about a new Equity…

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