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Wen-Do: My Absolute Favourite Event

Last year, I organized a Wen-Do Women's Self Defence workshop, and it was the most empowering experience of my life. Self defence is so much more than martial art moves, and I don't exaggerate when I say the workshop changed…

Wave mechanics: a colorful, pattern of waves against a black backdrop

A Wallflower’s Perspective: Conflict Resolution

I'm a big fan of being part of a team. Or rather, I'm a big fan of collaboration. Of course, it's nice to finish a challenging lab project by yourself or lead an important presentation on your own. The sense of gratification…

Exploring Online Identity Through LinkedIn

A realistic portrayal of my LinkedIn experience

I'm about as good at operating LinkedIn as my grandmother is at using Facebook. To put it simply, I'm not the best at LinkedIn, which is why I attended the LinkedIn Lab workshop at the Career Centre. I recently made a profile a few months ago when I realized that building an online brand is extremely important when finding a job. It's kind of unfortunate: young professionals nowadays need a solid resume, a unique LinkedIn profile, a blog, and a good online footprint in order to get a job, while other professionals who didn't grow up with the Internet just needed a good resume.

On Missing Class

One of the things I love most about university is the independence. Unlike in high school, you don't need to ask anyone's permission when you want to go to the washroom or get a drink. You also typically don't get…

Oh no, Class Presentations

Sweaty palms. Shaking hands. S-s-stuttering voice. Look up and speak. But nothing comes out of my mouth. That is my worst fear when it comes to class presentations. I dreaddd public speaking. Seriously. I dread it and have spent the…

The Luxury of Sleep

Last night I slept for 8 hours… …and I didn’t feel guilty! Sleep has not been an easy thing to for me to do these past couple of weeks. Not because I can’t sleep, but because I have to stay…

Blackboard Notification: your lecture has been cancelled

"Hello, there will be no class this morning, I am sorry for the last minute announcement." -Professor Probably the best email to wake up to, right? Especially the morning after the most draining math exam of all time, and a…

Reflecting on Midterm Season

My favourite thing about the first few weeks of March is that it falls right in between midterm season and finals season. This is the optimal time to reflect on the study patterns you exhibited during midterm season to help you determine the…

Interior of the Hart House Committees Room. In the foreground: a large, wooden table sits in the center with chairs surrounding it. In the background, the two windows of the room are streaming sunlight in.

Getting Involved: Hart House Standing Committees

During my first year I signed up for more clubs and groups’ newsletters than I ever had intention of actually joining (or really even cared about). Aside from that new-kid-desperately-wanting-to-make-friends feeling that I’m sure everyone who’s ever been a first…

Networking is Getting a Little Easier

A wordle of job-related words — Job-related words... get it? Picture via Pixabay

So, networking is something I’ve always struggled with. I’m afraid people will think I’m trying to schmooze. I’m afraid of awkward silences. I’m, overall, a very self-conscious person when it comes to networking. However, after going to workshops and networking events—mainly because of my Career Centre Student Blogger job—networking is starting to get a little easier every time.

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