With the Student Life Community Crew, The Ethics, Society and Law Students’ Association, The Underwear Club, Work-Study at the School of Public Policy and Governance, a service learning placement in the winter and a more-than-full course load—to say that I’ve…
Embracing Fall
Fall, autumn, whatever you want to call it – I absolutely love the weather during this time of year. There’s nothing like feeling that warm sun on your face as the cool, crisp air refreshes your senses. Fall is the…
The “Best” Me?
Lately, or at least since the school year started, I’ve been going to bed by reviewing the day I’ve had. Time and time again, I've been find myself coming back to the same question of if I'm being the best…
UTSU’s Got YOU Covered (For a variety of health and dental things)!
The last few weeks of lectures have made me realize something important: I’m in dire need of an eye exam. But, with the cost of tuition and books, campus food, and a Metropass, how am I going to afford an…
Study Saint? (Not this guy)
Strategic studying, my comrades; this is your word of the week (heck, it should be your word of the year), and even though this blog post will cover the topic of strategic studying, I myself have only recently begun to…
Tweeting your way to student engagement
Are you on Twitter? If not, you should be. To me Twitter is more than just another dumb social network (although it can totally seem like it sometimes) but a way for a person to stay constantly informed and up-to-date…
getting my bbq on.
WARNING: this post does contain Carly Rae Jepsen and Owl Man, please proceed with caution. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agluuflcpos First off, welcome to all our new bloggers! Looking forward to working with all of you! 🙂 If you're like me, you like…
Day Use Lockers — A Practical Remedy for Book Hoarding
I used to live ten minutes from off campus, but last April my family moved out of town to greener pastures. I got alot of “the commutes going to kill you” and “you’ll be wishing you never moved after you…
4th Year Courses > 1st Year Courses
In first year, all my classes had over 100 students, generic content and little to no room for creativity and individuality. Intro to Philosophy, Intro to English, Intro to Writing Essays….get the pattern? Introductory courses usually attempt to give you…
H(e)art House
While I’ve previously talked about finding myself, what I’m studying and how my college has helped me come to terms with who I am and what I hope to do, one of the places on campus that had an important…