Student life at U of T has recently embarked on a campaign determined to get us thinking about the things that bring us joy here! And of course, like any campaign worth talking about and sharing, they're asking that you…
BIG SMILES
Guess what Upbeaters? I’m totally high…on life right now! I just had a birthday and thanks to Facebook and hand held cellular devices (and email and phone calls and snail mails)…my incredible community of friends and family made me feel…
Celebrating Aboriginal Awareness Week and the Indigenous Writers Gathering at U of T
One of my favourite times of the school year is Aboriginal Awareness Week. It sort of feels like a holiday soiree happening between classes, when surprises, feasts and fun are around every corner at First Nations House. On Tuesday, I…
Let’s make something amazing! #joyatuoft
So, last Monday at around 10 a.m. after a very late night and a very early morning, my restless pursuit of coffee through the Bahen Centre was met with this: YES. It was like MY DREAMS HAD COME TRUE: my very own…
Someone’s Watching You…
OK, everyone uses them. If they say they don’t, then they are lying. What am I talking about? Social media sites, most commonly Facebook and Twitter. My first observation about these two infernal time-wasters is that my spell check in…
Exhale the Bad and Learn to Deal: Mindfulness Health Workshop
Ok. Inhale. Exhale. And inhale again, wait, now exhale. Phew! Do you ever feel like you can’t breathe because you have so much to do, and you don’t know how to just deal (metaphorically speaking)? SBA is hosting a Mindfulness…
Driving Me Crazy
A few weeks ago as I was driving to campus I got a flat tire. Two days later my car overheated as I was driving home from school. The total cost for repairs came close to one $1,000.00. This was…
UofT Students Take to the Streets!
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Volleybutt de-atrophication?!
Okay, I'm going to share a story I know many of you can relate to. Tuesday was one of those days, one of those very, very long days that never seem to end. I spent 14 hours away from my…
Enter the Dragon…my first Chinese New Year’s Party
On a rainy September night, I drove to Pearson and waited in the terminal for five hours. This wasn’t an exercise in patience, I was waiting for the international student my family is hosting to disembark from her flight from…