I have this theory that the Faculty of Arts & Science, like the plethora of technological advancements that continue to seep into our everyday lives, is almost always trying to make things less complicated but almost always ends up achieving…
Feeling ROMantic about the library
Ah, spring. Season of love. Season of infatuation. Season of fluttering hearts and wistful glances. True to the time of year, I've been scribbling love notes everywhere. All over my binder, throughout my notes, on the inside of my palm: I ❤…
Am I a monster every day of the week? Harnessing your inner Hulk
Long before Beyoncé had Sasha Fierce, my studies at U of T helped me craft an alter-ego of my own: Monster Fariya. She developed from my love of Monster energy drinks, which I seem to consume effortlessly when I am…
The keener’s perspective on doing stuff at U of T
"I feel like I missed out on undergrad." I said it out loud to no one in particular and was overcome by a fleeting moment of emptiness before being yanked back to reality. It was Saturday night and my friend…
The bugs are back! Toronto Entomologists’ Association’s Student Symposium.
Soon they will be back. They are starting to wake up again. Pulling themselves out of sleepy, snow-covered cocoons where they spent the winter. Emerging from between crevices in ice-encrusted bark. Eating their way out of eggs and onto the leaves…
The Truth is Out There: Turnitin.com
While I was slaving working on an essay for a PoliSci class, this beauty dropped into my inbox*: Here's the thing that bothered me: "TAs will not grade/return your paper if it is not also submitted online." I have to…
How to stay at U of T for longer than 4 years: the Victory Lap!
So you love U of T so much that you just can't seem to register yourself for convocation. While this is probably not the major determining factor for most students who end up taking the glorious "victory lap" (euphemism for…
Is my career goal a case of too many eggs in one basket?
Recently, many of our lifeatuoft writers have been talking about the future - fears about graduation, about not being sure what do after being "thrust out of the womb" of U of T*, about what career path to pursue. A…
Bugging out about Hart House Craft Night
I wouldn't normally associate insects and crafting, but I recently made a friend in one of my EEB classes who is also into knitting, sewing and making crafts. We decided, while making hymenoptera collections, to venture out last night to see…
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I don't think there was another question I was asked more often as a child. I still get that even now, only the "grow up" bit has been replaced with "graduate." Or, if you're the aunt who doesn't like me…