It seems that when it comes to the good parts of life, we are always running out of time. Even when I was a little kid and thought that tying enough helium balloons to my arms would make me fly,…
Yes We Can – next year
You know how the beginning of every school year brings that feeling of childish hope, that…
U of T Radio: Money Money Money
Chris is an undergrad who wears bowties and sweaters and threatens to leave a trail of energy on the floor behind him. I work two days a week behind a desk at CIUT and when I hear the sound of…
UpbeaT in the summer
Hi all, this is Chris Garbutt, the project manager for the UpbeaT student life blog. Thanks for reading all year! Now that the school year is drawing to a close, our UpbeaT bloggers will be taking a well-deserved break beginning…
A Kaleidoscope of Student Experience in 3 days!
Ah, the mutlitude of student experiences, culminated into one week to drive a person insane! The Luncheon I started my week on Monday with an English take home exam being slapped down on my desk, with a 48-hour deadline. "I…
Volunteering: Boon or Bane?
2006. Holding butterfly nets in the Financial District. 5 a.m.: A flutter between my cupped hands, and a slight beating of feathered wings. In my hands I hold a little bird. It's a good thing my friend is so persuasive,…
New College, The Window Student Newspaper: The Meeting
Editor In Chief Layout Copy Editor Me Other Section Editor Business Manager “Hey, are those girls still mad? You know, the one’s who wrote those articles that J. stuck notes to at the end?” “I still think I was…
How to NOT panic about life after graduation
"I'm so annoyed, so edgy, and just...so worried!" whispered my friend vehemently as we sat together in the library, studying hard for an upcoming midterm. "Everyone's heard back from them except for me! I can't even focus on school anymore.…
Serendipitously Finding ‘Reflect 2009’
So, yesterday afternoon, as I was rushing to the UC Junior Common Room to buy some kind of lunch/dinner-for-later and worrying about what my soon-to-be-late blog post would be about... I wandered into an art show. Apparently, today was UC's…
Uncensored: UTSG v. UTSC
I always hear it: "St. George campus is too difficult" or "UTSC is too much like a high school". Well, here it is! The uncensored perspectives of students who study at downtown St. George campus (UTSG) and Scarborough campus (UTSC),…