Yesterday, members of the University of Toronto community gathered to honour the legacy of Lee Maracle, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 71. Lee was a long-time instructor at U of T, a member of the University’s…
Mental Health during Reading Week
Last year, Reading Week for me was all about taking a break from the new, scary and incredibly exhausting journey that university was seeming to be. Reading Week is officially defined as a week, usually midway through a university term,…
How I “restart” a bad day
Well, you technically can’t restart a bad day: you don’t get to reverse time. However, you can make yourself FEEL that you’re restarting a day. I’m going to share some things that I do that make me feel precisely like…
Study Buddies at UofT
When I first transitioned from high school to university, the one thing that I missed the most was having deadlines set for me. My teachers planned each week of the year. In university, while we have major assignments and exam…
Fasting vs. Feasting: The Relationship Between Food and Religion
Growing up in a multi-faith family, I’ve always been exposed to conversations about different belief systems and the way they intersect, generally fostering a deep sense of appreciation and respect for all of these individual truths. I myself love conversing…
Indigenous Education Week: A Landback Installation
Ey swayel. Hello. This past week has been Indigenous Education Week at the University of Toronto. Being a first-year student, this is my first experience with IEW. I would presume that in the pre-pandemic world, the events of Indigenous Education…
Trash Talks Panel Event
I attended a panel discussion titled, ‘Trash Talks’ last week that was organized as part of The Centre for Community Partnerships(CCP) Social Action Pop-ups. The panel discussion was extremely interesting and informative. Not only did we learn about waste reduction,…
My Experience With Mental Health Apps
Photo credit to Camille Simkin. Whether it’s U of T Telus Health Student Support (formerly U of T My SSP), Good2Talk, or even Kid’s Help Phone, it’s one of those things we’re made aware of but we seldom hear about…
⛷ How I Planned My Reading Week ✍️
When I started my first year at the University of Toronto, I had as little a clue about what a 'reading week' was as much as I had a clue about rocket science. People talked about anticipating this twice-a-year event,…
My Decision to Apply for Graduate School
When you’re in fourth year, everyone wants to know what your plans are, what’s the next step? Up until the end of third year -- I had no idea what my next step was going to be. I always figured…