The decision to pursue graduate school was made in the spirit of wanting to stay in school for as long as I could. Enrolling in a masters or a PhD seemed like the regular path to professorship in academia. Many…
First Nations House Holds Ceremonial Fire in Honour of Lee Maracle
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 Universityâs…
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. âReading âWeek is officially defined as a week, usually midway through a university term,…
How I ârestartâ a bad day
Well, you technically canât restart a bad day: you donât get to reverse time. However, you can make yourself FEEL that youâre restarting a day. Iâm 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, Iâve 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, âTrash Talksâ 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 itâs U of T Telus Health Student Support (formerly U of T My SSP), Good2Talk, or even Kidâs Help Phone, itâs one of those things weâre made aware of but we seldom hear about…
⡠How I Planned My Reading Week âď¸
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,…