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…
Why Everyone Needs to Attend the Student Consultation: National Standard for Mental Health
I’m in my fourth year and throughout the years, I’ve heard a lot of divided opinions about mental health resources on campus. From people saying they’ve had great experiences with accessing them to people struggling to access a counsellor or…
Fun and Fruitful Reading Week Tips
I have been waiting for the reading week ever since my semester started getting heavy with back-to-back assignments and midterms. Now that reading week is almost here, I wanted to plan for my reading week to be productive so I…
In-person test? Here’s my MAT135 experience!
Hello, hello! Just a few more days until Reading Week: let’s pull through this week together! Last Friday, I took my first in-person test. There are no words to describe how tensed I was during the day, or even for…
Attending the “Spirit Singers: Social Justice Musical Workshop”
During the height of mid-term season, I’m always looking for different ways to re-energize after long hours of readings and assignments. I’ve always turned to music as an outlet - a way to relax and take my mind off of…
Reflections on U of T’s Academic Bridging Program for Potential Students
This week I want to talk about the University of Toronto’s Academic Bridging Program. The ABP is an “opportunity for those who do not meet the academic requirements for admission to the University of Toronto to qualify for an Honours…
Visiting the Hart House Farm for a Day Trip 🍂
Many students are astonished to realize that there is such thing as the Hart House Farm. Make no mistake, this is not a farm roaming with cattle and crowded by apple trees. The farm is more of an estate. It…
Waste Reduction Challenge!
This year the Centre for Community Partnerships(CCP) at the University of Toronto is marking Waste Reduction Week with a Waste Reduction Challenge and Social Action Pop-up event; ‘Trash Talks’ where panellists from Black Environmental Initiative and UofT’s Trash Team will discuss climate change, waste…