By Alexandra Wallace, March 27 2024—
Starting university is a lonely time for many people. It is difficult to make friends on a large campus in a new place and it is equally difficult to maintain relationships with conflicting schedules … Read the rest
By Freeha Anjum, January 22 2024—
Nobody prepared me for turning 20.
Maybe that sounds stupid because 20 shouldn’t be a big jump from 19. I’m still in the same school, around the same friends and in the same house … Read the rest
By Anna Taylor, January 18 2024—
What does it mean to be smart? OxfordLanguages defines “smart” as “having or showing a quick-witted intelligence”. The Merriam-Webster dictionary correspondingly adds that it means to “[have/show] a high degree of mental ability”. So … Read the rest
By Avery Sharpe, December 23 2023—
Coming into university, I had never experienced the debilitating effects of chronic illness. In fact, up until that first month of my first semester, I didn’t really understand what it meant to be chronically … Read the rest
By Reyam Jamaleddine, October 3 2023—
In my second year of university, I was attending a lab for a data science course. I grouped myself with a few girls who were also attending the lab. We sat amongst each other … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil & Rodrigo Verney, September 5 2023—
Being a first year at a university is nothing like the movies, no matter how many characters you’ve seen having a perfect first year at a college or university. Sometimes, things … Read the rest
By Tiffany Yau, August 30 2023—
I mean, Google considers it as a choice. Really, it was more of a process of elimination — like those multiple choice questions where they ask you which is most correct, except they all … Read the rest
By Francesca Schoettler, June 3 2023—
Does it ever feel like you’re navigating uncharted waters without a map? Perhaps if you’ve recently graduated you’ll know exactly what I mean. No one really warns you about the tidal wave of uncertainty … Read the rest
By Nimra Amir, September 21 2022—
Growing up, I heard the phrase “best friends forever” or “BFFs” everywhere from Disney shows to Hallmark movies but I have come to realize that those friendships are rare.
The hard truth is that … Read the rest
By Rodrigo Verney, September 12 2022—
Moving on to post-secondary education is a challenge. We hear about this place from the moment we get to high school. With so many people talking about their experiences, we’ve definitely heard some ideas … Read the rest
