We’ve all seen them: impassioned pleas from profs or classmates to attend a talk on “X”. Depending on how polite we are, we can either turn them down nicely, or…
Why you shouldn’t ignore your professor’s invitation to a talk
My name is Matt, and I’ll be an alumni in a month
My name is Matt, and in a month, I’ll be graduating. I can honestly say that there are few events in my life that have made me this nervous. While…
PSA: Get Facebook Chat on your desktop with Facebook Messenger
When I was growing up, a lot of my time was spent on a burgeoning program called MSN Messenger. As 2012 rolls around, however, I haven’t used the program in…
Great Find: Mini-doc “Our Home”, a house of antiques
I found this great mini-doc on Vimeo the other day, and I thought you guys might enjoy it. At a little under 7 minutes long, it’s a great little watch…
Great Find: the World’s Biggest Rope Swing
For a guy who’s 6’3, I’m remarkably scared of heights. I’m not sure what does it, but when I get somewhere high, I have this huge fear that I’m going…
Great Finds: “The Darkness” by Chris Boulet
While cruising the Internet the other day I came across a lovely comic by Chris Boulet. You can view the first couple pages above, or you can visit his site…
Today is your last day to apply to graduate without a late fee! [How-to]
Hey guys and gals. Just wanted to inform you that today is your last day to apply to graduate without incurring any of those pesky late fees. The process, which’ll…
Dungeons and Dragons with the ARRG!
It’s not exactly a well-kept secret that I’m pretty nerdy; heck, I even dressed up as a Tetris block for Halloween. However, I’ve only really started to get my feet…
Reading Week Checklist: The Toronto Reference Library
As Reading Week is next week, I’ve been coming up with a list of things to do for those of us who might not be going home to visit family….
Reading Week Checklist: Honest Ed’s
Reading week is next week, and for those of you not going home for the holidays, there’s plenty to do around town. If you’re new to the city or don’t…