I remember being in my final year in high school and one of the classroom assistants asked me what I was planning to do after graduation. “I’m taking a gap…
Why Gap Years Are A Good Idea
University Expectations vs Reality
Whether it’s your program, job, love life or friendship group, sometimes the early stages of university can be completely different than we expected, or there are expectations being put on…
Inside the TIFF17 Premiere of “Gaga: Five Foot Two”
Basked in hot pink lights and dressed in embellished costumes inspired by their idol, thousands of self-named “Little Monsters” gathered in the Air Canada Center to see one of the…
Social Media Makes Me Sad
If you’re anything like me and millions of other students, you’ve might have binge-watched the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why this past week. There’s a quote from one of the episodes…
Learning To Thrive
As students, our mental states are constantly fluctuating as we’re learning how to balance our social, school, and work lives. Lucky for us, Student Affairs has created a ThriveRU workbook,…
Solving Problems by Living In the Present Moment
The ThriveRU Workbook is a new resource from Student Affairs and was designed to increase life satisfaction, happiness, and resilience through weekly exercises. Last week I tested out the exercises…
Art Heals: An Intervention in Sexual Violence
[trigger warning: discussion of sexual violence] It’s not everyday that you get to meet incredible artists that leave an everlasting impact on your life, which is why I was so…
5 Ways to Fall Back Into City Life
For the past three months of summer, I was surrounded by wide open spaces. I fell asleep to the peaceful serenity of the Irish countryside and woke up to the…
Should I stay, or should I go?
It’s week two and you’re sitting in the back row of the lecture hall. The professor has been rambling for an hour about the syllabus (for the second time) and…
Workout with Jas & Patrick
We all know that getting regular exercise is essential for our health, but let’s be honest, as students we sometimes just can’t find the time to make it happen. We…