Freshman 15? Try a fourth-year fat suit
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Education, Health
Before I started university, I heard about the infamous Freshman 15 constantly. If you haven’t heard this term before, Freshman 15 refers to weight gain of any amount experienced by first-year post-secondary students thanks to the student lifestyle, which mostly involves fast food and take-out, copious amounts of alcohol, and a lot of sleeping, sitting [...]
Tags: body image, university, weight
Profs could have our full attention if they tried
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Education
A girl directly in front of me is toggling between two chat windows, a website of song lyrics, email, her Facebook profile, and, every now and then, her lecture notes. It’s hard to concentrate. I feel a pang of sympathy for the professor at the front of the hall. His multitasking students are certainly busy, [...]
Tags: change, criticism, laptops, university
Never underestimate the power of a little push
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career, Education, Family, Friendship
I know I’m where I am today thanks to my own drive, hard work and persistence.
But I’ve also come to appreciate the people in my life at various points in time who have given me the extra push I needed to get through a rough patch.
It’s taken me a while to recognize who they are [...]
Tags: support
How not to become a viable political option
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Education, Politics
Yesterday, the NDP chose not to fast track back-to-work legislation to end the strike at York University and the strike will continue for at least another week or two.
As a university student and an NDP supporter, this makes me very upset.
I don’t attend York, but I can sympathize with the more than 50,000 students who [...]
Tags: NDP, Ontario, unions, university, voting
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