Student Life

Sleep is as essential to survival as food and water—ask anyone that’s tried to pull an all-nighter during exam season. Without it, you simply can’t function optimally. 

Personality quizzes drive massive amounts of internet traffic each day. Although they may appear arbitrary, there’s a reason why we’re curious to find which inanimate objects or food best match our personality.  

The Juniper Café at the Tett Center has been a beloved part of my routine the past two years—I enjoy it so much, the café’s staff have learned my order off by heart.

On Nov. 15, 2018, I lost one of my best friends, with whom I had one of the strongest relationships I’ll ever come to know.

Despite its reputation as a food strategy for gym aficionados and mothers of four, meal prepping—making portable meals to eat throughout the week—is an inexpensive and healthy choice that makes your life easier.

Educators need to find more effective ways of encouraging literacy and independent reading among students.

I’ve always treated my dreams as entertainment. However, after a few weeks of restless and dream-filled sleep last semester, I found myself scouring the internet for theories to interpret my dreams.

One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions for students is exercise—and it can make January daunting for ARC first-timers and regulars, who can intimidate or irritate each other.

In mid-November, I walked out of my house in disbelief and found everything beautifully covered in snow.

Every holiday season, thousands of eager Canadians swarm downtown Toronto to witness the unique Christmastime magic that is The National Ballet of Canada’s production of The Nutcracker.

Being fond of beginnings, I understand why the New Year can be hopeful. Resolutions naturally become a part of the feeling, and there’s nothing wrong with embarking on a journey towards self-improvement.

Reducing your carbon footprint as a student goes beyond recycling—it’s about knowing what to recycle and when.

My second language is music. As a student, it’s become the perfect destresser.

On Nov. 22, the planets in the solar system shifted—and just like that, Sagittarius season began.

Over the past week, David Vassos, ArtSci ’20, has garnered campus-wide attention for posting a series of memes in Overheard at Queen’s, a Facebook group with over 30,000 members.

Our parents are normally the ones to notice many of our firsts in life. However, our first panic attack, depressive episode, or sign of mental illness is often neglected.Most of our parents didn’t grow up with the same knowledge and understanding of mental illness the current generation has. My parents clearly didn’t, as evidenced when they referred to my anxiety as “getting excited,” or being “agitated.”