Taking Care of Your Mental Health as a Student
The topic of student mental health continues to gain attention. In today’s society, where there is ubiquitous competition in both the workplace and school, the level of stress keeps growing and accumulating. Taking care of your mental health...
International Women’s Day Dinner
On Friday, March 3rd, the University of Waterloo hosted its annual International Women’s Day Dinner. International Women’s Day takes place annually on March 8th. I was lucky enough to attend the event, and this blog post will...
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women Everywhere
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.”
-Michelle Obama
Established 1977 by the United Nations, March 8th is International Women’s Day - a day to celebrate all women around the world. Today, we...
Surviving Your Freshman Year As A Student Athlete – An Athletically Inspired Educational Journey
The first year of higher education is a time of transitions. These adjustments can be extremely challenging for unsuspecting students. Looking back now at my own experiences as a “freshman” student-athlete on scholarship at the University of Tulsa,...
How to Master Multiple Choice Exams
Some students love multiple choice questions, others hate them. Whether you like multiple choice or not, it tends to be commonly used on high school and university test and exams. Keep on reading for 6 strategies to help you master...
World Wildlife Day #DoOneThingToday
In December 2013, the United Nations declared March 3rd as World Wildlife Day - a day to celebrate and raise awareness on wild flora and fauna all around the world.
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NASA’s Discovery
Planetary systems are complex and interesting things. They are composed of stars, planets orbiting around the stars, moons orbiting around planets, asteroid belts, dust and rocks, and more. If the planets are too close to the star, it is...
A Mid-Semester Morning’s Ennui
At this point in the term, you are probably hitting a wall.
You may have missed a few classes...or weeks of classes.
You may have missed a handful of assignments...a couple of tutorials perhaps.
You may even be re-thinking your...
The Pathway to Success: Setting Goals
We all have goals in life, whether they are short-term, long-term, small or big. Setting effective goals will lay out a plan of action for turning our dreams into reality. Keep on reading for 3 tips on how...
Dr. Mae Jemison – First African-American Woman Astronaut
Dr. Mae Jemison was born on October 17th, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama. When she was three years old, her family moved to Chicago, Illinois - the city she considers her hometown. It is here that her uncle introduced her to...
Why You Should Learn French
Are you interested in learning a foreign language? Keep on reading for 7 reasons why you should learn French...
An International Language
With over 220 million people speaking French around the world, French is the sixth most widely spoken...
Pink Shirt Day
Today is Pink Shirt Day. It is an awareness day about bullying; to start conversations, to show support for those who experience / have experienced bullying, and, to take a stand against bullying.
The history around this day is...
NCAA Recruitment Process – An Athletically Inspired Educational Journey
Being recruited to a NCAA Division 1 institution on a full scholarship to play the sport you love is one of the most honouring experiences one can hope to accomplish. Run by the NCAA, the NCAA Division...
Happy Reading Week!
Reading week, Spring break, Revision week, Dead week...these are the many names for this week. Per their names, during this time you ought to either read, spring, revise, or dead.
Names aside, for...
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