Carine Abouseif
Contributions
How to Make a Newspaper
Every Monday morning, a stack of fresh newspapers appears on stands around campus. But how does it get there? It takes people, planning, programs,...
Careers and can-do clichés
So, you have no idea what you’re doing after graduation? Well, six months from now, you might find people around you saying things like...
They’ll never change me
What was your New Year’s resolution? I want to be healthier, you say. No, I want to read more! Actually, I want to improve...
Playing writing games with TAs
Dear Editor,
The administration is currently in the process of debating new writing initiatives that will be implemented starting fall 2013. The university feels that...
Law of the library jungle
It’s that time of year again. Everyone is in track pants; messy buns and beards are everywhere; Starbucks, Tim Hortons, and Second Cup are...
Success breeds stress
You know that feeling when you do really well on a midterm and suddenly you’re even more stressed about the final exam? You feel...
x + y = perfect marriage
Math says my boyfriend and I are incompatible. Actually, it probably says you and your significant other are incompatible, too.
In fact, according to one...
If UTM buildings were film genres
Exams are coming around. If you’re like us, that means you’re doing everything in your power to stop thinking about exams. That might be...
Spine-chilling Mississauga
Halloween’s over, but Mississauga has its fair share of historical sites with creepy background stories. And the locations aren’t far away, either. In fact,...
What do your stress-related dreams mean?
Falling
Maria Cruz
You’re strolling down the street on a warm summer day. You wave hello to friendly strangers as they pass you by. You’re merrily...
UTM/TV acquired
The Digital Enterprise Management Society’s August newsletter reported that they now own and operate UTM/TV.
To me, the word “own” evokes images of financial takeovers...
We should have warned them
Picture this: a dewy-eyed high school graduate flipping through a university program catalogue in the middle of an economic recession. She flips past accounting,...
Where do we go from here?
“I chose UTM because of its environmental image,” says Rahul Mehta, a June 2012 UTM graduate. Mehta, an earth sciences major, spent much of...
We really “like” ourselves
Studies find a link between time spent on Facebook and narcissistic personality traits
Space Invaders
A mob floods down IB’s main steps. Students turn into classes. Students rush out of classes. They mill around the lobby—talking, texting, snacking—toting laptops,...
UTM rocks for cancer research
Students jammed at the Blind Duck Pub on Friday in a benefit concert for breast cancer research
Mindwaves paves the way for non-fiction prose
Mindwaves collects, edits, and publishes the best of UTM’s non-fiction writing.
How too much noise can harm your health
It turns out, though, that noise, whether you’re asleep or awake, can really hurt your heart and your brain.
It can feel like all we do is type
Type, type, type. For many of us, around this time of year, it can feel like all we do is type. We type term papers and test notes and emails. We then go and type Facebook statuses complaining about all the term papers and tests and emails.
I’m tellin’ y’all it’s sabotage
You have six hours—six hours until your 30% paper is due.
You stare at your screen. You only have two paragraphs down. You tentatively tap...
Discussion versus lecture in class
Many of us dread it: having to speak in class. Whether you’re naturally shy or just plain don’t like the sound of your voice, whether you’re studying humanities or even some social sciences, it’s going to happen to you.
Letter to the Editor: Not so much East vs. West
Several weeks ago, the discussion in one of my classes turned to the idea of resisting “Orientalism”. There’s a long and complex discourse around the concept of Orientalism that I won’t go into here.
Life in the new Panopticon
You’ve seen them before. Those pictures online. The girl holds a camera out in front of her. She pouts her lips, makes sure her cleavage is exposed, and snaps a picture of herself.
Do you live in a bubble?
And then came personalization, where the Internet already knows what you want to find out. Sounds good, right?
Weird test and exam rituals
We asked students what rituals they performed when writing essays, taking exams, or just plain studying.
E-reading lacks intimacy
More and more professors seem to be assigning readings in the form of PDF files or online articles instead of physical textbooks.
Student engagement at UTM
WITH NOTES FROM CATHERINE LOPES AND JODELLE DEJESUS
Last week I stood in line to get my U-Pass from the Presentation Room. I was bored, so I...
How to stay sane on residence
You did the cheers, you danced on tables, you drank too much. Good stuff. Now it’s time to start university and deal with your roommates.
Mr. Mossad’s Mistress
I hold my blue ballpoint pen centimetres away from a rectangular notepad. The word “Oracle” blazes in large, red, angular letters from the top...