March 2013
1 post
It's back
Well it certainly has been a while since a post has popped up on here. It seems like now is the time to start it up again.
Over the last month and a half or so a lot of things have happened here on the campus. Of course there is the usual crunch time of essays, presentations, outlines and exams to keep all of us students on our toes. Outside of the rigors of the class room, the creation of...
November 2011
5 posts
"All history is current; all injustice continues...
One of the things that i struggle with as I take History is that very often the things that we are reading or studying about are not tangible. Instead, they are people, dates or events that can only be imagined in my mind. I realize that you can go to places where this history has happened but very rarely does the opportunity arise where you can meet someone that has gone through it; a first hand...
"The doors we open and close each day decide the...
When I came to Trent my goal was to be a teacher. I had an amazing 6th grade teacher, Mr. Wilson. I can remeber going into his class every morning and looking forward to what the day had in store for me. I loved the idea of learning, he made me love that idea of learning. As a result, I wanted to be that inspiration that he was on me to a new generation of students. However, after about 3 months...
Dear Mr. Flashing Cursor,
You openly mock me. You make me feel worthless and stupid. Like some how my thoughts are not important enough to even garner the act of writing them down or that my thought process is completely false and that I have no idea what I am talking about. Instead, you just flash, incessantly, saying “Come on now, anytime…” among other vulgar things that can...
"Be the change you want to see in the world"-...
Today, I had the benefit of listening to Danny Beaton speak at the pine tree talk which took place in the gathering space at Gzowski college. This was the first pine tree talk that I have had the pleasure of attending. Danny spoke on some of the activism that he has been involved in like stopping site 42 and the experience that he had throughout the 4 month process that he and others have taken.
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"How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'." - Martin...
The best part about reading week: Not actually reading anything. I realize the importance of the time given to catch up on all things scholastic. However, i find that that by the end of the week I have accomplished very little of the work that I actually set out to do.
Why is that? I mean I am well aware of my forth coming due dates. How come in those 7 days I just dont care? The week off ends up...
October 2011
4 posts
"A teacher enlarges people in all sorts of ways...
My TA handed out our first essays yesterday and proceeded to tell us that no one in the class received a mark over 75. I thought to myself: “S*%@, this is going to be a long year”.
This is my TA’s first year at this position, they are no older than 26 years old and as far as I can tell, is on the verge of being too smart for their own good (I mean that as a compliment). Now, in...
"A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a...
When did the simplicity of questions become so complicated? I can’t help but notice these days how something so simple as a question can turn into a single persons sermon. Now, I completely understand a person having a question to ask but why do people feel the need to take that time to hear themselves talk?
I was at a lecture earlier this year and a person proceeded to ask a question that...
"Procratination is like masturbation; you only end...
Study habits? Due dates? What are those? Oh right, the things that I am absolutely horrendous at. Don’t get me wrong, I am usually on time with my assignments and usually have all my readings done for class. That does not mean that I am one of those people that slowly chips away at things and has everything in a nice little package when it is due. The opposite in fact. I am one of those...
"Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery" -...
Well it is the time of year that every Leaf fan dreams of. The start of another NHL season. Why are Leafs fans so excited? Cause this is the year that we end our 44 year old Stanley cup drought of course (well, at least make the playoffs for the first time in 6 years). As an optomistic fan here are the 5 reasons why this is our year:
1) James Reimer. Optiums Reim. The Reim Minister. Reimer...
September 2011
3 posts
"Health is not valued till sickness comes" -...
I awoke in a cold sweat, laying on what felt like a swamp; my pillow completely saturated by my own drool. What the hell? I went to bed the previous night feeling completely fine. I awoke feeling like someone was stepping on my head. I was stuffed up and found out that I had acquired a nice cough to go along with it. Seriously? It has been 2 1/2 weeks of school and already I am sick? COME...
"Be content to seem what you really are." - Marcus...
The lights are off in Nozhem, I am laying on my back and breathing deeply.
“You have just got off the elevator and you have reached a white room; in the middle of this room is a table. On that table is a red rose, on the other side of this table is a door. You walk through that door and walk into your special place.”
I am not going to lie. I questioned what the heck I was doing here....
"Once more into the breach dear friends"-...
<Inhale>. Where are my classes? How many people are going to be in my class? What is my prof going to be like? Am I going to recognize anyone? Do these jeans make my butt look big? So, begins another year of Trent and the usual anxiety that everyone feels (well, maybe not if your jeans fit properly).
Luckily, the first week of classes are over and I find myself a little more relaxed. I...
