This week on the web: This week was a VERY slow week on the internet. Probably because school is right around the corner and any talk of it will only reaffirm the end of summer. Today we’ll be bringing you information about U of T’s new ASKme program (just for the first years) and the latest ramblings from the blogosphere.

ASKme: During the first few weeks of school, there will be ASKme ambassadors all over campus. They’ll be wearing blue buttons which say ASKme! These people are taking time out of their day to talk to first years and answer any of their questions. They genuinely care and want to help you. Ask them for academic advice, directions, and nuggets of wisdom – they can tell you everything but your fortunes! That you have to make on your own.

Some ramblings from Tumblr to make your day:

What’s on your mind, U of T? Check out On the Radar’s next post on Friday, September 9.

This week on the web: It’s… (in the voice of DJ Pauly D) TUITION TIME, students remember Jack Layton, and U of T gives water bottles the boot! Told you this week would be jam-packed.

Financial Woes: After 4 months of hard work at minimum wage, I finally made enough to cover U of T’s  lovely flat fee. $4425 later, I’m broke again. Looks like I’m not the only one in this pity party!

Remembering Jack Layton: Regardless of your political standpoint, you can’t deny the fact Jack Layton was an epic, epic man. The warmth and accessibility Jack Layton brought to Canadian Politics is incomparable. The attention he gave to the voices of the youth, the seniors, and the minorities is what won me over. He really wanted to leave no voice unheard. If only everyone cared as much.

Opportunities on Campus: Back to school time equals tons of job openings and opportunities! Could this be your calling?

Say Goodbye to Water Bottles: Thanks to the Public Water Initiative’s ninja lobbying skills, UTSG is replacing water bottles with new water fountains and bottle-filling stations.

CollegeFashionista: Trends on campus this month include colour blocking, polka dots, and floral!

What’s on your mind, U of T? Check out On the Radar’s next post on Friday, September 2.

This week on the web: Social networks have been abnormally quiet this week. Is this simply a lack of inactivity or the eye of the hurricane? With the tuition deadline fast approaching, the end of exam season and school right around the corner, we are in for a social media storm next week. However, our trend hunters were still able to find a few goodies on the radar! Prepare to be amused by some of the most entertaining U of T-related updates of the week.

What’s on your mind, U of T? Check out On the Radar’s next post on Friday, August 26.

This week on the web: Students chalk up the streets of Queen’s Park to express their dissent of the recent tuition hike (thanks McGuinty, you’re a pal), the archaeologists of U of T’s Tayinat Archaeological Project discover the gates of an ancient citadel, and some good ol’ ramblings of U of T students brought to you by Tumblr.

Chalk It Up With UTSU: The University of Toronto Students’ Union mobilized its mass of student forces to chalk it up in Queen’s Park. Glad students are speaking out! When will the government realize that working full-time all summer for minimum wage is still not enough to cover tuition? Drowning in debt is so American, so let’s build a healthy nation.

It was either this definition or the one about bongs.

Amen.

What are your thoughts on the latest spike in tuition rates?

U of T’s Latest Enrollment – Mufasa: It’s a rock… it’s a lion… NO – it’s the gate to an ancient citadel. As Hemingway once said, ‘One cat just leads to another.’ Well, in this case, one feline led to a massive discovery! The archaeologists of U of T’s  Tayinat Archaeological Project got their hands on a carved stone lion in Turkey which turned out to be the entrance-way to the ancient capital of the Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Patina! For an Ancient Near Eastern history freak like me, this is super cool. I’m so proud of U of T!

Ramblin’ Roses at U of T: One of the best ways to capture the essence of the student condition at U of T is to present to you a cascade of student musings. Random rambles with the power of reflection. Students tweet, tumble, and blog to be heard, and we want them to know that blogUT is listening and cares!

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE DROP ART HISTORY SO SHE CAN GET HER COURSE. KTHNXBAI.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Can you guess where this is?

A rambling about U of T by rambling musings. How appropriate.

I love the personifications and metaphors about her experiences with ROSI.

Lights! Camera! ACTION!

This is by far one of the most genuine and legitimate pieces of advice for first year students! (continued from post) With my determination, excitement, ambition and ignorance. I thought I knew everything and boy was I wrong. I thought I knew I wanted and I didn’t. The new friends, the new boys, an introduction to the night life, hangovers and drugs…Oh Residence life. Big lecture halls, wicked and insprirational professors, beautiful architecture to name the least. I remember finishing that school year off with Asher Roth - I Love college and having an awesome one night stand that ended up shaping the remainder of my summer..and teaching me that I am only person that has complete control over my emotions. Fuck it wasn’t even that long ago but I felt so young and yet so old! I miss first year so very much. Despite the heart break and the stupidity..followed by more stupidity…fuck i would totally live it over again. Where did it all go? One of the most important things I’ve learned these past three years and it took me only until recently to realise this…but Never let someone treat you worse than you would treat yourself. Always put yourself first (in terms of myself..I consider my immediate family to be a part of myself). Theres a difference between using immaturity and carelessness as excuses to defend someones behavior. Nevertheless, as bad as a situation gets..do not make exceptions and do not forgive untill one has genuinely proven themselves to be worth your time. Oh and don’t mix alcohol or other narcotics with your emotions…they will eat you alive and then transform you into someone that disgusts you. Yes they are pain killers without prescription but you tend to overdose when you’re hurting, inside…and theres no daily dosage reccommendation written on the labels. Deal with your problems first and then drink to have fun cause chances are..you might think you’re having a good night and consequenty regret everything the next day.

Damn Robarts, when did you get all sexy? Can I have yo' number?

What’s on your mind, U of T? Check out On the Radar’s next post on Friday, August 19.

This week on the web: U of T has recruited women’s hockey pioneer Vicky Sunohara, students are preparing to step into the ring with ROSI one more time, and…

Wait for it…

A Robarts tattoo.

Vicky Sunohara:

7x world champion and 3x Olympian Vicky Sunohara joins the Varsity Blues women’s hockey program as head coach.

The Twittersphere's response to Coach Sunohara

ROSI Round 2: In this corner, standing 10 feet tall, is ROSI, the Red-Eyed Course Selector! Remember: course enrollment and priority controls were lifted at 6am THIS MORNING. Snag as many backups and get on as many waitlists as you can, especially if you don’t have a full course load yet!

AND THEN THERE’S THIS:

U of T Ink: Some gutsy soul has gotten a tattoo of Robarts on his forearm. Pretty epic.

Would you ever?

What’s on your mind, U of T? Check out On the Radar’s next post on Friday, August 12.

This week on the web: The Twittersphere is buzzing about Hart House’s Craft Beer Festival, students take time to cherish the beauty of U of T, and Rob Ford gets a taste of U of T  at the Toronto Council Meeting.

Hart House’s Craft Beer Festival: The annual Hart House Craft Beer Festival brings Toronto ‘a diverse selection of beers, food by Hart House Executive Chef Marco Tucci, and DJs spinning summery beats’.

The Craft Beer Festival in 140 Characters or less.

Pictures from Hart House Craft Beer Fest

Rob Ford vs U of T: U of T students voice their concerns at Toronto’s City Council Meeting.

TO Council Meeting: Rob Ford vs UofT

Local Tourism: Sometimes a little pleasant scenery is all we need to get out of our student/zombie mode and enjoy the moment.

University of Toronto. Second best university in Canada. One of the top twenty in the world. My home for the next four years. Course selection starts Monday (ROSI anyone), and I feel more excited than a teenaged boy at his first strip show.

I apologize for being so MIA for the past few days but, to cut a long story short, this city’s kept me very busy. View from Robarts - Toronto

The first time I saw this place I thought, “Omg, I’m going to Hogwarts

Sunset from campus. I apologize for the quality, this is from my phone - something’s wrong with the camera. Sydney Smith - University of Toronto

#UofT #Toronto #bikes (Taken with Instagram at UofT - St. George campus)

My college residence. So pretty in the summer. Picture by Andrew Song

University College (by thebuildup) quad <3

On the Streets: Meet U of T student and fashionista Ellen Yeung, lover of faux fur. Plus, style advice of the week from CollegeFashionista’s Style Guru/U of T student Xinuo Gao.

CollegeFashionista: Fashionista Spotlight--Ellen Yeung

CollegeFashionista: Style Advice of the Week: Long, Longer Longest-Xinuo Gao

What’s on your mind, U of T? Check out On the Radar’s next post on Friday, August 5.

This week on the web:

Toronto Heat Wave:

Water, sunblock, caps, and anti-perspirant are essentials today. Stay cool!

ROSI Hate and ROSI Love:

 

My experience with ROSI.

Dumb luck.

 

Tuition Blues: Get ready to throw away your summer savings, lines of credit, and your soul – tuition fees are up and this time they are 5% higher.:

Tuition blues.

On the Streets: Fashionistas, artists and photographers. Who said that U of T is void of creativity?:

Style Advice of the Week: Colour your hair with headbands.

ARCHITECTURE 9/10 #architecture #konstruktivist #iphoneography #hipstamatic #ktvst_widearch #dancristea #uoft #universityoftoronto // I didn’t want to crop this one since I like it just the way it is.

St. Michael’s College is my college in the University of Toronto, and it was my resident for my first year. For one thing I gotta admit that St. Mike is one of the most enjoyment places in campus! People always unwind themselves on the benches reading novels, chatting, drinking coffee… how relaxing

Check out On the Radar’s next post on Friday, July 29.

On the Radar is blogUT’s newest column to help you tap into U of T. Through a weekly compilation of blogs, soundbytes, videos, tweets, and quotes by U of T students, I want to encapsulate the student condition. And what better way to see what’s going on in students’ minds than to take a look at their social networks? Check out what’s buzzin’ at U of T with On the Radar!

This week on the web:

Tweet Therapy for ROSI Rage: It’s that time of year again: countless hours spent planning and making game plans, sleepless nights spent monitoring waitlist statuses, and still getting screwed over by the Gods of ROSI. It looks likes students are turning to Twitter for cathartic release:

Student Ambassadors: Follow U of T’s Student Life Ambassadors on Twitter: Sarah (me), Shoaib, Cynthia, Matthew and Catherine.

You can read their profiles here. Throughout the year, they’ll be tweeting about campus life, overcoming challenges, and answering any questions you may have about life at U of T.

In Pictures: Pictures and captions taken from Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, and College Fashionista.

Love marker drawings, I wish I can have a set of Tombow markers! That’s my school, University of Toronto, and by the way I am a Life Science student! Yea, majoring in Psychology!

who needs bedtime stories? i am going to bed with them adieu high school, i am ready for a brand new chapter. -Bonjour Zoe

#masturbating #haha #ew

Sometimes I stop hating school long enough to realize how pretty campus can be. - Milkinbags

Stop Animal Research at UofT

UofT Streetstyle Interview for CollegeFashionista.com Catalina Gomez

What’s on your mind, U of T? Check out On the Radar’s next post on Friday, July 22.

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