Just for fun, I started searching Twitter for Tweets written about U of T. I have been saving them as favorites over time. Here are some funny ones I have found:

• @shaelaska: “why doesn’t u of t have buffyology? http://bit.ly/fXmt3“
• @StephenAlain: “I hope it storms superhard and washes u of t away…”
• @Gregory188: “Campus is abuzz with fresh faces ready to have their dreams and GPAs crushed by U of T.”
• @paulmarai: “The purell to student ratio at u of t is astonishing.”
• @thegrubby1: “Latest report on uoft girls: so far, classics has the least hot girls per capita of any class, even Dostoevsky…”
• @Zadkiel: “shared a cab with a belly dancer and a uoft grad….interesting end to an evening.”
• @AakankshaT: “Overheard a bunch of froshies complaining about hard UofT is & how they hate first year..wanted to smack ‘em. It just gets worse so shut it.”
• @inesrosa: “‘As a man you spend all your time waiting on bitches’ – overheard while walking thru campus. Charming.”
• @arahslife “I will not be setting foot on the U of T campus for three weeks and that makes me feel so good inside. Soo GOOOODD”
• @meghansauve: “$7,439.04 tuition. The sum of outrageously expensive and 4 cents! U of T, you are completely mad.”
• @timylee: “@alextruong It happens. I once got an email from U of T congratulating me on my enrollment to their Dentistry program. Prob an email typo.”

Speaking of Twitter, blogUT is on there now. Follow us! And for more stuff overheard on campus, check out the Facebook group.

I JUST joined blogUT! In fact, I JUST joined the community of U of T, like many of you! This post will be an introduction of me, to everyone on blogUT, I think.

At this moment, I am still a random dude to you, so let me tell YOU a little bit about MYSELF. I am 18 years old, I immigrated from Shanghai, China to Toronto when I was Grade 4. I am in University College, and I hope to do a double major in either Urban Studies, Psychology or Film Studies – any two of the three, I like them all, I think. And I commute from Markham.

I don’t know if whether I am introverted or extroverted, both I guess — it takes me some time to settle myself in a new environment, before I am comfortable to run and yell and do whatever I want. I sing (:D) and draw and observe and socialize and appreciate all kinds of ideas and cultures. It’s a real pleasure to be in U of T, since it’s so very multicultural and friendly - much much friendlier than my high school, which is a place where I didn’t have many friends over the four years.

Like everybody else, I am trying to get used to the new atmosphere., pushing myself to do this thing called studying harder than usual, and attempting to make friends with all kinds of students and people.

Speaking of making friends, here is my MSN email address: apricot_3817y [at] hotmail [dot] com and my UTOR email address: jam.zhou [at] utoronto [dot] ca. Add me and we can try to be friends, I think.

This is a photo of the tower near University College, I always see it sticking out of other buildings, so here's a picture, taken during my amazing Frosh Week. Enjoy.

Earthcycle, also known as Environment Week, is coming up at U of T from September 21st to 26th. With over 25 things to see and do — all incorporating the theme of climate change and the environment — you might get overwhelmed with what you want to check out. Here are some of blogUT’s event picks for Earthcycle.

Workshops and Tours

Container Gardening Workshop
Thursday Sept. 24 from 1pm – 3pm @ International Student Centre Veranda

Learn about city gardening – grow your own food

Trinity College Green Roof Tour & Lunch
Wednesday Sept. 23 from 12pm – 2 pm @ St. Hilda’s College Residence

Students from Trinity College, the first University of Toronto signatory to the Presidents’ Climate Change Initiative, will provide a tour of their green roof and free lunch to visitors.

Food

Hot Yam vegan lunch
Thursday Sept. 24 from 12pm – 2 pm @ International Student Centre, Baldwin Room

A $4 vegan lunch by the Hot Yam! — a healthy environmental alternative to fast food and animal products.
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The new school year is rolling around and the course textbook list is out now on the U of T Bookstore website.

Before you head on down to the bookstore and leave a dent in your credit card, you might want to try to:

1. BUY YOUR BOOKS USED

   You can get used books from a number of places, including:

   a) Book exchange websites, such as TUSBE (my favorite)
   b) The UTSU book exchange
   c) Websites that sell used books, such as abebooks.com and even Amazon
   d) Your friends!

   Don’t forget that the U of T Bookstore also sells used books, but you might be able to get a better deal if you look around other places.

2. BUY YOUR BOOKS FROM THE DISCOUNT BOOKSTORE

   If the book you want is the latest edition and you can’t get it used, then your best option is to buy it from the discount bookstore, located across the street from the U of T bookstore. The price difference isn’t crazy, but it’s probably the cost of a cheap meal.

3. SEE IF THERE’S AN ONLINE VERSION

   Sometimes if you Google hard enough, you can find a PDF version of a textbook you can view for free. You might prefer to have a hard copy of all the pages to carry around, though it can be handy for those times that you don’t have the book on you.

To make sure you are getting the right book for the right price, remember to:

• Check the ISBN number of the book you want with the one you’re buying
• Look around at the prices people are offering for the book and see if you can get a cheaper deal
• See if the book is actually “Required” for the course; I often find that I don’t even use books that are “Recommended.”

If you have any tips on buying or selling textbooks, leave them in the comments!

Ever wonder what happens in the massive historic university building in the center of the island that Spandina Avenue curves around? Well, its one of the main buildings for U of T’s fine arts department and on Thursday, December the 4th everyone will have a chance to see what’s inside it and view the art of all the visual art undergraduates in the annual FASU art exhibition, The Eyeball. They promise great music, cash bar, and great food, along with of course the art. All media, including painting, sculpture, installation, video, drawing, and photography will be on display. It is free and open to the public.

Where: 1 Spadina Crescent, East entrance
When: Dec., 4th, 6 – 10 pm
Price : FREE