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‘Mid-Term Crisis’ – Involvement or Over-Commitment?
This was originally published in the Vandoo November Edition! Written by: Emily Whenever November rolls around, student life gets crazier. Mid-terms, essays, assignments and labs start pouring in. Family issues, rifts between friends and the ever-popular “mid-term crisis” collide and contribute to the mess. As fun as it can be to live in this exciting,...
Top 10 Tips for Staying Healthy This Winter
Amidst all the homework, classes, working and making an attempt at a social life, maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a student can be difficult. Here are my top 10 tips for staying healthy as a student this winter. 1. Eat Right – Eating a healthy diet can help boost students’ immune systems, help students to...
So You Had a Bad Day, Eh?
This was originally published in the Vandoo November Edition! Written by: Rabia We all have bad days and sometimes it feels like the day will never end nor get any better. It can feel like a cloud is raining down on us. We feel miserable and alone (especially when we have midterms and essays). The...
Halloween Costume Ideas
Still don’t know what to dress-up as for Halloween? Hopefully I can help you by suggesting some of the more popular ideas for this years spook show! I like to think of this special occasion as a ‘freak fest’ where everyone can alter their egos and be absolutely shameless of it. So let’s think of...
The How-tos of Balancing School, Work and Life
The balance between school, work and a social life is easily one of the biggest stresses in university life. I am regularly having debates with myself when it comes to going out or doing readings– not to mention dragging myself to work. There are a few things I have found that has helped me with...
How Can I Get the Best Out of My York Experience?
There are probably checklists for first year students with little tips about how to have fun at university. They probably include buying York memorabilia, joining a few clubs and teams, and making sure you pay your tuition. How do you really get the best out of these years? How do you make sure you at...
How To: Manage Your Hectic Student Life
As students of York University, we are now all entering into our third official week of studies for the academic period. Hopefully you’ve all managed to collect every expensive book required for each course; now I want to help you succeed in using those books. For those of you who are returning students to York,...
Welcome New Students!
Are you a new student to York University this year? If so, this article is for you– and hopefully it helps with any back to school jitters you may be having. Starting off at a new school, let alone a university that hosts upwards of 50,000 students, can be seriously overwhelming. That is why I...
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