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U of T students who crushed it in 2019
Posted:The first-year student who served as head dancer at U of T’s powwow
(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)
Although she was only in her first year at U of T, Miyopin Cheechoo was asked to take on a big…
Achieving fitness goals with a little help from your friends
Posted:Through sheer determination, Sivakumaran kept at it, using the low impact elliptical day after day – and eventually shed 100 pounds in under a year.
He was encouraged by staff at the Goldring Centre…
Success on the world stage earns Varsity Blues' Linda Kiefer coach of the year honours
Posted:Earlier this week, U of T backstroke specialist Kylie Masse, the first Canadian to win back-to-back FINA World Championships gold medals, was named the country’s best female swimmer for the third…
Too harsh or not harsh enough? KPE researcher unpacks World Anti-Doping Agency's Russia ban
Posted:What’s your take on WADA’s decision? Has it gone too far or not far enough, as some critics are implying?
Since it is almost impossible to directly penalize those most responsible for the widespread…
MoveU blogger: What happens at Brain Break
Posted:But there was a catch.
Of course there was. There always is. After all, nothing comes without effort. Without the sacrifice of blood, sweat, and tears.
The stakes were high. There were free things to…
U of T sprinter Fiona Huang honoured for achievement in sports, academics: CBC reports
Posted:In an interview with CBC News, Huang, a second-year student in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, discussed how her approach to balancing coursework and athletics led to her being…
Paul Handley is appointed new CAO of the Faculty
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Handley brings a wealth of University of Toronto administrative experience to the Faculty, having been the CAO of the Faculty of Law since 2013, the CAO of the Division of Student Services from 2011…
Academic Excellence Breakfast rewards student-athletes
Posted:Anthony Nassif, left, poses with proud coach David Wright and family members, mother Madeleine Kiameh, father Michel Nassif and sister Christine Nassif (photo by Jelena Damjanovic)
“It was demanding…
MoveU blogger: Always tired? Mindfulness might help
Posted:I know I’m always super tired after I commute home. (Ugh.) But exhaustion isn’t really a fun time, even if it’s become weirdly normal. (You can even buy shirts and sweaters that say “Always Tired”,…
The end of an era: An interview with U of T’s Peter Donnelly on Don Cherry
Posted:How did Don Cherry feature in your course on hockey in Canadian culture?
In the 1990s Phil White and I developed a course at McMaster University on Hockey in Canadian Culture (the course was also…
MoveU blogger: When I feel anxious
Posted:Feeling anxious is hardly a unique experience in university. Nearly everyone does, even if not everyone verbalizes it, or acknowledges it, even to themselves. I know I’ve been feeling this way a lot…
MoveU blogger: Staying active as a student: How you can do it
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First, they all picked activities they enjoyed doing, whether it was volleyball, dance, taekwondo or Zumba. In other words, it helps if it doesn’t feel like exercise- that is, it doesn’t feel…