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The Importance of the Study of Sociolinguistics in Helping ESL Speakers and Non-English Speakers in the Justice Systems

My academic journey as a Law & Society student has taught me that law evolves alongside society, underscoring their interconnectedness. For years, I have studied various courses, including “Sociology of the Law”, “Popular Trials”, “Public Administration”, “Paradoxes of Rights”, and more, all of which have deepened my understanding of how society shapes law and influences justice systems. However, one course, called “Language and […]

I Dream of Colour: Learning to Advocate for My Health 

Sweating is often dismissed as a minor inconvenience, but it has quietly taken over my life since moving to Toronto. Living with hyperhidrosis has altered every aspect of my existence. It dictates the way I dress, when and if I leave the house, and how I feel and participate in university. I tried to manage it by wearing black bamboo shirts, socks, […]

More Than First Impressions

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Never judge a book by its cover.” I’d like to add something to that.  Most of us only give ourselves a few seconds to decide whether something impresses us or whether we should ignore it. In those few seconds, we form judgments based on the cover, not the content, not the person behind it. Unless we already know the […]

Pretty or Smart? The Question We Only Ask Women

There's a particular kind of compliment that reveals everything. “She's brilliant…and beautiful too!” The surprise in the voice. The too. As if intelligence and a good face are two prizes that weren't supposed to land in the same pair of hands.  As with a lot of manufactured binaries, we've been trained to see beauty and brains as black or white, as a zero-sum game. But what I […]

Labour, Education and Image in Professional, Industry & NBA Dance

Balancing the Court, the Classroom and the Reality Behind the Glamour Under the bright lights of Scotiabank Arena, on a movie set, or in the studio, professional dancers move in perfect synchronization as thousands of fans cheer around them. The routines look effortless, energetic, polished, and glamorous. For most viewers, these performances are simply part […]

Dressed in Power

Does what we wear actually change how confident and ready we feel, or is it just in our heads?  Fashion is usually defined as a popular style of clothing at a certain time. Trends change, colours rotate, silhouettes evolve. But if we’re being honest, fashion is more than trends. It’s communication. Before we speak, before we explain who we are, before we list […]

The Quiet Work of Making a Story Legible

Every institution possesses its own grammar. Decisions that appear impersonal or opaque often follow a logic that becomes visible only once one learns how that grammar operates. A person may arrive with a story that carries the full weight of lived experience, yet institutions cannot encounter experience directly. They respond to records, to documents, to language that renders events intelligible within the […]

The Hustler’s Manifesto: Side Gigs as a University Student  

Let’s face it–your bank account is crying louder than you did during finals. Between overpriced textbooks, emergency bubble tea runs and that one subscription you swear you will cancel, being a university student is a full-time exercise in budgeting. So, what is the move? Side Hustles.   University is the prime time to try out new […]

Where My Thoughts Learned to Rest

This is the story of a teenager who always had something to say but slowly ran out of people who had the time to listen. That teenager is me. I have always been someone who processes life out loud. As a child, every day after school felt like a debriefing session; I would come home and […]

University Unfiltered: What the Brochures Do not Tell You

I started this blog to welcome lions to the space they did not know they needed. I have firsthand experience of how overwhelming university life can be – deadlines, resumes, finding your people, figuring out what matters. I also know how powerful it is when you find community, clarity, and confidence in yourselves. Whether it is navigating club fairs, […]