humansofutm

First Year, Psychology 

“I have a job interview today and I am sort of nervous but I am also confident because I have what it takes to get the job.”

 

Second Year, Economics

“Who has had the greatest influence in your life?”

“My parents, of course! They were always there to support me. They were there to give me the right reasons to make the right choices…I always listen to them even though they might be wrong sometimes but in the end, everything that they decided for me is the best. And I really want to make them happy and proud of me. All this effort, money, time and distance–I want all of it to be worth it.”

 

First Year, Life Science

“I like anime.”

 

Fifth Year, Biology and Criminology

“When I first came here, I had trouble transitioning into first year so I reached out to UTMSU and got involved. I became a frosh leader and after that I continued volunteering. I want to help out first years  to overcome their struggles.”

 

Fifth Year, Biology and Psychology (double major) with a minor in Philosophy 

“Personally, I think that undergraduate students aren’t sure who to blame. It is understandable that we are upset. We are losing out on lab experience, courses and some of us risk not graduating because of the strike. Although the
school, and the professors have tried to reassure us and have tried their best to keep things as
normal as possible, I think that there is still a lot of confusion and that confusion leads to
anxiety.”

“I can only hope that the University can come to an agreement to resolve the strike ends as soon as possible so that students can continue to receive the best academic experience that UofT
can offer.”

 

 

First Year, Humanities

“Do you have any opinions on the TA strike?”

“I agree with what they stand for, but it’s affecting us way too much. The university should definitely be doing something much faster.”

 

“We want the strike to end; we want students to go back to classes. We don’t want the money we are paying to get lost. We want the TAs to getwhat they want and their demands to be met. We want the
administration to go back to the negotiation table. We want the
graduates to be able to graduate this year in time as well. End the strike,
now!”

 

Fourth Year, Life Sciences 

“How do you describe your experience here at UTM?”
“Enlightening”
“My axons and my dendrites are synapsing”
“I hope the strike ends soon.”
“OH! Can you write this? Llamas are cool!”

 

First Year, Life Sciences

“How has the strike affected you as a student?”

“Umm, it sucks because my labs and tutorials got cancelled.  I’m not a healthy person, I don’t have time to go the gym and I’m tired because I have to take two buses and then drive home from there because I live in Brampton.  Yeah, it sucks because I have to walk all the way to the bus stop and it’s so far and so cold! Last night, my lecture ended at 9 and the buses are so infrequent and then what do you do if you walk there and just wait in the cold and there’s no one to keep you warm like a football huddle? Also, I lost my TCard and my UPass so if someone finds it, let me know.  Reward: two donuts of choice if you bring it ASAP.”

 

Second Year, CCIT and Art History

“The values that UTMSU stands for I feel have not been met. So I want to see something different, something I can associate to the new UTMSU rather than previous reputations where some people have had beef.”