Photo by Beyza Koç I remember being at the airport, almost having my third panic attack that month, anxious to move to a far-off country I knew nobody in. In my mind, I kept repeating “This is what you wanted, it is all going to be fine.” Rationally, I knew it was true, but it didn’t feel like that at all. The anticipation was gone all of a sudden, and the reality hit me … [Read more...] about International Student Diary
Society Spotlight: PhotoSoc
When was PhotoSoc founded? I’m not sure of the exact year but last semester, we found some documents in the library archive that mentions PhotoSoc which was dated as far back as the 1980s. How many students are signed up for it? We had around 80+ new signups this year and that leaves us with a total of 2512 members to date. But this accounts for lots of past students … [Read more...] about Society Spotlight: PhotoSoc
Society Spotlight: Book Society
Yes, you guessed it, another Society Spotlight to brighten up your day! This time we hear it from Book Socs Vice Editor Ellen Lee. Can you tell us about when Book Soc first established and who it is for? Book Club was founded in October 2020, at the height of the pandemic. We found our footing as a society with no in person activity, just Discord and Zoom … [Read more...] about Society Spotlight: Book Society
Society Spotlight: Writer’s Society
SIN interviewed Ava Murray from Writer’s Society for this week’s Society Spotlight. When was Writers Soc founded? I think Writers Soc was founded in 2015 or so. It was a very different scene than it is now. It was smaller scale which is usually the case for many new societies. How many students are signed up for it? This year alone, we had about 100 new sign … [Read more...] about Society Spotlight: Writer’s Society
Society Spotlight: Neurodivergent Society
We are introducing a brand-new series to give societies a voice, we started “Society Spotlight” to interview our favourite Socs and hopefully convince you to try them out. For this issue, Eve Power, auditor of Neurodivergent Society gave us insight into her work. When was Neurodivergent Society founded? The Neurodivergent Society was founded in 2021. This is our second … [Read more...] about Society Spotlight: Neurodivergent Society