Wellness

Fitness, mental health tips, sleep advice.

Toronto Islands for Beginners: What to Know Before You Go

If you’ve lived in Toronto for a while, you’ve most definitely heard someone say, “Let’s go to the islands sometime.” As someone from the Caribbean, this shocked even …

Community | Voices & Stories | Wellness

How to Enjoy the City when Campus is Quiet

One week, you’re waking up early, grabbing coffee, heading to class, spending hours in study spaces – and then summer hits, and everything goes quiet. Campus can feel …

Get Paid to Create: Contributor Opportunities at The Downtown Student

Paid creative opportunities for student creators The Downtown Student is a multimedia platform dedicated to capturing and celebrating student life in Toronto. We publish content that’s useful, creative, …

Voices & Stories | Wellness

Exam Season: Survival and Stress Management

You’re not alone in the exam season grind. Here are a few student-tested tips to help you stay on track.Want the video version? Jump to Sam’s take. Stick …

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Toronto Living | Wellness

Balancing Books & Burnout: How to Stay Grounded During Exams

Exam season has crept up quickly. It can be hard to balance lectures, exercise, rest, and other responsibilities, and it’s important to be able to take a step …

Voices & Stories | Wellness

Navigating Life Through University – A Short Story

Hi there, my name is Rowan, and don’t hate me for saying it, but being a student has always come easy to me Syllabi make sense. Deadlines are …

Toronto Living | Wellness

Sleep in the City that Never Sleeps: How to Rest Well in a Busy Environment

Toronto may not be the craziest city in terms of noise, but for those of us who live downtown and deal with hearing the traffic jams at 3am, …

Wellness

Digital Detox: Reclaiming Your Mental Health

You can’t escape the digital world today; screens are everywhere! What’s worse is that we don’t realize how the digital atmosphere effects our mental health. So here are …