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GUELPH (Guelph, Ont.)
Jennifer Marinucci, 37, has gone back to school now and she’s not embarrassed to put her hand up in class. “I’m paying thousands of dollars, so if I ask questions that are off topic, too bad,” she says. She doesn’t have time for the English club, so she reads Chaucer to her kids before bed. |
RYERSON (Toronto)
Ahmed Alabbas, 23, grew up with two entrepreneur parents. “That’s why I’m business-oriented,” says the third-year graphic communications management major. On top of class and running his program’s student association, he already has a part-time job at a printing company on Bay Street. |
YORK (Toronto)
Omeed Asadi, 20, volunteers frequently, most recently with the social media team for George Smitherman’s Toronto mayoral bid. “My phone isn’t a qwerty keyboard so I’m getting a new one,” says the third-year communications student. “I used to be annoyed by people who say things like that.” |
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HUMBERSIDE COLLEGIATE (Toronto)
Hannah ter Weeme, 17, has got her future school narrowed down to McGill, UBC, Queen’s or Western. “Obviously, academic reputation is important to me, but it’s really going to come down to the feeling of campus,” says the future history or classics student. |
MCGILL (Montreal)
Jessica Wong, 18, balances school with her stage-managing and varsity rugby, which takes place about an hour from campus. “It’s physically and mentally exhausting,” says the B.A. student who hopes to major in chemistry. “Rugby alone is 30 hours a week, so you’re always beat up, but it’s worth it for the people.” |
ST. THOMAS (Fredericton)
Christopher Cameron, 21, has played almost every intramural sport offered, from water polo to broomball. He’s also the sports editor of the Brunswickan. “I’m enjoying watching the hockey team get back in action,” says the third-year communications student. |
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KING’S (Halifax)
Bethany Horne, 24, wasn’t afraid to move to find the right school. She grew up in Ecuador before starting at Mount Allison in Sackville, N.B. “I found the town pretty limiting,” says Horne. So, she first moved to Dalhousie, then moved again, to King’s journalism and creative writing program. |
MOUNT SAINT VINCENT (Halifax)
Melanie Brister, 19, is crafty. “Last year, you would often find me in the residence lounge knitting feverishly,” says the second-year student. This year, her job as a residence assistant and her public relations degree are preventing her from spending time crafting. |
NSCAD (Halifax)
Natasha Krzyzewski, 21, is a fine arts student. “We come together in physical spaces, because our houses are so close together, but they also act as a way of distancing ourselves,” says the fourth-year about why bungalows are a current theme in her drawings. She is also student union president. |
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UPEI (Charlottetown)
Meagan Jennings, 21, was surprised at how small UPEI was when she arrived from Wisconsin. “I picked it after I saw a poster on the wall of my career office,” she says. She now loves the small community. “I’ve done well here; I’ve quickly risen through the ranks,” she says of her position as the head of frosh week. |
MEMORIAL (St. John’s)
Cameron Campbell, 23, is proud to have successfully lobbied his university to keep tuition rates down. When he’s not pleading with university administrators, he’s in the woods. “I like the idea of being kilometres away from the nearest human,” says the fifth-year political science major. |