The first week back to school after a long and restful Christmas
holiday is commonly met with blurry-eyed students and begrudging treks
across campus. After a month of over-eating and over-sleeping the prospect
of making it to that 11am class for many students is
slim. With that in mind, the promotion of Winterfest
activities across campus brought a ray of light into the gray monotony
of January.
The week began with a U of T multi-pub night,
spanning such locales as The Brunny all the
way to Molly Bloom’s with free food and raffle opportunities at
each. With an eye to the under-aged, all but one of the pub nights was
advertised as an all-ages event, further supporting the theme of
inclusion in this year’s activities. The spirit of united
colleges continued the next evening with a fun free skate at Nathan Phillips Square, which saw experts and
novices alike enjoy the crisp winter evening under the lights of the Toronto skyline. The U of T Student
Union was out in full force warming up participants with free hot
chocolate, which managed to last until almost the end of the evening.
For the legions of music fans roaming the U
of T campus, Wednesday night saw a full frontal attack on the
’lobes with a Battle of the Bands at Lee’s Palace. The
competitors included Out of Luck, The Machams,
The Incidentals, Lisp, Crimson in the Attic, Jada Kelly, Jasper Flats, The Vestaloins,
Vivasector and Pretty Face Poster Boy.
Thursday night was for the clubbers at Inside Night Club with an
all-ages party kicking things off at 10pm. The night proved popular
and was so crowded at points many were left outside waiting to get
Inside. Winterfest rounded out the week with
a showing of the Mighty Ducks Trilogy at St. Mike’s and an opportunity
to use the Flying V strategy in a campus wide capture the flag game the
next afternoon, which New College owned!
The week proved to be a welcome respite from
the return to classes, helping to ease the transition into another term
of lectures, readings and exams.
