LA&PS Voices is York University's lifestyle blog inspired by our vibrant LA&PS community. The blog offers thoughtfully written advice, resources and opinions that centre around life as a LA&PS student- including the aspects of university life that don't always make it into the highlight reel. LA&PS Voices is written by students, for students and is led by an editorial team committed to producing content rooted in our shared community.
Tips for Speaking Up in Class
July 7, 2026
Speaking up can be scary, especially in class. Whether it's presenting in a big lecture hall, participating in tutorials, or even discussions in small breakaway groups, the pressure to articulate your thoughts can feel overwhelming. It's not uncommon to fear saying the wrong thing or worry about being judged for it. With so much uncertainty and room for error, it can be tempting ...
Shopping Local This Holiday Season: Tips from a Shopaholic on a Budget
By India Madsen If you're one of our most loyal LA&PS Voices readers, you may remember that I referred to Halloween as "the most wonderful time of the year" a few weeks ago. I wrote ...
Hollywood at York
By Suhel Singh Randhawa A cursory glance across York’s campus will tell you that this place is, well, to put it simply, really beautiful. Whether it's the fall foliage we are taking in at this ...
How Remembering War Can Inform Our Efforts to Right the Future
By India Madsen York University is a future oriented institution. We tell incoming students that their “future starts here.” Our school-wide Academic Plan is entitled Building a Better Future, and our motto is Right the ...
Socializing in a Personal and Professional Backdrop
By Suhel Singh Randhawa Going from high school to university brings about so many new experiences; living away from home, making new friends, being self-dependent, and more. However, socializing in university plays a significant role, ...
“Thanks, I made it myself”: The Joy of Homemade Halloween Costumes
By India Madsen 🎵It’s the most wonderful time of the year🎵 That’s right, Halloween is here! So maybe Halloween doesn’t come with an envelope stuffed with cash from your grandma and there’s no grand feast ...
The New Student Blues
“How do I make such an important decision about my life as a teenager?” “Will I fit into the major that I have chosen?” “I don’t know what I want to do with my life.” ...
Back Home to Panjab
I was up all night, waiting impatiently for the morning to arrive. When the sun rose over the Humber River, I called a taxi and made my way to the airport. After three hours of ...
Learning How to Throw a Mean Left Hook Made Me a Better Communicator
Last summer, I discovered that putting on a pair of boxing gloves provided me with so much more than an outlet to work out the frustrations of the day. Learning to throw a punch (however ...
Reimagining rather than Reconciling: An Interview with Professor Ruth Green
This interview was conducted by India Madsen on September 27th, 2022. Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Ruth Green. Dr. Green is a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an associate professor ...
Your September Virtual Care Package
You’re lazing on the beach, one hand draped over your eyes to block the sun, the other idly sifting through the warm sand. The summer scene is almost perfectly serene—except for a faint ringing sound ...
Indigenous protests and the courts - March 23rd, 2022
This workshop will provide a brief overview of how the right to protest is protected in Canada, a discussion of some limits on the right to protest and tools used to limit protests (by-laws, statutes, ...
Peace and Security in Indo-Pacific Asia: IR Perspectives in Context - March 22, 2022
Peace and Security in Indo-Pacific Asia is for the informed, the interested, and the engaged. Sorpong Peou brings together the skills of the pedagogue with the knowledge of the scholar. Peou’s excellent book provides both ...
Meet the LA&PS Voices Blog Team
Bhanu Priya Sharma is a Student Engagement Coordinator in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at York University, where she works with LA&PS Colleges to coordinate engagement programming for undergraduate and graduate students. She enjoys reading and writing romance fantasy, baking pretty cupcakes, and building community through creative and collaborative initiatives. Through The LA&PS Voices Blog, she hopes to highlight the diverse voices of writers in the LA&PS community and encourage students to share their stories and perspectives.
Rubaljeet Kaur (Rubal) is a Senior Student Communications Assistant in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at York University and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) student. Through her work in communications and involvement in student-led initiatives, she is passionate about creating opportunities for students to share their stories, experiences, and perspectives. She enjoys storytelling, content creation, community engagement, and supporting projects that amplify student voices. Through LA&PS Voices, Rubaljeet hopes to foster an inclusive and welcoming space where students feel encouraged to express themselves, connect with others, and contribute to meaningful conversations within the LA&PS community.
Questions?
Contact our editors at bpsharma@yorku.ca or rubal07@yorku.ca for more information.