#UofTBackToSchool / en #UofTBackToSchool: What鈥檚 in your backpack? /news/uoftbacktoschool-what-s-your-backpack <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">#UofTBackToSchool: What鈥檚 in your backpack? </span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/backpack%20main%201140%20x%20760.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=z3ISq7aZ 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/backpack%20main%201140%20x%20760.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=0VOXPDbc 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/backpack%20main%201140%20x%20760.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=x2jLiTmi 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/backpack%20main%201140%20x%20760.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=z3ISq7aZ" alt="Photo of student with her backpack"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Romi Levine</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-09-14T14:13:54-04:00" title="Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 14:13" class="datetime">Thu, 09/14/2017 - 14:13</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">老司机直播 students like Claire Xu add personal touches to their backpacks (photo by Romi Levine)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/romi-levine" hreflang="en">Romi Levine</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Romi Levine</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/university-toronto-mississauga" hreflang="en">University of Toronto Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/uoftbacktoschool-0" hreflang="en">#UofTBackToSchool</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Backpacks may be a part of the unofficial University of Toronto uniform, but for many&nbsp;students, wedged between textbooks and laptops, are little trinkets and personal items that remind them of life outside of the lecture hall.</p> <p>Students hanging out at this week鈥檚 Street Fest graciously allowed <em>老司机直播 News</em> to peer inside their bags to see what personal treasures they鈥檙e carrying. Here鈥檚 what we found.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__5989 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/backpack%201%20-%20750%20x%20500.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"></p> <p><strong>Claire Xu</strong>, a first-year math and physics student in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, was excited to get a rubber duck-shaped stress toy at Street Fest. But her most precious keepsake hangs from her backpack 鈥 it鈥檚 the evil eye pendant her aunt bought her in Turkey.</p> <p>鈥淚 think it's beautiful,鈥 she says.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__5990 img__view_mode__media_large attr__format__media_large" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/backpack%202%20-%20student%20-%20750%20x%20500.jpg?itok=3lJZtaV9" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"></p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__5991 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/backpack%202%20-%20750%20x%20500.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"></p> <p>Among the items in second-year neuroscience student <strong>Kevin Patel</strong>鈥檚 backpack are a Rubik's Cube and lecture slides from his biology class.</p> <p>鈥淚 went to Niagara Falls for the very first time,鈥 he says. That鈥檚 where he snagged the personalized keychain.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__5998 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/Ayesha-backpack.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"></p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__6000 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/backpack-closeup.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"></p> <p><strong>Ayesha Ahmad</strong>鈥檚 most meaningul items are decorating the outside of her backpack.</p> <p>鈥淭his one my mom gave me when I came into middle school,鈥 says the third-year biochemistry and pharmacology student, pointing to the small black bear on her bag.</p> <p>The pin was given to Ahmad by a friend who went to an anime convention.</p> <p>鈥淭his guy is actually a bad guy but they made him really adorable and cute looking,鈥 she says.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__5992 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/backpack%204%20-%20student%20750%20x%20500.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"></p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__5993 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/Backpack%204%20-%20750%20x%20500.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"></p> <p>It鈥檚 no surprise that <strong>Leila Yang</strong>, a member of the 老司机直播 camera club <a href="http://https://www.instagram.com/ut_viewfinder/">Viewfinder</a>, carries multiple cameras and backup film with her at all times. The impressive feat is that she fit them both in her tiny purse.</p> <p>Her favourite is the compact Contax camera.</p> <p>鈥淭his is cute and tiny,鈥 says the second-year book and media studies student.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__5994 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/Backpack%204%20-%20student%20-%20750%20x%20500.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"></p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__5995 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" src="/sites/default/files/backpack%203.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px; margin: 10px;" typeof="foaf:Image"></p> <p>Dionne, a fourth-year Canadian studies student at 老司机直播 Mississauga, decided to add some flair to an otherwise boring-looking notebook.</p> <p>鈥淚 thought I would spruce it up a little,鈥 she says. 鈥淚 love reflective, shiny things. That's why it's the metallic duct tape and I love coffee so I found a sticker that says 鈥業'm not worth a thing before coffee鈥 鈥 and here we are!鈥</p> <h3>What鈥檚 in your backpack? Share your pics with us on <a href="https://twitter.com/uoftnews">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uoft/">Instagram</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:13:54 +0000 Romi Levine 115729 at