If you take a gander at our “Terrytalks” speaker promo video, you’ll note that one of the sillier requests we had for the students was to pick a song that would work if Terry talks were to have a soundtrack.
Anyway, what was great was that the suggested songs were so very diverse [...]
Last Friday, James Orbinski spoke to a packed Chan Centre crowd about his experiences with Médecins Sans Frontières and the need for equality. Equality in healthcare and access to drugs, and more generally, equality in all things, born from a sense of solidarity.
The most effective moments in his talk, in my mind, were not [...]
Full roster details can be found here. Bonus marks to you if after watching, you can figure out Idette’s song choice…
Don’t forget to register if you’re interested in attending, and do pass a note on if you (or your student group) wants to have a table at the conference (email at [...]
It means that the Bakeforachange contest will be starting soon! Check back for more details in the coming two weeks, and while you waiting, go get your green thumbs on some gingerbread.
From their facebook group:
This is a joint SFU-UBC initiative to get students involved and informed about transit issues for the upcoming elections! There will be a municipal election on November 15 in all of the cities, so we need to let students know that they have a chance to vote for candidates for council [...]
When you think about inorganic chemistry (or should I say if…) visions of ligands, transition metals and ionic bonds probably come to mind. At least this is what my limited exposure to inorganic chem has left me with. With my tendency to gravitate towards the biological side of science [...]
It’s about freaking time. A nerdy group of chemists (read: a group of chemists) have put together a video library of all 118 elements on the periodic table. Go check it out here, and bask in the enormous white afro the main scientist is sporting.
Also, make sure to watch the Potassium(K) video: “One [...]
The Arctic Playground – Shouldn’t we do our homework before we start playing?
For some a voyage through the Canadian Arctic may be one of the most exciting and thrilling adventures one could dream of: indeed, hundreds of kilometres of virgin land and cold vastness have challenged thousands of explorers in the past. Many of these arctic adventurers shared a common goal: to seek a navigable passage [...]
With only 360 available seats and mounting interest in the inaugural Terry talks, register early to avoid disappointment. We’ve got 9 awesome speakers lined up (a promo video is forthcoming next week), and an atrium dedicated to booths showing you how a UBC’er can get involved in campus culture, whether it be tackling elements [...]
Skewed Magazine is UBC’s unofficial visual arts magazine, and it’s pretty freaking awesome.
I’m not saying this just because they featured some work of mine in their first issue (check it out here – pdf), or because I’m writing a feature article for their next issue (due to come out Nov [...]
Last night, gay marriage was banned in Arizona, California (well, it’s close), and Florida while gays were denied the right to adopt children in Arkansas (source). Discuss amongst yourselves.
Oh, and:
Media Awareness Week: Nov 3-7
It’s media education week (MEW)! So…what is it?
Media education is the process through which individuals become media literate – able to critically understand the nature, techniques and impacts of media messages and productions.
In Canadian schools, there is a growing awareness of the need to connect classroom learning to the real [...]
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Waste the Hun, Help the Food.
Another weekend rolls by and inevitably I end up at bumming around Chapters. I don’t usually buy anything there except for magazines. Instead, I find myself drawn to the bargain section, or the “No one will buy me section”, filled with obscure biographies, piles of introductions to Matisse, Nietschze, and Harry Potter, and novelty books. The [...]