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Justin McElroy – Media & Their Communities: An Evolution in the 21st Century – TEDxTerryTalks2011

Justin McElroy discusses media through the lens of the Ubyssey, the University of British Columbia’s campus newspaper.

Justin McElroy has been Coordinating Editor of The Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper, since April 2010. In that time, The Ubyssey has redesigned its website, print product, and seen web traffic triple. During his time at UBC, Justin [...]

Paige Zhang – HIV: The Story Behind the Stigma – TEDxTerryTalks2011

Paige Zhang talks about HIV and stigma. Although HIV has only been around for 30 years, this stigma is heavily prominent and important to address and correct. Part of this process is to educate the public on the need to undergo routine HIV testing.

Paige has had experience working with the S.T.O.P. HIV/AIDS project [...]

Ratib Islam – Alternative Medicine: Challenging the Language of Insulation – TEDxTerryTalks2011

Ratib Islam provides a measured look at the rhetoric of alternative medicines, and explores its lack of distinction between evidence based and non evidence based claims.

Ratib is a 6th year B.Sc. student, majoring in biochemistry with a minor in philosophy. He became interested in alternative medicine in 2009 when naturopaths were recognized as [...]

“Have we always had a whale?”

Sometimes I feel like a tourist in my own city. Sure, I have an annual membership to the Vancouver Aquarium. Yes, Granville Island is where I do my grocery shopping. Of course I’ve been to that hidden gem of a place you’ve just discovered!* But there’s still so much more to explore and [...]

This Week at UBC: The “talk at me” edition

Each week, the Terry team will highlight events in and around campus that we happen to be interested in. As usual, the focus will be on global issues with an interdisciplinary angle. Be sure to check out events.ubc.ca for more.

There are some amazing lectures occurring at UBC this week. Usually, it’s good to supplement lectures with [...]

Shit UBC Says

Yes. Yet another “Sh*t ___ Says” video but I swear I’m not just trolling you. It‘s somewhat relevant alludes to my upcoming post. Plus I think UBC students would really appreciate the campus specific nuances embedded in this cinematic piece.

Inspire, Change, Impact!

Challenge:Future is offering an incredible opportunity to travel to Slovenia and share your ideas, all expenses paid. If you are between the ages of 18 and 30, and you have an idea that you want to share at the 2012 TEDx Bled Talks, this has the potential to be a life altering offer. The deadline [...]

Paying for Perception

It’s been a long time since I blogged last time. Life has been extremely busy and tough for me, but fortunately I recovered. For some reason, this phrase keeps surfacing in my mind, so much so that I think it warrants a post about it–”intangible values”.

To start with, here is a question for though: [...]

This week at UBC: The “Vote of Die” edition.

From now until the 27th, your student union is having an election. They represent [...]

This Week at UBC: The “you disgust me!” edition.

Note: This entire week is the Conference Week for the Africa Awareness Initiative! [...]