The Terry Project Podcast: 30 Second Story Contest
The first episode of the The Terry Project Podcast this year will be called “extraordinary UBC stories.” It will air on the first day of classes,…
Read articleKatic: Fizz Ed, the Exclusive UBC/AMS-Coca-Cola Deal
Back in 1995 Coca-Cola signed a deal with the AMS and the University to become the exclusive soft drink provider at UBC. The terms of the…
Read articleKatic: The AMS Academic Experience Survey
With the Gage South, early exam databases, and a whole host of other matters, the AMS has taken firm positions, but not had firm quantitative data…
Read articleKatic: On College 2.0.
There is an educational revolution taking place. Students are increasingly learning from new technologies, like Wikipedia, Khan Academy, podcasts, and iTunes U. And now, a consortium…
Read articleKatic: Should Iran get the bomb?
Kenneth Waltz has a provocative article in the most recent Foreign Affairs (premium content, but available through the UBC network) arguing that Iran developing a nuclear…
Read articleCrowd-sourcing gone horribly, hilariously wrong.
Shell’s hip, innovative, crowd-sourcing initiative: Here at Shell, we’re committed to online social media. After all, it’s the fuel that lubricates the engines of internet communication.…
Read articleThe US Military has a comic book, and it sucks.
We know propaganda exists, but we tend to think of it coming from the other guys. Sometimes it’s a tricky thing to spot in our society,…
Read articleOh, Mister Plumber, do you know Where naughty, careless, tradesman go?
Oh, Mister Plumber, do you know Where naughty, careless, tradesman go? You come to set the water right– To make the taps all safe and tight.…
Read articleStrange artists, talk show hosts.
UPDATED BELOW Last week, I shared a link of conservative icon William F. Buckley interviewing the poet Allen Ginsberg. I am very amused by these sorts…
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The Terry Project Podcast #12: UBC Stories
By Gordon Katic,
This week, a back-to-school special. We stay local, bringing you stories from the University of British Columbia. We look at engineering pranks, the pettiness of campus…
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