Talking to Someone Wearing a Headscarf: An Etiquette Guide
When you meet women who wear a headscarf and ask them to share their experiences, the similarities among them are striking. Regardless of their varied ages…
Read articleOpportunity: Interested in campus development? Check out Utown Leaders.
Interested in issues of campus development? Want to get your voice heard? The Utown Leaders program might be a good fit. The program focuses on engaging…
Read articleGold Medal Commuter Training Drill: Problem Solving
Recently, I was talking to someone who had read the first gold medal commuter training drill on observation and we were discussing some of the challenges…
Read articleTEDx + Terry = TEDxTerryTalks 2009
Oh happy morning bursts of joy. I signed onto twitter this morning, and saw an intriguing tweet by TED announcing the release of the first ever…
Read articleLovely Ten Minute Break
I took ten minutes out of my day today to listen to the following lecture by Raj Patel. Why this particular talk? The length of the…
Read articleExciting conference seeks student love
Independently organized TED event with a love of interdisciplinary thinking and great ideas seeks eight dynamic and passionate UBC students to give the talk of their…
Read articleAwesome Talk: Challenges for Human Society in the 21st Century
A great way to spend a Thursday afternoon: Nobel Laureate, Dr. Yuan T. Lee will be giving a lecture on the “Challenges for Human Society in…
Read articleA Terryific Chat: Exploring Tech Tools and Social Change
I have a secret confession to make. Don’t laugh, but I’m not very tech savvy. A couple of years ago I was invited to a training…
Read articleOpportunity: Apply to be a CLASSy Director!
Interested in learning engagement across the faculties? If so, You might enjoy planning a delightful conference called CLASS. The people are great, the conference sounds intriguing,…
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What country are you from?
By Shagufta Pasta,
Saturday afternoon. After a class downtown, I am rushing to meet my family at the cinema to catch the new Pixar film “Up”. With several bus…
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