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This Week at UBC: The “you disgust 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…

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Happy Birthday, Stephen

Whether or not you’re into science, you’ve heard the name. Stephen Hawking is a modern-day science legend, a hero. And, today, defying all odds, he is…

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Mix it up in 2012

It’s the first week of the year, first week of the term… A time of reflection and projection. A time to mix things up and try…

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Just in time for ASIC 200 – Forbes’ Climate B.S. of the Year Awards

This year’s winner: the 2012 Republican candidates for the President of the United States (article) Some choice quotes: Rick Santorum: “There is no such thing as…

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One More Pick – For Future Reference

My sister had a great idea for our family for next Christmas. We have a big family that live from Western to Eastern Canada and it…

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Christmas Pick 2: The Little Bookish Stocking Stuffer

First, it’s so cute. And it says “tiny” in the title. But also, it’s monumentally cool – especially for the hipster artsy girl in your life.…

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I may never know..

a) why trains are roomy versus why airplanes are crammed and b) why the popularity of hats in Britain has never quite translated over to this…

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How’d it get to be 10 days before Christmas?

Whoa. Writing that just freaked me out substantially. However, I am determined to help you find your last minute gifts for your loved ones. One day…

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Richard Kemick – Appraising Canada’s Future: Creating Value from Our Past – TEDxTerryTalks 2011

Richard Kemick delivers a scathing and very very funny diatribe as he laments the disparity between the “have” and “have not” University Faculties. “Richard Kemick is…

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Laura Bain – Living with Bipolar Type II – TEDxTerryTalks 2011

Laura Bain speaks about living with Bipolar Type II Disorder, the trials and tribulations, but also how it informs her vibrant character and wonderful sense of…

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