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• Samantha B wrote a new blog post: Residence Lottery Results   2 hours, 32 minutes ago · View

  Around campus, in the dorms, on the buses – all people are talking about are the results of the residence lottery. It is well known that here at UBC, first year students are guaranteed a place in residence – it’s a nice, secure feeling, as a freshman coming in.  However, once first year is over, [...]

• Hannah L wrote a new blog post: People buy WHY you do it, not WHAT you do.   2 hours, 37 minutes ago · View

  Following the articles by Jill and Ivan, I thought I too, should delve into why people buy the things they do. My boyfriend recently asked me a really interesting question: “Do you think people buy TOMS Shoes for the design or because of their One-for-One initiative?”. I would think the answer would be “Both” – Take Jill’s personal recollection of [...]

• Tina Huang wrote a new blog post: A Thousand Words’ Worth   2 hours, 43 minutes ago · View

  For most of us who have seen the 9/11 attacks on the news more than a decade ago, we can clearly  remember the feelings of surprise and horror that we experienced as the catastrophic footages were replayed over and over on screen. The experience would have been even more astounding for the people who witnessed [...]

• alexandradowning wrote a new blog post: Wikipedia, Copyright, and the Freedom of Information   3 hours, 13 minutes ago · View

  Since its origin, Wikipedia has dedicated itself to freedom of information, the spread of culture, and the cultivation of world knowledge. You may remember the most recent documentary our CAP stream watched in ASTU, RiP! A Remix Manifesto . Although the documentary focused mainly on the realm of music and video sharing and remixing, what role does [...]

• mateoharris wrote a new blog post: Wikipedia the New Source of Information   3 hours, 24 minutes ago · View

  Wikipedia has revolutionized the way we get facts today.  The online encyclopaedia has changed the way information is found on the Internet. Wikipedia differs from all other websites in that the public is able to edit it, it is then re-edited by a moderator and come out as a completely “unbiased” information source. Wikipedia’s unconventional way [...]