Category Archives: Involvement / Leadership

What if everyone at UBC took part in an Anti-Oppression Workshop?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by miriam

What if milk chocolate had the nutritional benefits of broccoli? What if Harry Potter died as a child instead, and Voldemort took over the world*?  Posing such questions can be an amusing pastime, and as you may have guessed by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interuniversity Conference on Education 2011

Posted on October 17, 2011 by miriam

This is more of a response than a review, so if you didn’t go to this student-driven conference on innovating education on Saturday, it will be like reading a sequel for a novel you’ve never read.  Never fear—I chuck you people towards Tyler’s blog and the website if you’re interested in the concept. *Chucks* Now that [...] Continue reading →

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F Word Undergraduate Conference Review

Posted on September 5, 2011 by miriam

My brother and I wrote a joint-review on the F Word (Feminist) conference.  If you were there, you can check out our review in the newsletter for the Centre for Feminist Legal Studies at UBC, here (page 6).
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UPDATE ON EVERYTHING EVER!!1

Posted on May 15, 2011 by miriam

I realize that a blog post with updates on everything ever since you, phantom reader, last read me might not make the best reading.  But I’m going to do it anyway.  Feel free to pick and choose what to read. Federal Elections 2011 Everyone who knows me knows how I feel about this.  My friends [...] Continue reading →

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Reminder: Vote in Vancouver Point-Grey By-election

Posted on May 6, 2011 by miriam

By-election website. I’ve compiled information from the website here: ELIGIBILITY In order to vote in an election for an electoral district, an individual must: be a Canadian citizen; be 18 years of age or older on General Voting Day for the election; be a resident of the electoral district; (The district electoral officer told me that: [...] Continue reading →

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UBC residents have a unique opportunity: Provincial By-Election

Posted on April 25, 2011 by miriam

I’ve been so caught up in the Federal elections, that I hadn’t even noticed that there’s a fairly important Provincial by-election in our Vancouver-Point-Grey riding, May 11th.  The newly elected leader of the BC Liberal Party, Christy Clark, is vying a seat in BC’s legislature.  She’s heading off against the BC NDP’s David Eby, an [...] Continue reading →

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My 1st Year UBC Experience in GIFs

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Jennine

I deem today my ~last day~- my most difficult final is done, and I only have one left, which is next week, on the 28th. I figured that was enough reason to slack off a bit without feeling guilty. :) And thus, I blog again. I… I feel a lot of thin… Continue reading →

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UBC YOUTH VOTE MOB

Posted on April 14, 2011 by miriam

That’s right, we’re hosting one these.
You know what UBC’s YouTube video streak is like right now.
You’ll want to be there.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117463898334533

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Crunch time.

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Jennine

So. What are you procrastinating on? :P What work do you still have to do over the next week or so? Let’s use this post to rant your heart out, sigh with relief about that one paper you finally finished, and release some of the tension from all t… Continue reading →

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This year: Involvement

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Valentina

Probably the most fulfilling side of my experience in my second year. As the VP External of the International Students Association I had the opportunity to work with an amazing team of about 15 people, all from different countries, speaking … Con… Continue reading →

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