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Academic Campus Careers

Arts Career Expo: Whose with me!?

I have yet to venture to this so-called Expo. (What is an expo anyways? What is it short for? Please fill me in as I feel this is “ought-to-know” information). But I am going this year.

What do I expect? Well, I am hoping I can make some career connections, do some networking, but I have no clue is this is something that happens at these “Expo’s”. If you have been, can you please tell me? I really don’t have that many evenings to be throwing around like that so I would rather not go if it’s going to be a waste of time. If no one knows ANYTHING, I am going to assume that A) Maybe the Arts Career Expo ought to do a little more advertising and B) That maybe I can be the “reporter” for this event.

In any case, I will let you know.

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Academic Campus First Week Student Life

Need to Know!!

Ok, so now I have used much too much time on trying to find this so I am sending out a cyber-cry for help!

I want to try to collect all the different cheers for all of the different Faculties at UBC. You may or may not be aware that each Faculty has a cheer but indeed it does – utilized most during Frosh week and more importantly, the first-year Pep Rally!

This is a majorly quiet version:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNwHX707og[/youtube]

Heres what I have so far:

Our lovely school cheer:
UBC is Hot To Go,
H-O-T-T-O-G-0,
AAooo, Hot to go
AAooo, Hot to go

Arts can’t really make up their mind on which one it should be but the one that was cheered the most was:
We’re loud,
We’re proud,
We take up half the crowd.
Bigger is Better.
Arts Kicks Ass!

As much as I might hate to say it, due to Faculty pride and all, objectively speaking, Commerce has some seriously catchy cheers! Something like “Boom boom Dynatmite, Boom Boom Dynamite”.

So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me gather these! I know you know what I am talking about!

I am missing: Business, Sciences, Engineering, HKin (Human Kinetics – the hotties in green), Music (While you slave away, we just PLAY all day!), Forestry and Agriculture/Foods.

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Academic Campus

The Up-side-down Tree!

Firstly, I would like to point out just how enjoyable saying ‘up-side-down’ is. Secondly I will inform my reader’s that this is truly not the case while typing it. I will therefore refer to the Up-side-down Tree (last time, I swear) as the USD tree. Thank you for your cooperation in my mini-boycott.

But seriously!? How do more people not know about this tree? It is located across from Koerner Library, beside the path that leads past the buildings with the astronomy drawings on the ground (Please don’t refer to them as the “astrology drawings” – the star gazer’s don’t like that much). You really can’t miss it. And I will tell you why (I know the suspense is killing you).

Apparently, though I am not entirely sure if this is just urban myth or not, but Apparently a professor had a wee game of dare/speculation with some of his past students. His theory was that if you turn a grown tree upside down and plant it again, its roots will become branches and its branches will become roots. No word of a lie.

The proof? Look at the coolest tree you will ever see! Check it out! You can totally tell. If I were my technologically inclined, you wouldn’t have to go look cause I would just have a picture of the tree posted, but it is definitely worth the 30 second walk from Koerner. The way the leaves hang is gorgeous as well.

So please, if you have a picture of this gorgeous, yet crazy tree, please post it!  Definitely something everyone needs to see at least once in their lives.

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Academic Campus Faststart Student Life

Listen very carefully..

Ok, apparently this is SUPER important information. I was not aware at just how in depth this ignorance ran but I have been proven wrong. Step out of the line-up at the Bookstore. Please! For the love of…!

Believe it or not folks but, well, the bookstore is not the only place to get textbooks. Heck, it’s one of the WORST places to get your textbooks (Sorry UBC – you try your best but you can’t be the best at EVERYTHING).

Reasons, and the list is long, why you “might” want to “consider” getting your books elsewhere.

1. The line-ups. If commerce students have taught us anything, it is that Time is Money!

2. The prices. Sooo, yeah. I don’t like to be belligerent, but when I see the price tags of my second year Psychology books, Its a good thing the closest longsword is in the AnSo building! Seriously!

  • Example A: You pay $160 for a textbook. 4 months later, you sell aforementioned textbook at the Bookstore for $80. They then sell it used for $130. It’s a painful truth, I know. Do you need a minute? *Pats you gingerly on the shoulder*.
  • Evidence B: $160 for a TEXTBOOK! Its paper people! I know, I know, super genius professors write them (Don’t even get me started on professors that constantly renew their textbooks forcing us to pay oodles just to ensure we have the Newest edition).

You know what, I am going to stop this right here and now, cause I think we both know how carried away I can get. Anyways, UBC Bookstore. Your alternative?

www.abebooks.com

Thats it! Honestly, you should have started a few weeks ago but at least you know for next time. Grab your ISBN numbers from your “My Booklist” from the SSC (under Courses) and check out the savings! Even after paying $20 for shipping, I am STILL saving $100 on some of my more expensive text books! As Canadians, you might need to click on details about sending as not all providers of textbooks on abebooks.com send to Canada but you were going to be spending hours in the line up at the Bookstore anyways right? No matter what, I know you are going to love me for this information.

And the moral of the story is? Check out your options before forkin’ out huge amounts of dough…

Your gifts and cards of appreciation can be sent to:

miranda.abild@gmail.com

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