UBC Journalism 'On The Beat'
Last Saturday evening, while students were at the bars or in the books, a lecture hall at UBC was packed with grey and white haired citizens to hear Gwynne Dyer speak about climate change. The talk entitled, “Geopolitics in a Hotter World,” was the fall kickoff to a series of free public lectures hosted by […]
On Friday afternoon the main room of UBC’s Asian Centre was full of economists eager to discuss fixing, of all things, the environment. Welcome to the 21st century. Environmental economist Lawrence H. Goulder gave the keynote speech in a weekend long conference entitled, “UBC 2010 Workshop on Environmental Economics and Climate Change.” His talk outlined […]
UBC is no stranger to criticism over lack of consultation with students when it comes to campus development. But the design of the new Student Union Building is taking a revolutionary approach of engaging students’ input from the beginning. At least that’s the stated aim. Last Tuesday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the AMS […]
By 5 p.m. on Monday, the UBC Student Union Building’s constant stream of students started dwindling to a trickle. A quieter tone began enveloping the building in contrast to when back pack laden students filled every corner, live music blared outside, and conversations inflamed over book prices. It’s ninety eight dollars! Ninety eight dollars! A […]
There’s no signpost stating “Welcome to UTown@UBC,” but the growing community is easy to recognize. Wander far enough southeast at UBC, past the music blaring frat houses and student buzzing residences, past the cold, sterile-looking Health Sciences buildings, and there are post-card worthy neighourhoods made up of elegant condos, tree-lined bike paths, immaculately trimmed hedges […]
