Apr

24

Campus 2020

Posted by: | April 24, 2007 | 4 Comments

The Campus 2020 report was released today. Click here to see the site. Warning – it’s 114 pages long. You’ll recall this is the province’s exercise in “re-thinking” the post-secondary education system and providing a vision for the future. It’s long. I’d read it but it’s hockey night and I’m packing up and leaving my […]

Apr

22

Grad School

Posted by: | April 22, 2007 | 2 Comments

Sigh.. since I’m graduating and looking at 10 more years of school (I wish I was kidding) here are a few links for your amusement: On being a graduate student (Simpson Style) Take 2 www.toothpastefordinner.com

Apr

21

Spotted on campus yesterday

Posted by: | April 21, 2007 | 9 Comments

So I attended two events on campus yesterday, and rubbed shoulders with a some IMPORTANT PEOPLE as a result. And we all love to hear about important people, and their doings. Moreover, serious journalism inevitably gives way to tabloidy filler, (at least during exams when actually doing research is impossible). S0, event #1 was a […]

Apr

19

Lobbying: by Tim

Posted by: | April 19, 2007 | 6 Comments

You can tell it’s exam time (and, in my case, hockey playoffs – Go Sens!) by the vastly decreased post count. And readership too, no doubt. Meh. I should be sleeping. But since I found the (remarkably poorly) hidden jelly bean stash in my living room I’m a little hopped up on sugar. So decided […]

Apr

16

Virginia Tech Shootings

Posted by: | April 16, 2007 | 3 Comments

I’m sure you’ve all heard about the campus shootings at Virginia Tech. Tragic, sad, shocking… all barely begin to describe it. It raises thoughts. Like when there’s a shooting at 7am and a murderer known to be at large, why don’t you lock down the campus and cancel classes to avoid exactly what happened two […]

Apr

16

Posted by: | April 16, 2007 | 2 Comments

From xkcd. Good luck with exams everyone.

Apr

15

Dr. Carl Wieman Speaks!

Posted by: | April 15, 2007 | 6 Comments

On Friday I sat down with Nobel-laureate in physics, Dr. Carl Wieman to ask about the 12 million dollar science education initiative he’s heading up at UBC to improve undergraduate courses for the science masses. I wrote a post about the basics of the initiative earlier, so I won’t repeat them now. You can find […]

Apr

14

Governance Part II: UBC Properties Trust

Posted by: | April 14, 2007 | 4 Comments

Once again, this is inspired by Tristan Markle’s excellent letter to the Ubyssey. He identifies UBC Properties Trust as a key driving force in the U.Blvd decision. He’s quite right. But the UBCPT question is one that’s far more broad than UBlvd; in fact, I’d argue it’s a fundamental threat to the University’s governance. So, […]

Apr

13

UBC Student falls off roof top, now in serious condition

Posted by: | April 13, 2007 | 5 Comments

This is taken from the RCMP website. Whoever the person in serious condition is, we wish them a speedy recovery.UBC student falls off roof top, now in serious condition at VHG Vancouver, UBC: Charges are pending against another student. On April 12th, 2007 at approximately 02:20 pm, RCMP members of the University of British-Columbia Detachment […]

Apr

13

Boycott Mahony&Sons

Posted by: | April 13, 2007 | 13 Comments

oops, I think the image is by Greg Stegeman

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