“The manuscripts are there and we’re handling them, reading them, looking at them and exploring them,” said Echard of the value behind adding these items to the resources at Rare Books. “There’s nothing like the look, the feel and the smell.”
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Tognetti has created a photography project detailing the vulnerabilities and obstacles that individuals face on a daily basis. Her powerful project became very popular among UBC students and the general public.
“Both characters I’d say have some sort of thing they’re missing, that they’re looking for in the other person. That’s something we can all relate to. Trying to fill the void in our life with other people and with what other people have.”
Participating students, quickly realized that the question, “What does democracy mean to you?” first had to be answered in order to discuss what bringing it home entailed. Even beyond that, students realized perhaps the statement was flawed itself.
The nominees for this year’s 32nd Annual BC Book Prizes include at least one UBC alumnus for all seven categories, which is an incredible feat in itself. Some of these authors will also be taking a month-long tour around schools in British Columbia.
Whereas “deaf” is often used to describe a level of hearing loss, the term “Deaf” describes those who identify with other members of the Deaf community – a cultural distinction, rather than a medical one.
The concept of an “unconference” is built around the idea that attendees are tired of listening for hours to speakers drone on about various topics. It “flips” the conference, putting the attendees in charge of presentations and workshops.
Dr. Ramer is bearded and ascotted while belting a show tune in a local production of The Pirates of Penzance. By day a scientist, by night an actor — this professor is an excellent model for following one’s dreams in a practical, balanced capacity.
In 1998, a University of Wyoming student named Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten and left for dead on the hills outside of Laramie Wyoming for being gay. The murder brought attention to various states for having a lack of hate crime laws.
As co-curator of Mashup, Grenville strived to provide insight on how collage has influenced the art presented at the exhibit. He warned the talk would be long because the subject of collage was so vast.
“I was talking to a friend before I started making any clothing,” said Ashkan Alaie, a fourth-year political science student at UBC and CEO and designer of the line. "I told him I want to capture legendary moments.”
Mariam Barry was obviously in her element, expertly playing multiple roles. Most notably was that of Harun Al-Rashid. Cassandra Phillips-Grande was enchanting, artfully teasing the men around her left, right and centre.
This year, the AMS will host sets from a mixture of old favourites and new discoveries. Melt, MGH! Layten Kramer, Lido, Oh Wonder and Vince Staples will take to the stage on the last day of classes. Tickets go on sale Monday, March 21.
The farcical tale tells of corrupt town officials’ terrified reaction of the news that an incognito inspector will soon be arriving in their town to investigate them, resulting in a flurry of chaotic activity to cover up their considerable misdeeds.
This and other similar cantatas depicted the same matters that were depicted in the then-banned operas, serving as an outlet for wide audiences yearning for the passion, lust and death that the operas presented.