Dead Aid: A Few Clarifications
As most of our readers hopefully know, next week Terry will have the pleasure of welcoming Dambisa Moyo to the UBC Chan Centre to talk about…
Read articleDUSTY FOOT PHILOSOPHIES (VIDEO) K’NAAN, SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
Staying true to our focus on important global issues, on September 24, 2010 The Terry Project had the pleasure of hosting world renowned musician, poet and…
Read articlePopular Music and the Value of K’naan
A few months ago I was watching The Hour’s George Strombolopolous interview Canadian-Somalian recording artist (and soon-to-be Terry Global Speaker Series speaker) K’naan, whose hit song…
Read articleOpportunity: WorldMUN is Hiring!
Hey guys, I have an exciting opportunity to announce. This spring, UBC will submit a bid to host the Harvard World Model United Nations Conference in…
Read articleIn Case You’re Interested
UBC Insiders has a put together a great summary of the the-president-of-the-AMS-just-sent-a-complaint-about-tuition-at-UBC-to-the-United-Nations debacle. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, do check this Vancouver Sun…
Read articleA Conversation at The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as Imagined by Blake Frederick
The Ubyssey reports: The AMS has filed a complaint to the United Nations regarding the federal and provincial government’s failure to meet obligations to provide accessible…
Read articleAutotune Becomes Useful
People who understand and appreciate science sometimes find it difficult to communicate that sense of understanding and appreciation in a way that is accessible and interesting…
Read articleSome Perspective
This flash applet from the University of Utah’s Genetic Science Learning Center is just cool. It is absurdly cool. It is almost inappropriately cool. I cannot…
Read articleWhy Obama Should Keep the Nobel Peace Prize: Because Everyone Suddenly Cares About the Nobel Peace Prize
Please attempt to name the winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Peace. His name is Martti Ahtisaari, a supremely accomplished diplomat, peacemaker, and former president…
Read articleVancouver’s New Green Roof
Whilst perusing the internets today I stumbled upon this wonderful video: a short film by filmmaker Dave Budge about the roof of the newly-completed Vancouver Convention…
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