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C+CP discards 10,000+ students from campus population counts
Deliberately underestimating population numbers by 20-40% is one of the more irresponsible and dishonest things C+CP has tried to do. Twice.
How To Get A Condo Built At UBC
The charming story of a condo developer offering UBC money, and UBC responding by giving the condo developer favourable treatment.
UBC hands out $11.8M in interest-free mortgages to admin, faculty
Mortgage interest paid to UBC by students living in residence this year: ~$18 million. Mortgage interest paid to UBC by upper admin and faculty: $0.
Piper Plaza: A Fitting Tribute to UBC’s 11th President
Martha Piper Plaza is both a wonderful tribute to UBC’s 11th President, in both a sincere and snarky way.
More Than A Bystander
The true colours of many of UBC’s student athletes were made very clear last night. Supportive of outright sexism and harassment. Shame on them.
UNA seeks consultants to take them seriously
To campus denizens not in the Neighbourhoods, the UNA may as well just be a group of people standing on the top of Save On Foods screaming “Respect my authoritah!”
Open Textbooks Project Needs to Open Minds
This project is less about creating open textbooks, and more about convincing people to actually use them.
Save the Farm… Again
Here’s an idea to make the future of the UBC Farm even more secure: put it into BC’s Agricultural Land Reserve.
Here’s Why The UBC Liquor Store Moved
Saying Wesbrook Place is a “better location” for a liquor store implies that some sort of fomal comparison was made between two or more locations, based on a measurable set of criteria. This did not happen.
More Cellphone Towers Coming to UBC
“UBC is experiencing an increasing number of requests for new voice-based cellular installations on campus and in the adjacent university neighbourhoods.”
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