I am a woman and I go to school. Although I feel privileged to be going to school at my age, there is nothing extraordinary […] Read More
Author: Spring Gillard
I was walking along science row at UBC with a school buddy last week and he started pointing out the state-of-the-art buildings. Earth and Ocean […] Read More
I got some sweet news this week in my inbox. New Society Publishers was bought by Douglas and McIntyre a few years ago. Now, sadly, […] Read More
Spotted this in the bathroom at the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability at UBC. Sometimes the liability police take their jobs a little too […] Read More
I went to a UBC sustainability event yesterday on integrating sustainability into curriculum. It was sponsored by the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability and […] Read More
I’m taking a surveys course. It involves statistics. It is bending my mind in whole new ways. They say it’s good to try new things, […] Read More
I went to get a haircut yesterday and my hairdresser got talking about the endless chore of making lunches for her kids, who are at […] Read More
I’ve been thinking about how little consideration is given to sustaining ourselves in this mad rush towards saving the world. And by sustaining ourselves, I […] Read More
I came home late from class last night and choked my way through a hallway of smoke to get to my suite. My neighbour is […] Read More
All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. – Blaise Pascal Seems like a very good quote for […] Read More