Issue #14: Winter/Spring 2006

In this issue...

Editor's Letter

by Christopher Petty

Painted faces, reuinions and not peeing on your hands.

The Dog Story

by Scott Yates

From wild animals to workmates, family protectors, best friends and, now, medical aids, dogs have become honorary humans.

Martha: The Woman with the Jumper Cables

by Richard Littlemore

Part one of a look at UBC's retiring president.

Why Maclean's Rankings Rankle

by William Bruneau

Do the annual university rankings in Canada's national magazine help or hinder the cause of post-secondary education?

Dialing for Cool

by Jon Cornea

Where do students find music these days? The web? Satellite? At the record store? Radio still has some cool, especially at UBC.

A Life in Pictures

by John Vigna

The very first cinematographer inspires a new play and some new technology.

One for the Heart

A new Alumni Centre will spell "home" to returning grads.