Issue #27: Summer 2010

In this issue...

Editor's Letter

by Chris Petty, MFA'86

Vacuum cleaners, amazing people and the naming of things.

Rowat's Route

By Vanessa Clarke

Life as a travel photographer is rarely predictable.

The Art of Place

by Robin Laurence

A late-life entrepreneur shares his passion for art with the residents of BC.

Academics and Avocations

By Hilary Feldman

Meet two serious scientist with a musical bent.

Harmful if Swallowed

By Hilary Thomson

A UBC researcher warns Rx drug ads may be bad for our health.

Placing a Name

Henry Angus, Mary Bollert, Frederic Wood and Garnett Sedgewick all have campus buildings named for them. But who were they?

The Last Word with Dave Ng

Dave Ng needs a lightsaber to fend off spiders.