Issue #28: Fall/Winter 2010

In this issue...

Editor's Note

by Chris Petty, MFA'86

World Weariness, Great Achievement and the (Slow) Death of Print

From Gen X to Gen Y

Douglas Coupland offers advice to the class of 2010 (and his archives to UBC).

Alumni Achievement Awards

Meet the nine inspiring recipients.

Putting the Human in Humanities

By John Vigna, MFA'07

A UBC community program offers non-traditional students a chance to access the benefits of learning.

Academics and Avocations

By Hilary Feldman

From black holes to black and white film; from tea ceremonies
to anime.

Living with Aphasia

By Teresa Goff

Imagine waking up one day and not being able to speak. That's what happened to Christy Campbell.

Alumni Centre

A new campus building is being planned – with you in mind.

The Last Word with Jeff Todd

Family man Jeff Todd is the new head of UBC Alumni Affairs. He lives in a rainforest but misses the desert.

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What the Trek?

Trek Magazine caption competition

Here's a cartoon by Trek designer Keith Leinweber that needs an accompanying caption. Send your best efforts (one caption per person) to vanessa.clarke@ubc.ca, or to the mailing address in the right-hand column, by January 31. Be sure to include your contact information so we can let you know if you win!