Social Media Policy- GRA points to increased use of social media by children as young as nine - Gibraltar Chronicle July 4, 2022
- Instagram bishop: How Archbishop Russell discovered power of social media - Detroit Catholic July 4, 2022
- Anna bought abortion pills via social media. Now, like thousands of other Filipinas, she is dead - The Guardian July 4, 2022
- Social media trend costs cinema over £1,000 | Worcester News - Worcester News July 4, 2022
- British Army’s social media accounts hacked by crypto scammers - Cointelegraph July 4, 2022
- Cops launch probe into fake social media post - Times of India July 4, 2022
- Nupur Sharma hearing judge slams social media opinions, says Parliament should regulate - The Indian Express July 4, 2022
- Stefanos Tsitsipas takes dig at Kyrgios with latest social media post - TennisUpToDate.com July 4, 2022
- Usher Eats Up Latest ‘Tiny Desk Concert,’ Stuns Social Media With Angelic Vocals - Black Enterprise July 4, 2022
- Yankees Social Media: Luis Gil offers update after Tommy John surgery - Pinstripe Alley July 3, 2022
- Kwantlen
- Tsawwassen grad wins major KPU photo award - Delta Optimist July 1, 2022
- Indigenous foundation returns $500K to Catholic nuns involved in Kamloops residential school - CBC.ca June 30, 2022
- 3 students at a Surrey high school win 'triple crown' of scholarships – Surrey Now-Leader - Surrey Now Leader June 29, 2022
- KPU switches from Impark to Concord Parking in July - The Runner June 28, 2022
- Devoted customers say final farewell to long-standing Vancouver DVD rental store - CBC.ca June 27, 2022
- Kwantlen grad angry at absence of retro convocation - Richmond News June 27, 2022
- KPU chancellor receives BC Reconciliation Award – Aldergrove Star - Aldergrove Star June 24, 2022
- Optimist journalist honoured by KPU - Delta Optimist June 23, 2022
- UBC
- The Women Behind Foundational Photography in North America - TheTyee.ca July 4, 2022
- UBC first year residence dining rooms transition to all-access dining plan - Ubyssey Online July 3, 2022
- B.C. women get an up-close encounter with humpback whale off coast of Vancouver Island - CBC.ca July 3, 2022
- Don't get creeped out, but UBC wants your dead body - Vancouver Sun July 3, 2022
- Dairy and Beef research part of the story for B.C. - 100 Mile Free Press July 3, 2022
- UBC Okanagan’s downtown Kelowna tower shimmers in amber - urbanYVR July 3, 2022
- Memorial bike ride held in Vancouver for UBC cyclist student killed by dump truck - Global News July 3, 2022
- Vancouver proposes huge housing development at north end of Granville Bridge - Vancouver Sun July 3, 2022
- Business Education
- 16, Including School Children, Dead as Bus Falls Into Gorge in Himachal's Kullu - News18 July 4, 2022
- Inclusivity Feature: Putting a Strategic Goal into Action - Business News Wales July 4, 2022
- Economist's arrest ends last vestige of liberal influence in Putin's Russia - Financial Times July 4, 2022
- Global inflation: Japan faces a moment of truth - Financial Times July 4, 2022
- 'TEDxRabdanAcademy' takes place under theme of 'Ideas Worth Sharing in Policing and Security' - ZAWYA July 4, 2022
- Things To Consider While Choosing A School For Children - BW Businessworld July 4, 2022
- Academy Of Fashion & Arts Invites Applications For Admission - BW Businessworld July 4, 2022
- Be part of Plastic Free July - The Beagle July 4, 2022
Tag Archives: obituary
Pacing yourself
Even before my senescence began blooming, I enjoyed reading obituaries. The well-written ones are edifying distillations of character and action; their omissions are bolder than doomsday. James McMeel cofounded the Universal Press Syndicate, which distributed Garry Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” and the … Continue reading
RIP Geoff Nunberg
I aspired to rise to the level of acumen, clarity, and courtesy of this marvelous linguist, knowing of course that I could never get close. Listen to some of Nunberg’s commentaries for NPR’s “Fresh Air” program. — 22 August: The … Continue reading
The Arch Obit
Obituaries must be charming. When a writer conveys the deceased subject’s wicked faults yet still elicits empathy from the reader, the reader has been charmed into a kind of forgiveness for the dead. When the writer seeks to elicit no … Continue reading
Community College
I teach at a regional, commuter university, near Vancouver, BC: It has superb programs in traditional academic disciplines as well as in the trades. It enrols both the unusual and the usual suspects as students. Teaching them is a challenge … Continue reading
Editing
The New York Times obituary of famed film editor Anne V. Coates is very charming. Ms. Coates vowed to find a way to make a career in cinema. She would need to overcome not only her family’s resistance but also … Continue reading
The ‘Fuzzy Logic’ Man
“He always took criticism as a compliment,” said Stuart Russell, a Berkeley professor who worked next door to Mr. Zadeh for many years. “It meant that people were considering what he had to say.”
Battle
In the New York Times obituary section recently I came upon one for Jacob Neusner, a scholar (and polemicist) who published more than 900 books in his lifetime. I calculated – on the back of a napkin, as it were – … Continue reading
Smart/Dumb
In my profession some colleagues believe that marking hard – giving more D’s than B’s, for instance – correlates with a high level of “rigour” in teaching. To my mind, though, there is often no connection between grade distribution and … Continue reading