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UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 9 | July 4, 2002UBC Reports Now Available in PDF Format Beginning with the July 2002 issue, UBC Public Affairs is making UBC Reports available in a PDF format, which retains the complete look and feel (pictures, colour) of the printed version. A link to the PDF version can also be found in the upper right corner of all pages in the Web version of the issue. To view the PDF version, you will require the free Acrobat Reader. The Joy of FlaxTextile artist Joanna Staniszkis has spent more than 30 years searching
the world for exotic fabrics to use in her work, but she found the
inspiration for her latest project in her coat pocket. Bomb Threat Brings Two-Year SuspensionSoon after Sept. 11 last year, a student called in a bomb threat
to disrupt an exam in the Henry Angus Bldg. Campus Tree Team Stays on the Cutting EdgeIf a tree falls at UBC, it turns out that there are people - a
whole team in fact - who will hear it. Our Favourite SpotsIn this issue about Campus Living we give a nod to the people who
have found their special place on one of Canada's largest and most
beautiful campuses. Campus Food FactsDid you know that if you laid out all the cinnamon buns consumed
at UBC every year, they would more than fill the War Memorial Gym? An Alarming Issue for Campus PatrolAsk around at UBC Campus Security, and they'll tell you about the
time a prankster released a crate of chickens into Brock Hall, sparking
a diseased-poultry scare and a two-hour round-up of the panicked
birds. Assault on King George It was the mid-'70s and King George V had been dead for more than
40 years when some rogue stole his sword. Guilt, Gardening and Locally Grown FoodFrom Salzburg to Saltspring Island more and more people are seeking
out locally grown food for their tables. Derek Masselink, UBC Farm's
program coordinator, looks at what is driving the boom in community-based
food systems. John Howe Puts His Stamp on Four Decades of ServiceNeither rain, nor sleet, nor student rallies could slow this mailman.
John Howe has worked on campus for twice as long as most UBC freshmen
have been alive. New Fraternity Village to Open in 2003The University will develop a new Fraternity Village as part of
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