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econ 140 midterm

am i the only idiot who thought bringing a calculator was optional? the wording in the faq is really really ambiguous.

The Campanile bells could toll more sweetly

Is it just me, or is the Campanile grossly out of tune? If so, how does one tune the Campanile? If not, what phenomenon is causing me to think it’s so out of tune?

Don’t Miss the Film Harvest!

Friday, October 5 7:00pm at the Gig Theatre 137 Ontario Street, Kitchener Suggested donation of $2 to help offset venue costs OR bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region The second annual Film Harvest by FBN Multimedia with support from the City of Kitchener brings a you new crop of [...]

Health and dental plan opt out

I got an email about this, and I am covered under a plan from a parent. I was wondering.. What kind of things does the plan cover? And do you use it? And how much money is refunded if you opt-out? Is it worth it, to keep the plan even if I am under a [...]

Ling 100

So, I’ve been pretty sick lately and missed a ton of school, and am now frantically trying to catch up in all my classes. It pretty much sucks. So, is anyone in Linguistics 100 willing to help me out with lecture notes for the past two weeks? I would love to be able to get [...]

Human Rights Multimedia Exhibition: Open Call for Submissions

“Narratives of Home: Displacement and Human Rights”, a conference hosted by WPIRG (the Waterloo Public Interest Research Group) is now accepting submissions for its Multimedia Exhibition. The exhibition will be held in the Lower Atrium of the Student Life Centre, at the University of Waterloo, on October 29, 30 and 31, and in conjunction with [...]

uc berkeley first to post full lectures to youtube

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9790452-7.html

Aw, PrincetonReview

This is from U of T’s rankings at PrincetonReview.com Mind you, #1 and #2 don’t really surprise me (although I don’t consider my professors to be extremely unavailable people.. even in bigger lectures.), but what do you think of #3 – Least happy?

A Ceiling with Stars

Hi everyone : ) I am planning a trip to the movies and I had some questions… My friend who once lived near Berkeley told me that he used to attend a theater that had  a “ceiling that looked like stars” (?) and that showed very good independent films. I have seen several movie theaters just [...]

used computers

This may be a silly question, but how is the market for used computers here? I’d like to sell my laptop, but given the affordability of new computers, how likely is it that a student would go for a three year old one with some overheating issues? And other than students, where else in the [...]