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Myth-busting the “Cows On Campus” Photograph

By feedwordpress on August 13, 2021

[This is an expanded version of an article originally published in Alumni UBC’s Grad Gazette in 2010] One of the enduring legends from the history of the University of British Columbia is that the Faculty of Agriculture’s dairy herd was once allowed to graze along Main Mall.  But did this really happen? It is true that, during […]

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Point Grey’s original student hang-out – The Dolphins

By feedwordpress on December 1, 2020

[This is an expanded version of an article originally published in Alumni UBC’s Grad Gazette in 2010] Before The Pit, the Gallery Lounge, Koerner’s Pub, or any of the other popular student retreats on or around the UBC campus… there was The Dolphin. The Dolphin Tea House was located on Marine Drive, across from what […]

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