http://www.geoffcosteloe.com your #1 source for stuff i think Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:26:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you liked Terry Talks then you are going to love Terry's next big event: Terry Tales! This is your chance to meet and talk with like minded students about issues that matter to you. Think of it as a mini-Terry Talks. Each student comes with a 5 minute story in ... http://www.geoffcosteloe.com/2010/02/04/terry-tales-game-on/ I recently came across a website, DNA 11, whose catchphrase is There is Only One Original. They are, of course, referring to you your genetic make-up which the company collects and creates artwork out of. It sounds absurd but this is how it works. DNA 11 sends you a mouth swab ... http://www.geoffcosteloe.com/2010/02/03/genetic-art-featuring-you/ So I just received an e-mail from UBC asking me to fill out a survey on tuition. There are three questions and they read as follows: To what extent will the proposed 2% tuition increase ($88.59 on a base Arts/Science tuition) be an impediment to you continuing your studies at UBC? Your ... http://www.geoffcosteloe.com/2010/02/02/ubc-tuition-consultation-what-does-it-really-say/ By far the one of the best experiences I've ever been a part of was attending the 2nd Annual Clinton Global Initiative University Conference in Austin, TX last year. If you are a student bent on making a positive difference in the world then this is the place to get your ... http://www.geoffcosteloe.com/2009/12/26/apply-to-the-clinton-global-initiative-university-conference-meet-bill-clinton/ Are you going to the Student Leadership Conference this year? Its on January 9th and all of the information is available on how to attend at the SLC homepage. This years keynote speaker is Canadian Senator Romeo Dallaire. I would highly recommend registering to attend the well recognized event! you ... http://www.geoffcosteloe.com/2009/12/15/attending-the-slc/ I thought I would be an egotistical bastard and post up some papers I wrote this year for one of my all time favorite classes: POLI 310 - Parliament and Party: The Strategy of Politics. If you are in poli-sci you must take this course. I really liked writing the ... http://www.geoffcosteloe.com/2009/12/11/some-papers-i-wrote/ So where do we stand after Wednesday's council meeting. Lets first look at what we have learned and move on to what what will happen in the coming days. I'm feeling very much like Alice today and so this post is influenced by Carrol's fantasy world, one of my favourite ... http://www.geoffcosteloe.com/2009/12/04/continuing-down-the-rabbit-hole/ Well it sure has been a crazy 48 hours. That's the biggest reason that I haven't written one of these already. I wanted to take some time to let things filter out and crystallize a bit. Haste makes waste they say. That and throughout the whole process all I found ... http://www.geoffcosteloe.com/2009/11/28/thoughts-on-the-issue-at-hand/ After seeing the Agenda for this month's Senate meeting I thought I would post it up for everyone to see what Senate does on a month to month basis. I've included a little background on each item that I think is significant. If you have any questions feel free to ... http://www.geoffcosteloe.com/2009/11/06/senate-agenda-for-november-18th-meeting/ A lot of us students continually struggle with a difficult question: What am I going to do after I graduate? Well, that search is over for me. I'm going to do a PhD. What changed my mind? This paper. Ovulatory cycle effects on tip earnings by lapdancers: economic evidence for human estrus? Abstract To ... http://www.geoffcosteloe.com/2009/10/08/i-want-a-phd-can-science-really-be-this-awesome/