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 contact me!
THE THIRD REGULAR MEETING OF THE VANCOUVER SENATE FOR THE 2009/2010 ACADEMIC YEAR – WEDNESDAY NOV. 18 7:00pm ROOM 182 IRVING K. BARBER

Minutes from the Meeting of October 14, 2009

Business Arising from Minutes

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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 see whether estrus was really “lost” during human evolution (as researchers often claim), we examined ovulatory cycle effects on tip earnings by professional lap dancers working in gentlemen’s clubs. Eighteen dancers recorded their menstrual periods, work shifts, and tip earnings …

A proposal went though recently to put a hospice on campus. This seems like a great way for UBC to make some extra coin on some of the campuses unused land. Problem though – one of the proposed sites for the hospice is behind St. John’s College – right next to first year residence Place Vanier (check out the proposed site here and the rest of them here). Obviously, PPPAC (the group with the responsibility to vet many of the incoming proposals) don’t have their heads screwed on straight.
Putting an …