GOOD
OLD JOEHe was part of that
first, small Victoria
College class. He fought tirelessly for a
university in his hometown and when it was
created he became its first chancellor. More BY JOY POLIQUIN,
BFA '03
NORMAL
HISTORY They were among BC's
pioneers of public schooling. But until now
there hasn't been a written record of the
experiences of the young teachers who trained
at the Provincial Normal School.More BY KATHERINE
GIBSON, MED ’90
SURVIVAL
SCIENCE Thirty years ago,
studies of hypothermia helped to save lives
and put the university’s emerging research
program on the map. More BY HANNAH
HICKEY, MSC '03
CHANCE
MEETING Careful who you
sit next to in the campus cafeteria-it could
be a life-altering lunch. More
BY GAIL ANDERSON-DARGATZ, BA '99
STRINGS
WILL TRAVELGive Jill Wiwcharuk her violin and backpack and
she's ready to go anywhere. Even hitchhiking
solo through Siberia. More
BY RACHEL GOLDSWORTHY,
BSC '91
VOX
ALUMNIFrom Beatlemania
to SARStock. What on earth is a 60-year-old
doing at Toronto's mega rock concert? More
BY JIM BIGSBY, BA '67
