Recent Activities
and Social Events

Coffee House
and Talent Show

At the first event of its kind,
residents of St. John’s College
had the opportunity to display
their creative talents in the
Fairmont Social Lounge at a
Coffee House and Talent
Show on November 13. The
event was organized by the
residents and revealed much
talent. The evening began with
theatre improvisation by the
SJC Clan of Comedians. Other
acts included songs, piano
pieces, as well as performances
on guitar and double bass.
Some read poetry and danced
classical ballet, salsa, and tango
to the great enjoyment of a
nearly full house. The success
of this unique evening at the

College has already inspired

plans for a sequel.

SIC Program News

supported the presentation of
six lectures on Global Change
Issues. Future academic plans
include the establishment

of permanent lecture series on
Global Change Issues and on
Communicating about Science,
featuring invited speakers and
resident participation in small
workshops. :

The College was honoured
T.E. YING, GEORGE SHEN AND HIS WIFE to have two Johanneans partic-

JANE AT ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE ipate in its academic program

this past Fall. Mr. George
The highly successful Resident

Speaker Series, established in
October 1997, continued
this Fall with a full slate of
Monday evening talks by St.

Shen spoke in October, as part
of the Diversity of World
Cultures Lectures Series, about
the blending of the traditional
Chinese approach to teaching
and those of the Western
liberal tradition at St. John’s
University in Shanghai during
the 1940s. Later that month,
Mr. TE Ying spoke about his
experiences as a student at St.
John’s University and his life
during those difficult years
following World War II.

John’s College residents.
September 1998 also saw the
launch of a new lecture series
on the Diversity of World
Cultures, with invited speakers
from the UBC campus. The
aim of this series is to encourage
residents to learn about other
cultures, religions and ethnic

ms. The College also

SJC LONGBOAT TEAM

Day of the Longboat

On October 24th, eight brave
residents (Christine, Michael,
Dominique, Mette, Jim,
Angela, Glendon, and Cheryl)
of St John’s College and two
non-residents paddled their
way along a 2km course from
Jericho Sailing Center to
Jericho Beach and back for the
annual UBC Day of the
Longboat. They placed in the
top three during the trials,
which qualified them to com-
pete in the semi-finals and then
the finals. A salmon dinner and
dance was held on Saturday
evening to celebrate, socialize,
and prepare for the finals

on Sunday. Overall, St. John’s
placed 4th amongst UBC
residence teams. A fun and
memorable time was had by
all the participants.

Expansion of St. Johns College Facilities

On August 25th, St. John’s College completed the second phase
of its building program. With this most recent addition of

new rooms, the number of College residents has grown from 32
to over 100. Residents are enrolled in programs from over 35
different departments at UBC and come from 25 different
countries. To help celebrate the opening of its new phase and
to welcome both new and current residents, the College held its
Welcome Dinner on September 10th, 1998. Our new chef,

Tim Johnstone, prepared a delicious menu including salmon

with mango salsa.

ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE PHASE 2 BUILDIN