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A summer of ordinary moments

UBC becomes legible in the small scenes people carry home. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of British Columbia.

UBC becomes legible in the small scenes people carry home.

Alumni Digest editorial deskMay 7, 20262 min read
In the September issue
A summer of ordinary moments
Minhal Hasnain’s vignettes treat a university memory as something seen from the side: a room, a path, a conversation, a detail that stays after the formal account has ended. That is the right opening note for August. Summer loosens the timetable, and the campus becomes a collection of moments rather than a single destination. Photo: Reporting: Rachel Glassman, BA’18, MA’20. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

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