As the popular song asks: Where have all the cowboys gone? You
sure won’t find them in Hollywood anymore, but those who hanker
for the days when westerns ruled the silver screen should take a
look at Tall in the Saddle: Great Lines from Classic Westerns.
The book is the latest collection of quotable quotes from the movies
edited by Peggy Thompson, assistant professor of Creative Writing,
and co-author Saeko Usukawa. Thompson and Usukawa viewed 150 westerns
— from Stagecoach to Little Big Man — to compile 350 quotes for
the book. Tall in the Saddle is a sequel to the authors’
earlier work, Hard Boiled: Great Lines from Classic Noir Films.
Thompson is the Genie award-winning screenwriter of movies such
as The Lotus Eaters.

• Contact: Asst. Prof. Peggy Thompson, Dept. of Theatre,
  Film and Creative Writing, 604.822.3023

UBC aims to de-bug disease

A new UBC Centre for Disease Control (UBCCDC) has been created
to help monitor, control and prevent communicable diseases including
sexually transmitted disease, HIV and tuberculosis. The centre will
conduct research and education activities as part of the British
Columbia Centre for Disease Control. Medical and research staff
will collaborate on disease control projects provincially, nationally
and internationally. A permanent medical director is being recruited.

• Contact: Dr. William Bowie, Div. of Infectious Diseases,
  Dept. of Medicine, and interim director, UBCCDC, (604) 875-4588

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