Yearly Archives: 2005

A pack of hounds

Teachers here are no different than a pack of hound dogs left loose to literally hound their students. There is no check and balance on their activities – they do whatever they please, however they please. Course outlines, decided by … Continue reading

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The Beginning of the End

The cure to writer’s block is Oreos. It’s only by consuming nearly a boxful that I’ve managed to begin this article. By the time I end it however, I’m certain we’ll all be comfortably sitting in our homes watching the … Continue reading

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Teaching Textiles

Seminar and Conference December 2-3 2005, at the Textile Institute of Pakistan Selected topics: New Directions: How Technology is Changing the Industry Climbing the Textile Chemistry Value Chain Tradition and Modernity in Fabric Design Marketing Challenges and Opportunities under WTO … Continue reading

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Introducing Imprint

Complete the sentence: Imprint is …

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Teaching Textiles?

Calling all alumni. Whats your take? How do you think textiles should be taught?

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Students asked to write the ‘history’ of Pakistan

By Kamran Mohsin TIP, November 18, the auditorium was full of students (mostly forced in by teachers) to attend a lecture by Mr. Javed Jabbar; a well-known writer, politician and media personality. The subject of the address was “Pakistan’s unique … Continue reading

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More Food for the Worry Vault

By Furhan R. Hussain, TMM-1 Brushing the usual aside, TIP seems to be overshadowed, these days, by a cloud of misfortunes. For example, a few days back, the institute’s ‘Tower Point’ bus had an accident near SMCHS that almost killed … Continue reading

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