2012-13 was one for the books. Our reporters got to cover strikes, social media snafus, election scandals and a departing university president.
The Ubyssey doesn’t select a “person of the year.” But in every school year, on any campus, there are people who deserve to be recognized. The Ubyssey has selected 10 people who stood out in 2012-13.
2012-13 was one for the books. Our reporters got to cover strikes, social media snafus, election scandals and a departing university president.
Modern Green and UBC engaged in some unusual practices behind the scenes that brought millions of dollars to UBC and a lucrative development deal for the Chinese company.
It’s easy to overlook the human face behind all the building on campus: the hundreds of hardworking construction workers who have shown up to UBC every day of the year.
Hayden, director of the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics at UBC, has received numerous honours over the years for his work on genetics.
Take a picture of yourself with a copy of the Ubyssey in an interesting place (or with an interesting person!) and you could have a chance to win one of two pairs.
Mary Lynn Young of UBC’s School of Journalism brings years of newspaper experience to the academic field.
For UBC, the transition from operating under the Access Copyright licence to going at it alone was not easy.
Forum theatre, an interactive type of theatre encouraging audience participation in plays about social issues, is being brought to UBC by student Gua Khee Chong.
Becki Ross is chair of Women’s and Gender Studies at UBC and has researched sex and sexism.
