Totem vs. Vanier

Place Vanier and Totem Park are the only university residences on campus that house students under 19, and there persists a myth that Totem Park is a louder, rowdier residence than Place Vanier.

The perils of self-reporting the flu

In the fall 2009 semester, UBC told students that it was their responsibility to help minimize the spread of the H1N1 pandemic sweeping the globe.
Since the start of 2010, it seems as though the H1N1 concern on campus has died down. Two remnants of UBC’s response to the H1N1 epidemic remain: Purell hand sanitizer dispensers [...]

Poll results: What are UBC students doing for the Games?

Although students have a wide range of thoughts regarding the Games, few planned on seeing them in person.

In the midst of the Olympics, Vancouver’s homeless erect pavilions of their own

In the last week, Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has become very visible as the heart of the Vancouver’s dynamic and divisive housing movement. While featured in the “2010 Convergence Welcoming Committee” protests that brought together a wide range of social groups, the last week has seen the movement take a prominent position as a social issue [...]