January 24, 2025 Friday

The UBC women's hockey team celebrates in a dog pile after winning.

Women win in Winter Classic overtime thriller

On Friday night, the UBC women's hockey team defeated the Trinity Western University Spartans, 4–3 in overtime, at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Arena.

Lauren Kasowski, Photos by Saumya Kamra Sports January 20

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AMS Council approves and appoints new position to Elections Committee

Last night, AMS Council met for a short meeting to pass several code changes related to the AMS Elections Committee and having electronic devices during private in-camera session.

Aisha Chaudhry Yesterday at 2:23 PM

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Students unable to vote in AMS VP AUA by-election

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Fact-checked: Breaking down your 2025 VP academic and university affairs debate claims

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VP AUA candidates spar over experience qualifications in by-election debate

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Culture

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Nosh Hunt: For all the gluten-free readers

I’ve recently become acquainted with someone who has celiac disease, meaning he not only can’t eat gluten (obviously), but also can’t have anything cross-contaminated with gluten — a part of having celiac that I wasn’t aware of.

Olivia Vos Yesterday at 5:03 PM

A promotional poster for 'the bomb' in a clear frame against a bright yellow wall.

Is the bomb really ‘the bomb’?

The outside of BC Place lit up in purple, with a large friendship bracelet draped over it reading "Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour."

'What if I told you I'm a mastermind?'

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Finding friendship abroad: When you know, you know

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Features

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What the recent evacuation of the Nest says about AMS safety protocols

The Nest was evacuated on October 28, 2024 after what was later revealed to be reports of an armed man. The status of the threat, however, wasn’t initially known by those evacuated, igniting calls from community members for UBC and the AMS to develop more appropriate and robust emergency plans.

Fiona Sjaus January 22

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Dr. Ilsa Cooke scours the cosmos for the molecular origins of life

Guangyu Wang smiles at the camera in a black blazer and shirt inside the UBC Forestry Sciences Centre.

Dr. Guangyu Wang believes forests are for the people

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Dr. Thomas Lemieux is leading Canadian research on wealth and income inequality

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Opinion

The Ubyssey’s guide to the 2025 AMS VP AUA by-election candidates

While we aren’t going to tell you who to vote for, this article should give you a clearer picture of the strengths and weaknesses of the three candidates.

Viyan Handley and Aisha Chaudhry January 22

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Opinion: We should ditch final exams in favour of papers and projects

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The Ubyssey is hiring opinion columnists

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Living the Institutions: The École Polytechnique Montréal massacre anniversary compels action from us as individuals

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Humour

The impulse add/drop: A four-part saga

You flushed all the painstaking work of crafting the perfect schedule down the toilet, but that’s okay. Deep down, you knew this would happen.

Joyce Park January 20

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Official finals season weather forecast

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How to ditch indie shit-men and find yourself a Hallmark HUNK

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Reviewing the HOTTEST new winter trend! (pneumonia)

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Science

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Water, Together is empowering communities to be heroes in their water stories

Water, Together, a documentary by UBC alum and water treatment engineer Dr. Karl Zimmermann, features water stories and perspectives from water leaders worldwide and empowers local communities to lead their own water management solutions through a three-step process: awareness, education, and resources.

Shobana Shanmugasamy January 15