With their spot atop the Canada West secured going into the playoffs, the 'Birds were mostly looking for a proof-of-concept game in their final regular season match. They got it — with strong performances on both ends of the court elevating them over Victoria, 79–51. Read More.
Shut Up and Smile was one of several works they showcased during their Artist in Residence talk at Green College on Feb. 4. Read More.
This past November, UBC sent four in-person delegates to COP30 in Belém, Brazil. While the need for international climate collaboration is incessant, conferences such as COP set expectations for how ongoing conflicts can be — and ought to be — resolved. Read More.
The game of Canadian football is changing. With new rules implemented in September, the CFL will alter their game substantially. With an infrastructure built upon the pro league’s foundation, university football — and, by extension, UBC — may have to change with them.
While the score — a 3–1 victory for the No. 2 Thunderbirds — would imply a comfortable victory, the UFV Cascades made it anything but, pushing the 'Birds with large scoring runs in every set.
With the top spot in the CW Pacific Division on the line, the T-Birds hung tough with the No. 1 University of Victoria Vikes for 30 minutes, taking a lead into the final quarter. Then, in the last 10 minutes, they collapsed, losing the game and the division.
Set in a small prairie town in 1940s Saskatchewan, Wild People Quiet follows Florence, a Métis woman who hides her identity and passes as white. She bleaches her hair with peroxide and works for an insurance company while keeping others at a distance — that is until someone from her past wanders back into her life.
In 2025, the Huntley administration replaced toxicity with focus. In 2026, as students confront the affordability crisis and the AMS faces its deficit, service costs and businesses’ performance, this is the new bar in student politics.
During the 2024-25 academic year, 38 student volunteers collectively poured 3,600 hours into running AMS Peer Support, a service dedicated to helping UBC students dealing with academic stress, substance use and other issues impacting mental well-being.
Over halfway through his term, Heieis’s work to improve student life has not gone unnoticed. Out of his 14 identified action items, Heieis has reported full completion of seven, with five goals in progress and two that have yet to be addressed.
While Evans has addressed some long-standing issues with clubs and clubs spaces, it is unclear how many of Evans’s stated goals will be achieved by the end of his term, particularly regarding AMS sustainability.
As January ends and AMS elections approach, Parmar has delivered on many campaign promises and executive goals — but some remain unfinished beyond target timelines.
Ten months into their term, Yi-Kieran has made considerable strides toward their goals of lobbying for student needs at the municipal and provincial levels, fostering relationships between the AMS and external organizations, and renewing interest in issues such as the SkyTrain extension to UBC. However, some tangible outcomes are still pending.
“So one day I was watching The Lego Movie, and it got to that part where Emmet builds the double-decker couch,” said Inna Vator, instigator of the Second Lifted Object Project (SLOP), in an interview with The Ubyssey.
UBC came to the conclusion that the way to increase student morale was simple: host a campus-wide talent show inspired by everyone's glory years — elementary school!
“The first time someone saw me, they screamed … they called me an ‘abominable snowman.’ It really hurt.”
Students will be forced to opt into the UBC Battle Pass as a part of their student fees, effective at the start of the new term, Jan. 5, 2026.
Having represented Canada internationally since 2013, Ivy Liao has had her fair share of accolades and successes — but not much could top when she was in the Olympic qualifiers in 2024. However, while the Olympics would be a dream come true, Liao’s pursuit of greatness in her sport is for more than just the wins.
In a spectacular team performance, the Canada’s National Women’s Rugby Team upset the New Zealand Black Ferns with a 34–19 victory. This talented team — likely the best ever assembled in Canada — was made up of the best rugby players in Canada, from coast-to-coast. Among those players were two Thunderbirds.
UBC Football defeated the University of Calgary Dinos 23–22 on Friday night, eking out the win in an electric Homecoming match-up that came down to the final second.
I consider myself a football fan. It is, without much competition, my favourite sport. But as a student from England who is here at UBC on international exchange, football is no longer familiar to me.
A recent paper by Dr. Alan Jacobs and Dr. Mark Kayser investigates one under-explored driver of far-right voting: social mobility.
Moving a computer cursor with the brain alone was proven possible in 2004, and even done wirelessly in 2021. But as high-risk medical devices advance, an unknown slate of adverse effects and potential injuries — and legal implications — may follow.
From knowing when to take a step back from school to learning when to stand up for yourself, Gut Feelings has assembled a short guide of resources and tips from alumni living with IBD.
Access to health care has been a long challenge in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. The Real-Time Virtual Support Network (RTVS) aims to enhance ongoing patient care and address inequities without replacing existing health services.
In the midst of midterm season, The Ubyssey's photographers captured sports, a blind dating event, and other events around campus.
This month, The Ubyssey's photographers captured the homecoming football game, a performative man contest, silent moments on campus and more.
Weren't on campus this summer? Here are some of the best photos summarizing life at UBC from May to August 2025.
