Are students voting this election?
A major concern this election season for students (besides COVID-19) is the scrapping of the Vote on Campus initiative that allowed them to vote at their universities in 2019.
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Clubs Days come two weeks after Imagine Day where a CampusBase crash — the website used for virtual boothing — interfered with some clubs’ ability to booth.
In his letter, Richardson stated how UBC failed to provide “clear and consistent guidelines across Faculties."
The AMS announcement comes as BC endures its sixth year of its public health emergency due to the overdose crisis. The emergency was declared back in April 2016.
Culture
In the end, even if you end a conversation not agreeing on key issues, it’s important to feel comfortable having the conversation nonetheless.
Gramling’s book explores multilingualism across the globe and its presence and importance moving into the future.
Huddled in my plane seat trying to watch movies, my mind was still preoccupied by all of the unknowns that come with this year’s unusual return to campus.
When you look past the tentacles, the show transforms into a highly-personal story of self-understanding.
Sports
The Thunderbirds are well represented in Canada’s roster. Nicholas Allen, Jack Carson, Matthew Percillier, Elias Egras and Phil Berna have all either turned out for the blue and gold or are playing for the T-Birds this year.
With the time difference, it is difficult to watch the events live on broadcasts, but here are the summary of how T-Birds have been performing thus far.
A UBC athlete on the track and field team is alleging that a coach sexually assaulted her during a massage therapy treatment. She is suing both the coach and UBC.
For the first time in the history of the sport, surfing will take the world stage this summer at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games.
Opinion
I encourage you to make your own list too — it’s important that we take care of ourselves during the hectic convergence of the pandemic and the return to classes!
It will do nothing but harm students’ mental and financial wellbeing to switch back to virtual learning now.
In 2018, because of my unique situation, I was advised early on to get in contact with the Centre to make sure I could utilize their accommodations during my studies.
I like to remember three things when I’m facing my own impostor syndrome: I belong here, I can ask for help and everyone is in the same boat.
Features
Election Day is almost upon us, and it can be hard to work out what party's platforms are saying. So we've explained what the top four parties are promising to do about affordable education.
UBC is invested in fossil fuel companies that have major impacts on the climate and contribute to oil spills in places like the Niger Delta. UBC says it will divest by 2030 — but how close is the university to reaching that goal?
Since March of 2020 the opioid crisis has worsened and BC's drug supply has more Fentanyl in it. As school moves back to in-person and parties resume what is UBC doing to keep students safe?
Dr. Leonard Foster talks about his COVID-19 research and his journey to research.
Science
With the 2021 federal election fast approaching, The Ubyssey has broken down the platforms of the four main political parties and their promises on the climate crisis.
From vaccine mandates to bolstering vaccine research, The Ubyssey compiled the most topical points pertaining to COVID-19 policy from the four main political parties.
Some remote First Nations communities have had limited access to medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. UBC's Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative aims to fill this gap in our health care system by flying beyond geographic (and systemic) barriers.
Despite challenges present due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UBC Thunderbots placed first in the Small Size League Lower Tournament at RoboCup earlier this summer.
