Currently, the ten Canadian cities with the highest AQI indexes are all located in BC. Of those ten, nine have an AQI rating of above 200, or are at levels that are ‘very unhealthy.’
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With domestic violence increasing during COVID-19, how one UBC student is helping survivors.
I had to learn how to make coffee (extremely difficult) and learn how to make my own breakfast sandwiches (I almost burned down my dorm).
During these two days, professors, staff and students paused their administrative duties to draw attention to the global efforts to end racism and injustice — engaging in teach-ins about racial inequity and violence.
The IFC said it recognizes the importance of prioritizing the health and safety of the community over the annual fall rush parties and events that usually occur.
This announcement follows the university’s decision in recent months not to mandate masks on campus and comes on the heels of the AMS announcing Nest visitors will be required to wear masks.
Visitors to the Nest will be required to wear masks starting September 14, the AMS announced today in an email.
The agreements have been years in the making and will act as a foundation for a long-term partnership.
However, revenue shortfalls from a drop in the number of international students enrolled in the fall could have major financial implications for UBC.
Taylor Haas, a former member of the UBC chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity (FIJI), was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman while he attended Queen’s University in 2018.
Row on row of classroom desks sit empty, with darkened overheads, the noisy banter signalling a lecture’s end not soon to be heard.
The new UBC–UNA agreement has changed UBC reps to non-voting observers. In exchange, UBC has gained increased control over the UNA’s financial decisions.
Young adults are recently the biggest demographic of active COVID-19 cases in BC — and some in the age group are flouting physical distancing rules.
The AMS VP external is responsible for lobbying governments, but it hasn’t reported its lobbying activity correctly.
“Physical activity is probably one of the best things we can do for our health at the moment … we may need to be creative, but we can find ways to be physically active,” said UBC Professor Guy Faulkner, the chair of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.