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Unexpectedly, we discovered E.C Manning Provincial Park from a totally new perspective — we entered the wondrous Realm of Faerie.The magical world of wild forests with abundant wooden bridges connecting the two sides of the lake left us speechless.
“Talk about your needs, talk about your wants, talk about what scares you and what you wish your life was and how you feel when you wake up in the morning. Talk to your partner and hope they talk back.”
If you’ve never felt the joy of entering a car after having resigned your festering, rain-soaked heart to to a life of bus-waiting cynicism, just imagine your super hot barista correctly writing your non-Anglo name.
This year, the meet will be headlined by many ’Birds including olympians Markus Thormeyer, Yuri “The Missile” Kisil, Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson and senior UBC swim team members Carson Olafson and Stefan Milosevic.
Following revelations of mismanaged funds and conflicts of interest exposed by a recent Ubyssey investigation, UBCO student union is in talks with Meyers Norris Penny to conduct an external review of the union’s operations.
While 60 per cent of eligible voters reportedly cast their ballots, it is often those who do not make it to the polls who decide the result in close elections like these — and amongst these potential voters, youth are often the wildcards.
UBC student Louis Gonick has been missing for over one month since his disappearance on April 16. Many parties are now involved in the search for him, but none seems to have made a significant breakthrough in this investigation.
Using 3D bioprinting, neuroscientists at UBC and biotechnology engineers from Aspect Biosystems have been identifying the interaction between cancerous tumour cells and their environment in the brain. The public was invited to learn more.
UBC tied for twenty-first out of twenty-three so it's not as bad as it sounds. According to Wikipedia there are 98 universities in Canada, so we're basically in the top 20 per cent in the grand scheme of things.
“Cape Town boasts one of the most impressive, diverse, and comprehensive collections of restaurants and other food-related experiences on the planet. In my five months in the Mother City, I barely scratched the surface of what it has to offer.”
As Danielle Brisebois, a fifth-year outside-hitter, served at game-point, a hush fell over the spectator-filled bleachers. The Pandas’ reception went too long and UBC left-side hitter Laura MacTaggart ended the game with a two-handed smackdown.
To kick off the search, Provost Angela Redish hosted a town hall on May 8 for the science community at UBC. All humour aside, attendees stated that the new dean should be an excellent, courageous and communicative scientist.
This program aims to end the systemic discrimination of gender and sexual minorities by providing BC educators with lesson plans on sexual orientation and gender identity terminology, as well as ways to create inclusive classrooms and community.