Around 10 p.m. on Friday, March 25, a woman was assaulted at the the 3200 block of Wesbrook Mall in south Wesbrook Village. She was pushed to the ground, after which the perpetrator rubbed his midsection against her back.
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UBC, like all academic institutions, sees cases of plagiarism every year. It makes up the bulk of the 72 academic misconduct cases listed in the last discipline report, which tracked academic and nonacademic misconduct at UBC from 2013 to 2014.
Practically speaking, the no confidence motion does not have any immediate discernible effects — the Board of Governors does not technically need the confidence of the faculty to continue functioning.
Last night, 32 pairs of personalized cleats belonging to the Vancouver Whitecaps were stolen from their training facility at UBC. Right now, the team doesn't know who’s responsible for the act and requests anyone with information to assist them.
Born into a family of carvers, Dick learned the art form first form his father, grandfather and uncle. He was then mentored by former UBC artists in residence Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer at Totem Park Residence.
“We do a lot of grassroots organizing to improve the habitability of SRO hotels,” said Marina Classen, a UBC student involved with the group. “We’re primarily focusing on privately owned SRO buildings."
Tognetti has created a photography project detailing the vulnerabilities and obstacles that individuals face on a daily basis. Her powerful project became very popular among UBC students and the general public.
“Both characters I’d say have some sort of thing they’re missing, that they’re looking for in the other person. That’s something we can all relate to. Trying to fill the void in our life with other people and with what other people have.”
The conversation around abortion is filled with misconceptions and these myths make meaningful discussion on an already contentious issue all the more difficult. What does science have to say about abortions?
According to UBC psychology professor Kalina Christoff, people aren’t likely to be swayed by logic — however scientifically accurate it may or may not be — on emotional positions like whether one is pro-life or pro-choice.
After five straight loses, the T-Birds baseball team earned its redemption with a three-game sweep of the Oregon Tech Owls at home. UBC played its first double-header on Friday, coming out with 2-1 and 11-1 wins before a 7-0 shutout win Saturday.
Run by the UBC Equity and Inclusion Office, the conference brought together professors, graduates and undergraduates who presented and held discussions with the audience about systemic racism, particularly at UBC.
The original petition was created by students Kevin Doering, Tanner Bokor and Viet Vu. The three hoped to incite the return of their beloved pub, which was shut down like most of the businesses in the old SUB with the opening of the Nest.
Jonathan Ichiwaka, an associate professor in the philosophy department, said the issue has been ongoing since December, but has become more of a problem recently due to the new term starting and the issue taking so long to resolve.
Participating students, quickly realized that the question, “What does democracy mean to you?” first had to be answered in order to discuss what bringing it home entailed. Even beyond that, students realized perhaps the statement was flawed itself.