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Each year, UBC compiles and releases a report on student admission, enrolment and retention rates. The Ubyssey, in accordance, annually breaks down that 60+ page document for our readers.
UBC released its first ever Student Diversity Census Report (SDC) with 32 per cent of the UBC students across both campuses responding to the survey.
UBC’s Board of Governors met in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC Vancouver on Friday to discuss the Student Affordability Task Force Report and approve UBC’s 2025/26 budget.
The drive to embody the opposite mentality of the prep schools Dr. Yves Tiberghien experienced as a student in France motivated him to leverage compassion and innovative instruction techniques in his teaching to encourage curiosity and creativity, borrowing from his adventures around the world and the lived experiences he observed along the way.
We were experiencing Bath looking from the outside in.
As students filtered into UBC on March 24 and 25 they were met with the booming chants — and at times songs — of pro-Palestine protesters.
On March 26, AMS Council met to discuss AMS elections, appoint an interim VP student life, approve an AMS/GSS Health & Dental coverage increase and talk early voting options for the upcoming federal election.
“Our university presents itself as having learned from its past failings. After 500 days of silence, one cannot help but wonder whether this is merely a façade, embroidered with blood and hoisted by vapid declarations about human rights,” writes Omar Bseiso.
For the first time in UVic and UBC rivalry history, the Thunderbirds won a third consecutive Dogwood Bowl title in late February.
In a Mughlai restaurant in Toronto, three lives intertwine. As Ayub, one of its employees, is cleaning up, a mysterious cab driver walks in and shatters his peace, leaving Ayub to confront reality, the family he’s left behind and the dreams long abandoned.
Being a fan of anything isn’t about being rational. It’s knowing that your passion might not be rational, and caring anyway.
This year, 17.4 per cent of eligible students voted in the 2025 AMS Elections ballot, marking a drop in turnout compared to 2023 and 2024, according to a voting report sent to The Ubyssey by AMS Elections.
During a March 12 meeting of AMS Council, AMS Managing Director Justin Lieu revealed plans for an AMS emergency alert system.