Many sports can have a home-court advantage — where a team does better in home games than away ones. We broke down past national championship data for three sports to see if the home team really does have the upper leg when hosting.
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While pursuing his UBC degree in political science, Oskar Ho found his calling in sports entertainment — specifically in being a hypeman.
Year after year, TransLink ridership data indicates routes to UBC carry the highest passenger volumes in the region — so how will TransLink ensure future funding models consider commuter student needs?
Across campus, there are countless people in roles under the umbrella of “sports media" — whether they write articles, take photos, shoot videos or generally contribute to the public promotion of sport, they all help tell the stories of UBC athletes.
Before a game, some athletes choose to wear special socks, eat a certain food or listen to the same playlist. These convictions may seem a bit absurd, but what if they actually work?
On March 19, Senate met to vote on curriculum proposals and discuss the strengths and limitations of the strategic plan.
Born in Winnipeg, the fourth-year guard was five years old when she started playing basketball, influenced by her dad, who also played the sport in college.
This year, UBC hosted the men's and women's basketball national championships, marking the first time a single university has held both. But why is this push for gender equality in basketball happening now, and what remains to be done?
Mental illness is an experience that varies drastically from person to person — but the importance of receiving and accepting help is true for perhaps everyone.
After moving to Canada from Mexico, bioinformatics PhD student Erick Navarro realized he missed dancing salsa at parties and family gatherings.
The Ubyssey sat down with for an interview with the person under the mascot costume to learn more about the inner workings of Thunder the Thunderbird.
UBC's men's basketball head coach Kevin Hanson has a 25-year resume that's seen it all — and that's not even mentioning his own playing career.
Everywhere we go, we surround ourselves with music. But are our playlists actually inspiring — as they should be — or just white noise? Let your inner monologue find its voice more often, writes Media Columnist Colin Angell.
The graduate student senator election has to be rerun after an AMS error caused results to be nullified by UBC.
Reflecting on the 2025 AMS elections, all three joke candidates offer an indictment of the current state of student politics — taking on issues of engagement, culture and toxicity they say are preventing the student union from doing the work of serving its constituents.