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Collage of UBC Men's Football players running with a Thunderbirds flag.

Opinion • October 6, 2026

Editorial: Thunderbirds stadiums are empty. They shouldn't be

By Ubyssey Editorial Board

World-class teams deserve world-class fans. Instead, our sports teams are ignored.

Opinion • October 5, 2026

Powers that Be: The road to socialism is decentralized

By Maya Tommasi

The BC Greens are multiple steps behind NYC's Zohran Mamdani. This is an opportunity, not a problem.

Collage of Matthew Ma Renzitti and Chengwei Hu, with scrap paper highlighting Renzitti.

Opinion • September 23, 2026

Editorial: Renzitti has plans for student life. Hu doesn’t even have concepts.

By Ubyssey Editorial Board

The Ubyssey editorial board endorses Renzitti — the only competent candidate.

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Opinion • September 21, 2026

Editorial: What does AI add to university?

By Ubyssey Editorial Board

While deliberate inclusion of AI in course assignments could be beneficial, not every course needs AI.

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Opinion • September 16, 2026

Move Fast, Break Things: Is Genio even good?

By Leah Grossman

I tested it to find out. My verdict: not as a replacement for notetakers.

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Opinion • August 26, 2026

Point of Inquiry: Who is afraid of Robert?

By Quyen Schroeder

AMS Council turned its discussion into “a lawless land.” The result? A surprisingly positive and collaborative environment.

Collage of Solomon Yi-Kieran and Jake Sawatzky, with a picture of AMS Student Nest extending into UBC campus and downtown Vancouver.

Opinion • August 26, 2026

Powers that Be: Is being young in politics enough?

By Maya Tommasi

Last year’s AMS VP External Solomon Yi-Kieran is running for Vancouver City Council. Despite campaigning on their youth, Yi-Kieran doesn’t bring radical change.

Group of people in office sitting around a long table eating a meal. In the foreground, pen and paper are laid on a table.

Opinion • August 10, 2026

Opinion: Why we need pleasures of the table

By Merje Kuus

Reducing burnout and stress may be as simple as the pleasure of a shared meal.

Plants trimmed into speech bubble shapes grow inside glass contsiners. A pruning shear breaks one of the containers.

Opinion • August 3, 2026

Move Fast, Break Things: Carney can't save us from American technology

By Leah Grossman

Canvas, Workday and Google are all subject to Trump’s whims. Canadian versions might not be any better. The solution? Thinking global.

Recycling symbol with an arrow breaking away from the cycle. Green tape sticking on top of the symbol. Backdrop of wasteland and clouds tied to the ground, overlaid with gold foil.

Opinion • July 4, 2026

Point of Inquiry: Political necromancy is so last decade

By Quyen Schroeder

The yearly onslaught of tried and tested (and failed) database promises looks backwards when we should be looking forward.

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Opinion • June 26, 2026

Point of Inquiry: Finally, the courtesy of open debate

By Quyen Schroeder

The AMS executives floundered in their first meeting. It’s a chance for the rest of us to step up.

An oversized laptop sits in an endless gridded void. The laptop's screen has "16+" written on it alongside a large illustrated eye. In place of the keyboard is a swimming pool filled with distorted numerals. A young, light-skinned person with shaved hair sits with their legs in the pool, their gaze meeting the computer screen's eye. From beside the computer, a security camera looks on from what would be a lifeguard's elevated seat.

Opinion • May 8, 2026

Move Fast, Break Things: The risks of age verification outweigh the benefits

By Leah Grossman

Protecting children from ‘harmful content’ will cost everyone’s privacy, writes Leah Grossman in her debut column.

Opinion • April 30, 2026

Opinion: We advocated for Palestine at Senate. UBC didn’t want us to.

By Carmella Gray-Cosgrove

“Senate must hear directly from the students and faculty most profoundly affected by continued partnerships with Israeli institutions,” writes Apartheid Free UBC coalition member Carmella Gray-Cosgrove.

Ballerina bowing at the end of their performance, projector light illuminated on their figure with a “pause video” button.

Opinion • April 30, 2026

Close Up: What Chalamet missed about opera and ballet

By Fiona Pulchny

Online entertainment encourages passive consumption. Live performance demands the opposite — which we need more than ever.

Opinion • April 8, 2026

The movie doesn’t need to be the book

By Fiona Pulchny

I was struck by “Wuthering Heights”’s divergence from Brontë’s novel. But it was clear that it had no intention of being a faithful adaptation.

Opinion • March 20, 2026

Point of Inquiry: Lawyers at AMS Council are never a good sign

By Quyen Schroeder

The Executive Performance & Accountability Committee is done, for now. Its replacement needs to be more transparent.

Opinion • March 15, 2026

The Oscars still matter

By Fiona Pulchny

Like it or not, the Awards remain highly influential in the film industry and in what, who, and how we watch.

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Opinion • March 9, 2026

Editorial: Zheng is unfit for VP external

By Ubyssey Editorial Board

The Ubyssey strongly disindorses Alex Zheng and recommends students vote no in the VP External election. Zheng is unprepared on all fronts — AMS politics, organizing, external politics. As someone who aims to advocate for students, Zheng demonstrated …

Opinion • March 9, 2026

Editorial: The SLFS is caught in a whirlpool of incompetence

By Ubyssey Editorial Board

The Student Legal Fund Society (SLFS) has been in turmoil for years. Lucia Lu, Jacky Xue, Vihaan Gukta, Nathan Harris, Damarise Carcellar and Elaina Fung are all running unopposed for positions on the SLFS’s board. Without opposition, the …

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Opinion • March 9, 2026

Editorial: Vote with empathy. Vote yes on all four referenda

By Ubyssey Editorial Board

You will have the opportunity to vote on four referenda during this year’s exam period: three are fee increases brought forward by the AMS and the fourth is a student-petitioned referendum which would require the AMS to write …

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Editorial: Thunderbirds stadiums are empty. They shouldn't be

Powers that Be: The road to socialism is decentralized

Editorial: Renzitti has plans for student life. Hu doesn’t even have concepts.

Editorial: What does AI add to university?

Move Fast, Break Things: Is Genio even good?

Point of Inquiry: Who is afraid of Robert?

Powers that Be: Is being young in politics enough?

Opinion: Why we need pleasures of the table

Move Fast, Break Things: Carney can't save us from American technology

Point of Inquiry: Political necromancy is so last decade

Point of Inquiry: Finally, the courtesy of open debate

Move Fast, Break Things: The risks of age verification outweigh the benefits

Opinion: We advocated for Palestine at Senate. UBC didn’t want us to.

Close Up: What Chalamet missed about opera and ballet

The movie doesn’t need to be the book

Point of Inquiry: Lawyers at AMS Council are never a good sign

The Oscars still matter

Editorial: Zheng is unfit for VP external

Editorial: The SLFS is caught in a whirlpool of incompetence

Editorial: Vote with empathy. Vote yes on all four referenda