After last stepping on the court as a UBC Thunderbird more than 20 years ago, ‘Birds basketball alumni Julie Smulders continues to make an impact on the program. Establishing her non-profit “She’s Got Next” nearly two years ago, she’s driven to promote and support women’s sport — both at UBC and beyond.
Protest opens a window into the recent past of the campus’s relationship with controversial right-wing speakers.
The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery has hosted Wikipedia edit-a-thons — events where participants contribute edits and writing to expand Wikipedia’s coverage — for nearly a decade. This year’s edit-a-thon took place at the gallery on March 5.
I love movies. I enjoy nothing more than escaping into someone else’s story for a couple hours, leaving it feeling a little bit stronger, smarter, better somehow. With the Academy Awards coming up on March 15, I decided, for the first time ever, to watch all 10 of the Best Picture nominees and review them.
After another round of terrible seeding luck — having to face the best team in the country, Saskatchewan, in the quarterfinal — UBC was faced with the No. 1 seed in the tournament in the consolation semifinal. They put up a good fight, but couldn’t fight their way back in the fourth, ending their time at Final 8.
Candidates spoke about open communication, mental health support and institutional neutrality at this year's elections forum moderated by the Indigenous Student Society (ISS).
Council approved the creation of an ad hoc Food Security Initiative Committee after considerable debate over its membership led to several rounds of voting on its future.
One of the best rivalries in Canada West this year has been the battle between UBC and Trinity Western in women’s volleyball. Their most recent regular season matchup went a full five sets, with UBC winning by two points, 15–13. In the playoffs, the Spartans flipped the script, beating the ‘Birds 15–13 in a decisive fifth semifinal set.
UBC had to feel comfortable at half — they were leading by 18 in a game they had dominated throughout. It was just a matter of keeping it up and closing out a quarterfinal victory. Then, TMU’s Kevin Toth — who hadn’t scored all game — had a fourth quarter to remember, scoring 21 points in just ten minutes to eliminate the ‘Birds.
After the Calgary Dinos upset the previously undefeated Saskatchewan Huskies in the Canada West semifinal, the T-Birds thought they had caught a break. Instead, they got the worst of both worlds, losing to the Dinos in the final before being eliminated from medal contention by the Huskies — a game in which they never led.
In Game 1 of the Canada West finals, the T-Birds were up against a classic underdog tale. The Manitoba Bisons, who had barely qualified for the playoffs, knocked off two higher-seeded teams on the road to UBC. The ‘Birds put a serious dent in their Cinderella story on Friday, waxing them 5–1.
This is a dynamic list of all public endorsements received by candidates so far in this year’s elections. Candidates without public endorsements have not been included.
I wouldn’t even set this sorry excuse for a human up with my greatest enemy.
Unlike usual Thursday night shows, the performances at the Indigenous song and poetry night organized by Blank Vinyl Project and the Indigenous Student Society included not only music but also spoken-word readings.
Wrestling is one of the most interesting ways we have to tell a story. The match inside the four ropes is both colosseum and stage. The wrestlers establish characters that give each hit and tumble a sense of narrative.