Magazine • March 10, 2020
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The weight of the world rests on our shoulders. Yet the fate of the world lies beneath the heels of the rich, their carbon footprints stamped down like corporate logos.
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Magazine • March 10, 2020
'Olympic Swimming Pools': UBC's thirst for water
UBC is unique from most universities because it owns and operates its own water system. But how does water get here? What do we do with it? And how do we reconcile our collective need for water with …
Magazine • March 10, 2020
I don’t have space in me to hold all the pain of the world
The sands that I would pretend were sprinkles, where I’d roll around in, feeling like a brigadeiro. The sea where I learned that the best way past a tall wave is through it. It was now buried in …
Magazine • March 10, 2020
Supermarket
At the Supermarket You don’t see peanuts plucked out of the ground
Magazine • March 10, 2020
Extinction Buffet
We feasted our way into this mess and by God we’ll feast our way out.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
Sweet realization
New Delhi, October 2018. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t move, couldn’t feel anything other than the weight of several bricks on my lungs.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
UBC works to combat straw ban abelism that sidelines those who need them most
“[Banning plastic straws] is something that places places the burden on disabled people, and also consumers rather than systemic problems in regards to environmentalism.”
Magazine • March 10, 2020
Perspectives: Climate justice and marginalized communities
Most of the popular discourse surrounding the climate crisis comes from the media giants and colonial interests whose we’ve always heard from, but do those conversations sound different from people of different marginalized groups?
Magazine • March 10, 2020
‘Bad reputation’: Mining engineering and mining justice at UBC
UBC is home to the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, a tight-knit Faculty of Applied Sciences department.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
Perspectives: How to deal with eco-anxiety
The climate crisis is the single largest threat facing our generation and yet, there are few specialized resources for helping you cope when you need it.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
Climate, skiing and snowboarding: UBC mountain-goers worry about the future of the sport
In British Columbia, changing climate conditions and rising average temperatures are threatening the existence of many of the province’s ski and snowboard areas by shortening their seasons and making snowmaking conditions tougher.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
The climate crisis is changing the face of soccer, inside and out
As a response to the changing climate, many soccer organizations are now training the referees on how to deal with the heat to protect the players.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
As the climate crisis escalates, mountain ranges are undergoing irreversible change
Standing at over 2,700 metres, Mount Shuksan, located in Washington state, is touted as one of the most-photographed mountains in the US — but this photogenic fixture is under threat.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
Sharing the spotlight: Why Indigenous climate activism stays in the shadows
Although millions look up to Greta Thunberg as the face of the climate movement, she’s only bringing awareness to a longstanding concern. Indigenous peoples continue to advocate for the environment, despite often being overlooked by the media.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
Shopping for sustainability
From makeup to menstrual products to skincare, it can be hard to find companies that make products with the environment in mind.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
The carbon footprint of microaggressions
Minimizing the overall amount of animal products consumed, such as partaking in Veganuary or Meatless Monday, is much more beneficial than pointing fingers and doing nothing.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
‘Can I have oat milk instead?’: Building a sustainable campus food system goes beyond cutting single-use plastics
While much public attention has been given to the phasing out of single-use plastic at UBC, there are many other complex considerations and initiatives that go into building a sustainable campus food system.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
The secret life of compost: How UBC's closed-loop system tackles food waste
Since 2004, UBC has hosted a closed-loop, in-vessel composting system on campus. This means, like "Hotel California," most organic waste generated at UBC can never really leave.
Magazine • March 10, 2020
After the storm: How one city’s love affair with rugby helped it to heal
Kamaishi bore the brunt of the full force of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, where almost all of the city was wiped out by 14-foot high waves and over 1,250 people were either killed or went missing.