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Magazine • February 27, 2024
Growing up, I had been different. I usually had fewer friends than other kids and often felt disconnected from the ones I did have. I regularly forgot assignments and exams — teachers would pull me aside and tell …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
my mother’s advice: / ‘there is no box’ / was meant to be kind
Magazine • February 27, 2024
This point in the year is brutal — the 4 p.m. sunset and the thick exhaustion that settles into the darkness. But inside the pool, it’s always bright. The deep water of the lap lane is cool, while …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
When my nana was first diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer, we knew keeping her at home would be difficult. But in the middle of a pandemic, we didn’t want to put her into a facility where visitation …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
I hate to love Vancouver rain. / It makes everything smell like decay. / It rots dirt fissures into muddy pools, / But it’s consistent.
Magazine • February 27, 2024
It’s hard to notice when the things you love begin to hurt you, and harder still to leave them once you realize it. Prioritizing my sanity and wellbeing was scary, disheartening and took longer than it should have.
Magazine • February 27, 2024
Humans seem to only ever think about ourselves. Why are we only ever thinking about ourselves?
Magazine • February 27, 2024
At the end of the term, emails flood into student inboxes with the reminder to fill out teaching evaluations. This is a chance for students to grade their professors’ performance as an educator. However, scholars have questioned the …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
At a glance, the AMS works a lot like a public body. But look at the AMS from another angle, and it’s a small business owner trying to turn a profit. So, which is it? The answer, on …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
Breaking, or b-boying, has roots in martial arts and gymnastics. Originating in early 1970s New York, breaking is credited to DJ Kool Herc, the first to string together bass-heavy sections of songs and encourage dancers to come forward …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
“All art is expression in some way,” said Emerson Landwehr, a musician and student at UBC. “If you have multiple mediums of art, I think it’s easy to, once you get very invested in one of them ... …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
Food traditions connect people to their homes, their histories and to each other. But many students said their options for affordable culturally-specific food — from seasonings and good tortillas to certified kosher meals — are slim.
Magazine • February 27, 2024
While scientists have made immense progress in memory formation research, so much is still unknown. What’s keeping us from fully understanding this aspect of the human brain, and what are memory researchers doing to overcome these obstacles?
Magazine • February 27, 2024
With the climate crisis, insects are facing significant challenges. Rising temperatures can have broad effects on insects’ bodies, leading to physiological and ecological disruptions with long-term effects on the human population according to UBC entomologists.
Magazine • February 27, 2024
Ozempic, like Wegovy and Rybelsus, is part of a group of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes called glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists. They are successful in helping diabetics control their blood sugar levels, but users noticed …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
Our drive to challenge ourselves makes us chase activities that push our physical limits in unique ways — hence, the birth of Storm the Wall. The annual student tradition requires students swim, bike and run before summiting a …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
“You start to feel a little bit better, and you’re doing a little bit more, and things are really going great,” Trainor said. “Then you tweak something or it’s not holding up as well. Then all of a …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
Vancouver is a hub for fitness classes, but for most students, they aren’t an option because of their price tag. The AMS supports over 50 different sports and recreation clubs, who provide options for students to try disciplines …
Magazine • February 27, 2024
We hope this will inspire you to break through the limits you can, and accept with peace the ones you can’t.