I feel a deep sense of belonging to a city where superficially, I don’t belong. Is it fair for me to call Manila home when I’ve grown up in a bubble of privilege and foreigners living in the exact same situation as me?
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The fourth-year political science student isn’t just taking classes and planning for graduation. As a national correspondent for The Kyiv Independent, Lapatina has been reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian war since Russia invaded Ukraine this past February.
The Singaporean sun seared our backs as we ambled out of Changi International Airport with our luggage, but it didn’t deter us from awing at the Green City.
There’s a coastal stretch of land inside the smallest state in the US. It sits along an oceanic passage as if hugging the brisk Atlantic. It’s a sub-rural area but large enough in size that it stretches halfway across the state. It’s quaint, sunny, lively and historic. It’s nothing like busy, fast-paced Vancouver.
Aydin Quach is a MA History candidate at UBC whose research focuses on the role of masculinity and sex work in Southeast Asia. The cultural significance of manhood or masculinity is something that Quach has always been interested in.
Like the remainder of the Balkans, Novi Sad — which translates to “new plantation” in Serbian — was always a cross-road. Novi Sad is special in its ability to distinctly capture all the different cultures that have influenced the area.
From the CUS to the EUS, undergraduate societies are writing their own sexual assault policies.
Last Christmas, Sophie Berger created a new chrome extension, Local, to help late shoppers find local products on Amazon.
Lady Bird said it best: “I have to get out of Sacramento … Because it’s soul-killing. It’s the Midwest of California.”
It was finals week April 2021, deep into online school. Sage Houston raced to finish her final essays for her history and political science courses. Mid-essay, her MacBook unexpectedly shut down and refused to boot back up again.
Sheldon Goldfarb has been the AMS archivist for the past 28 years — a job he is perfect for but took the scenic route to.
2022/23 GSS President Samsel Kenston is a doctor, father and lifelong advocate.
It was meant to be a fun night out. It turned into anything but that.
Retired UBC Professor Ronald Hatch died on November 25, 2021. Ron was a professor in the UBC English department for over 35 years.
Kimani Karangu was the GSS president through the pandemic. But he didn’t let that stop him.