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Opinion • March 15, 2019
Letter: A profit-dependent AMS leads to the corporatization of our student society
"Relying on business revenues to fund services for the public good is always dangerous, as profit motives will inevitably contradict the public interest. How will the AMS be able to focus on serving student needs if we need …
Opinion • March 20, 2019
Relate to Senate: What to expect in the March 2019 meeting
"What goes on in the Senate chambers can often feel very overwhelming or dull to the average student, and the dockets posted before every Senate meeting can be long and tedious to read. Here’s what to expect at …
Opinion • March 21, 2019
Editorial: What we want to see from the new AMS exec
"We here at The Ubyssey have become well acquainted with the new council’s platforms, promises and personalities over this long, long campaign period and the real and very hard work is not too far in the distance. So, …
Opinion • March 21, 2019
Mind Your Mind: Sleep matters more than you think
Sleep deprivation has become so common that it’s considered part of our university culture.
Opinion • March 28, 2019
Relate to Senate: What to expect in the March 2019 Council of Senates meeting
"The Council of Senates, often referred to simply as ‘the Council’, has not met in-person since 2009, but considers business on an as-needed basis via email. "
Opinion • April 2, 2019
Ask Pawan: What do I do after I graduate?
"Where jumping from high school to university gives you marginally more freedom, that seems more like crossing a puddle when compared to the chasm between university living and the world beyond."
Opinion • April 3, 2019
Op-Ed: A queer take on the UBC Pride Installation
“The first time I saw the UBC Pride Installation, I sat down on a bench and started to cry.”
Opinion • June 5, 2019
Here’s what you need to know for the June Board of Governors meeting
“UBC as the leading university globally in implementation of Indigenous peoples’ human rights, as articulated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other international human rights law.”
Opinion • June 7, 2019
Letter: Mandatory participation leads to vapid discussion and excludes introverts
“Participation enforced is to discriminate against the reticent — to further marginalize the silent. It is a regrettable case that active participation is only accepted in the form of flamboyancy and theatrics.”
Opinion • June 10, 2019
Mind Your Mind: A whole body scan to practice gratitude
As you scan your body in your mind from head to toe, you pause and say thank you for the different parts of your body.
Opinion • June 14, 2019
Ask Pawan: I’m stuck in the UBC bubble this summer
I know how you might be feeling: Vancouver is huge, teeming with people and feels like it’s catered to all residents, besides you.
Opinion • July 8, 2019
Letter in Response: Mandatory participation is integral to university education.
"Vocal students recognize that classroom dialogue is often awkward and uncomfortable, but we engage in it regardless because we have accepted that university is supposed to push us outside of our comfort zone."
Opinion • July 30, 2019
Letter: Disinviting UBC from the Vancouver Pride Parade unfairly affects Indigenous and Two-Spirit people
The theme of this year’s Pride parade is “50 years and still fighting” — we, as Two-Spirits, have been fighting for over 152 years. We have stood side by side with the LGBTQ+ community to fight for equality.
Opinion • August 1, 2019
Ask Pawan: I don’t want to go back to school
“You’ve got an entire life of summers to enjoy, so take these few years you’re in school and stretch them long.”
Opinion • August 30, 2019
Letter: Women of colour are being pushed out of workplaces
As an employer, as well as a university that hosts various social justice-based clubs, groups, and services, UBC needs to join the conversation. We need to talk about how social justice communities are failing women of colour, losing …
Opinion • September 12, 2019
What you need to know for the September Board of Governors meeting
Five times per year, the UBC Board of Governors (BoG) meets to discuss issues of money, property, policy and people. As your student representatives on the BoG, we are here to keep you in the loop with what …
Opinion • September 12, 2019
Mind Your Mind: Mental health training to reduce stigma
There are a few mental health trainings and programs that are targeted towards the general population — you don’t have to be a professional to attend.
Opinion • September 17, 2019
Their Campus: Understanding my privilege in The Philippines
I’ve found that making local friends in my classes is the best gateway to understanding the traditions and heritage here, in a manner that’s unobstructed by the lens of colonization.
Opinion • September 26, 2019
Op-Ed: Stop using students' rebellious history as your public history PR move
The poster features smiling students on a run, shows a map of Vancouver and UBC and ends with the strangely worded tagline: 'A jaunt through Musqueam Territory.' This poster, and the festival, misrepresents UBC History and that infuriates …