UBC has another provincial winning team, but it isn’t currently varsity even as Canada’s national sport. The UBC Thunderbirds Lacrosse Sports Club took first place at last weekend’s BC Men’s Provincial Lacrosse Tier II Championship.
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UBC started the game strong, up 8-2 in the opening minutes. Buoyed by an emphatic dunk from Conor Morgan, UBC was up 14-7 at the five minute mark in the opening frame. The ’Birds played some of their best defence of the season in the first quarter.
The UBC women’s rugby team pulled off an impressive performance last weekend, beating top teams from across Canada to claim the National University Sevens championship at Burnaby Lake. UBC defeated reigning champion McMaster 33-26 to claim the title
Men’s rugby is set to host the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears in the final leg of the 2016 World Cup series this Sunday. UBC will have an advantage as Berkeley will need to make up a five-point deficit.
The CIS Final 8 tournament is off to a great start. Carleton University and Dalhousie University will face each other in the CIS semifinal. Calgary and McGill are next to take the floor before the Thunderbirds take on Ryerson.
A St. Patrick's Day's sold out quarterfinal game where UBC looks to upset the first place seed, followed by an after-party not to be remembered, is going to go down in campus history. Win or lose, it's to show what campus culture could be.
Women’s hockey has done it again. By winning against the University of Manitoba Bisons, they brought home another banner three years after winning their first ever Canada West title in 2012. Now they’re returning to Calgary for nationals.
The team has a chance at winning their first home court national championship since 1972. UBC will play the first place-seeded Ryerson Rams at 8 p.m. Thursday evening. The Party Calendar is selling tickets for a student section at Thursday's game.
The BikeRave is possibly one of the kookiest and most fun events on campus. It's the ultimate event where you can come and just be yourself. Hosted by the BikeRave committee since 2013, the event is where everyone comes to rave.
It's spring and that means all of the fraternities and sororities are out in full force, raising money through various tournaments, races, BBQ's and bake sales. Check out some of the events below and help raise money for some great causes.
In an edition of 5-on-5 published for Valentine’s Day, one of the athletes participating on behalf of the men’s rowing team mentioned his crush on Olympic athlete and ’Bird Elizabeth Gleadle. As of March, the couple have been together for 11 months.
After a split against Corban University, the Thunderbirds baseball team completed the weekend series against the NAIA’s top-ranked Lewis-Clarke State Warriors with a win and two loses. UBC handed Lewis-Clark their biggest loss since 2013 on Friday.
The playoffs are winding down for the ’Birds, but one T-Bird team is still left standing. Women's volleyball finished fourth at the CIS tournament and men's basketball is prepared to host the CIS Final 8 tournament by claiming bronze in Canada West.
It’s March again and UBC's most iconic event is quickly approaching. What started as an intramural event in the 1970s has become a UBC tradition. The competition will be take place for the 38th time this year from March 20-23.
Despite not winning the CanWest, the ’Birds are still in the race for nationals and the team looks extremely strong. On the other side of the court will be the the Carabins, the team served the ’Birds their first quarterfinal loss in 10 years.