Stories from Ava Peacock at The Ubyssey

Candidate profile: Georgia Yee, senator-at-large

Ava Peacock — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:54:47 +0000

Isabella Falsetti

Georgia Yee is running for re-election to the Senate on a platform that encompasses Indigenous issues, affordability, and both student and climate health.

Candidate profile: Dana Turdy, senator-at-large

Ava Peacock — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:53:07 +0000

Isabella Falsetti

Dana Turdy is running for one of the five student senator-at-large positions to bridge the gap between the student body and UBC leadership.

Senate Great Debate heats up with challenges to incumbents, plus a rowdy exchange about vaccines

Ava Peacock — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:20:00 +0000

Photo Isabella Falsetti, design Mahin E Alam

Newcomers challenged sitting senators on their track record, while one candidate stood alone in advocating against COVID-19 restrictions on campus at last night’s Great Debate.

Should you drop a course this week?

Aafreen Siddiqui and Ava Peacock — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:00:00 +0000

File Zubair Hirji

We personally spent hours contemplating whether we wanted to drop a course or not in our first year, and our indecisive asses had no help.

Policy requiring visitors to UBC Hospital to replace their masks with surgical masks confuses some

Ava Peacock — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:23:45 +0000

File Hayley Palmer

The current rules at VCH hospitals require all visitors to remove the mask they arrive in and replace it with the provided surgical mask.

UBC Okanagan to offer new sustainability degree program in 2022

Ava Peacock — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:02:31 +0000

UBC Okanagan, Isabella Falsetti

UBC Okanagan’s new bachelor of sustainability degree will welcome its inaugural cohort in September 2022.

Ceiling tiles collapse in Biological Sciences Building, force relocation of classes

Ava Peacock — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 20:43:40 +0000

Jerry Wong

The collapse of some ceiling tiles in the Biological Sciences Building last week prompted safety concerns and created logistical challenges for both students and professors.