Review: Welcome Back BBQ was cold and that’s kind of it
I wish I could give you a truly insightful musical run-down of the performances, but I was mostly just focused on staying warm.
Bridget Chase
Bridget Chase was a Ubyssey writer, and the Culture Editor for the 2018/19 season. At UBC, they studied linguistics, creative writing and management. They now work as a language technologist, engaging with issues that relate to Indigenous languages, technology and social justice.
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MOA celebrates 70th anniversary with open doors
In 1949, Harry and Audrey Hawthorn stood in the basement of the Main Library to inaugurate UBC’s new Museum of Anthropology (MOA). On September 14, MOA opened its doors for free to all patrons for …
Community-focused and Indigenous-driven: Despite setbacks, UBC’s Residential School History and Dialogue Centre is delivering on promises
Over the course of the last year, stakeholders from across the university have navigated dense internal and external bureaucracies, worked to build complex relationships and allowed the vision of this unique space to shift in …
Skin Deep: Fangs and fur
Getting inked can mean a lot, or very, very little, to the owner of the art. Every tattoo has a story, and UBC students have a breadth of stories to share — all permanently ingrained …
Hidden Treasures: Spirit dolls, lures and calligraphy cats
Wandering through the aisles of the MOA and allowing my mind to wander with me, impulsively opening drawers at a whim and enjoying the unexpected findings is the perfect way to decompress.
Out with the old, in with the new: The official Ubyssey 2019 summer reading list
Here at The Ubyssey, we’re transition to a new editorial and we like to think we have good taste. There's a whopping 17 recommendations on this summer’s list — there’s bound to be one that …
Hidden Treasures: Dali, honeydew and hipster recipes
Graphics let the author or artist and the reader share a world in a more intimate manner. Many of the hidden treasures within Rare Books and Special Collection have graphic elements and display eclectic and …
Letter from the Editor: Thanks for letting me share, now it’s your turn
But I’m not here to just lament the finality of my time here at this paper. I’m here to issue you one last challenge before I leave: join us.
Top stories in culture of 2018/19
With students making space for themselves and their communities, the arts on campus being better than ever, institutions taking it upon themselves to take bigger leaps towards reconciliation and more — here are some of …
Thousands of students share single mental health
In a groundbreaking effort by the UBC Student Wellness Centre, the team is suggesting a new method of mental health support: just, like, sharing one?
I'm the only living person at a Chan Centre show by, like, 100 years
I cannot in good faith give fair commentary on this performance because I honestly could barely pay attention to the stage when there were about 1,184 decaying corpses in the seats around me.
The Dingbat: A UBC donation call centre diary
9:15 p.m.: I think of the faces of SFU students. We’re taught to remove the humanity from them, you know, because we want to destroy them with a laser.
‘All you have to do is invite us’: AMS holds first Indigenous meet-and-greet with candidates
The AMS held their first-ever elections meet-and-greet for Indigenous students after community members raised concerns about speaking on Indigeneity without consulting them.
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s referenda questions
There are seven questions up for students to have the final say.
Carving space in the cosmos: For marginalized students on campus, navigating the Greek system comes with ups and downs
For marginalized folks — people of colour, the queer community and disabled people — finding spaces within larger institutions can be complex. Fraternities and sororities are no exception, and these organizations present their own unique …
