Stories from Ewan Keenan at The Ubyssey

Shaelyn Hunter advocates for queer youth atop the pageant stage

Ewan Keenan, Jack Paransky, Saba Majd and Aleah Kippan — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:00:24 +0000

Aleah Kippan / The Ubyssey

Hunter, a third-year psychology student at UBC, puts her education to practice through her queer mental health advocacy organization, The Belonging Initiative.

How to build, destroy and rebuild a racecar

Ewan Keenan and Aleah Kippan — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:19 +0000

Aleah Kippan / The Ubyssey

The good news was that what the BAJA team thought was wrong with their engine was, in fact, completely fine. The bad news was what they found instead.

Peace on earth, mercy mild and a whole lot of beer

Ewan Keenan and Sofia Gonzalez-Bonnett — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Sofia Gonzalez-Bonnett / The Ubyssey

For 52 years, Dave Doroghy and his carollers have taken to the streets of West Point Grey to spread holiday cheer. But what started as nothing more than a few teenagers taking advantage of the lenient alcohol rules in the Doroghy household has become something much bigger.

Post-Plumtree, Carla Gillis keeps making her way back to music

Ewan Keenan — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:00:07 +0000

Courtesy Carla Gillis

Carla Gillis and her sister Lynette have always been in a band. In high school, it was Plumtree: a youthful collision of the Gillis sisters’ metal influence and their classmates’ pop sensibilities.

Candidate profile: Leonard Foster

Ewan Keenan and Sidney Shaw — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:47:17 +0000

Sidney Shaw / The Ubyssey

Leonard Foster is running to be a faculty representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. He is a professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology and has served as the director of the Life Sciences Institute since 2024.