However, myUBCcourseisfull brags that its “faster than ever” system “checks your courses every three minutes instead of 10,” while Eyeout doesn’t list its speed. At the end of the day, weigh your options and pick which service is right for you.
The dwarf planet — currently designated as 2015 RR245 — was found using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on Hawaii. The dwarf planet probably takes 700 years for it to orbit the sun.
A team of UBC students beat out 843 other competitors to win 25,000 Euros at the Ericsson Innovation Awards. They were awarded for developing Soundvision, a device that converts a person’s spatial environment into sounds.
UBC is currently in the process of cutting down 95 trees across campus to make room for upcoming developments. However, UBC noted that an equal or greater number of trees will be replanted once the projects are complete.
Wednesday’s senate meeting featured a presentation about the upcoming sexual assault policy, a speech from an animal rights activists, an update on the presidential search and a standing ovation for Martha Piper.
In light of its recent closure, I’d like to offer a few suggestions of ways to use the Perch space that students will love. Will they make the AMS money? Probably not. Will they actually worsen their debt? Most likely, yes.
UBC Interim President Martha Piper announced at a meeting with journalists that she would consider barring student-professor relationships. Such relationships are currently allowed as long as professors follow certain guidelines.
According to Devon Campbell, the environmental committee leader of the VOC, the proposed resort would severely impact mountain goat and deer habitats, increase traffic on the Whistler highway and deplete up to 22 per cent of the groundwater.
Russian lit classics are often recalled in terms of their hard-edged realism and excessive number of pages. So it’s refreshing to see the Silver Commissions Project offer a fun, light-hearted take on Eugene Onegin, one of the genre’s greatest works.
BC minister for Translink, Peter Fassbender, participated in an AMS-organized transit town hall meeting in the Nest on Thursday to answer students’ questions about the future of Vancouver’s transit system.
BC Premier Christy Clark has announced that the provincial government will either pass or develop similar legislation to a recently-proposed bill that requires post-secondary institutions in BC to address the issue of sexual violence on campus.
Like all major capital projects in UBC, the microbrewery must go through three stages of exec approval and three stages of approval from the board. Currently the project is going through the second executive-approval stage.
In a result that surprised absolutely nobody, Louis Retief has been elected as next year’s AMS VP Finance. Although he was the sole candidate running for the position, he was nonetheless very excited about his victory.
Sole VP Finance candidate Louis Retief sat down at this year’s Great Debate to discuss topics such as AMS businesses, fee restructuring and the current fee referendum. The first question asked what makes him different from previous VP Finances.
The Ubyssey takes a look back through the years at some of the most interesting former executives. Whether they’ve been prime minister or filing complaints with the UN, they've had some colourful terms and exciting careers.