"I was actually a walk-on to the team. I just thought I'd try out and I ended up making it." Now Mackenzie Siddall, a second-year kinesiology student from Windsor, Ontario, plays the outfield and pitches for the Thunderbird softball team.
UBC received $27 million today appoint 31 professors as Canada Research Chairs. The announcement was made this morning by Kirsty Duncan, Member of Parliament and Minister of Science. Across Canada 305 Chairs were appointed.
I've only been at UBC for two years and, in that time, I can count the number of times I've felt that the university is one big family on one hand — Homecoming 2014 and 2015 as well as Winter Classic 2015 and 2016.
I know, I know — enough of the football coverage. The season's over and you're still talking about them, seriously? Yes, seriously. Someone made a football pump up video from footage of this season's Vanier Cup winning run and it's spectacular.
Thunderbird rugby players Elizabeth Theems-Golding and Annabel Arnott are training with Julie Johnson, a national team bobsled pilot hopeful. The duo had never bobsledded before a few months ago when Johnson approached the team.
UBC will be hosting an NBA skills competition Saturday at the Student Rec Centre. The event will have a skills competition, a three-point shootout and a slam-dunk contest. The winner could win a trip to the NBA All-Star Game in Toronto.
Want to know how the ’Birds did this weekend, but don't want to read a whole recap? Here's 170 words and two photos to recap the UBC men's volleyball team weekend against the Brandon University Bobcats.
The first term is over, so it's time for The Ubyssey's annual mid-year report card. We've taken a look at every varsity team that has played since our last report card and graded their performances. Agree with our marks?
2015 was a big year for sports and recreation at UBC. From varsity athletes to video games and rec team names, there was plenty of drama, blood, sweat and tears this past year. Here are our 15 defining sports moments of the year.
While you were binge watching all the Netflix you had to catch up with after finals and eating piles of holiday cookies, some of the UBC Thunderbirds were keeping busy. Men's basketball and volleyball hit the road, competing in a combined four games.
By the time my final exam was rolling around, I'd had enough of staring out of the windows of Koerner Library, trying to make out the mountains through the rain and the clouds. After some quick googling, we decided to head to Hollyburn Mountain.
The Thunderbirds’ cross country team competed at the NAIA national championships November 21 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
UBC Rec is hosting their annual Lace Up for Kids fundraiser tonight at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sport Centre.
Unexpected is an understatement. Unbelievable would be appropriate. Miraculous wouldn’t be out of place. It has been one hell of a season for the UBC Thunderbirds football team.
UBC Cross Country team is headed to the NAIA Championships this weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina.