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The 14-day quarantine package had been free for all students since last August.
This year — with help from Cadillac Fairview Pacific Centre and Dollarama — the club donated a total of 4,100 masks, 76 water bottles and 100 tubes of toothpaste to the Covenant House.
This year, UBC is offering three streams: a hybrid virtual and in person stream for students living in residence, a hybrid stream for students commuting to campus and a virtual-only stream.
UBC has put $170,000 to UBC Recreation to support greater access to recreational activities over the next two years.
Warriors Chief Business Officer Colby Fackler said fans can expect a night full of excitement geared towards college students. “We've got some fun halftime activities … It's either going to be a tug of war between UBC and SFU or a giant beer pong game.”
Former UBC Thunderbird football player, community leader and philanthropist Douglas Mitchell has died at the age of 83.
On Tuesday night, UBC men’s basketball prevailed against NCAA Division I University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Runnin’ Rebels 79-72 in a summertime exhibition game at War Memorial Gym.
UBC women’s soccer topped the Alberta Pandas 2–0 and the MacEwan Griffins 2–1 this weekend at the Thunderbird Stadium. Third-year midfielder Katalin Tolnai scored all four of UBC’s goals.
UBC Homecoming is making a comeback on Friday, September 23 for the first fully in-person celebration since 2019.
In total, students spend around an hour at the event; they check in, race, take some photos, enjoy the music and leave. However, for the volunteers, the Day of the LongBoat requires months of work and planning to bring the tradition to life.
The Thunderbirds defeated SFU 170–130 at the Western Divisionals Quidditch tournament, becoming the top university team in Western Canada.
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is scheduled to run from November 20 to December 18 and will be available on TSN in Canada. Here is your guide on where to watch World Cup games on campus.
The Thunderbirds women’s swim team took gold last weekend at the Canada West Swimming Championship, and the men’s team placed second behind the University of Calgary. While returning swimmers all placed highly, the depth of the women’s team roster helped the ‘Birds come out on top.
As the clocks hit 3:30 p.m. on the last day of term one classes, thousands of students rushed into the freezing Pacific for the ninth annual Polar Bear Swim. Organized by UBC party club The Calendar, the swim has become a campus tradition.
With a swish, the crowd erupted. Event staff started passing pizza down the stands as the final buzzer rang at 83–68.