Letters

April 30, 2023

Letter: Fossil fuel-funded research compromises climate action. It’s time for UBC to reject it

After decades of student pressure, dozens of universities across the continent have pledged to take portions of their investment funds out of fossil fuels. As of 2019, UBC is one of them.

Tova Gaster and Michelle Xie

April 12, 2023

Letter: Objective scholarly writing shouldn't be the gold standard

As students, we are taught that academic work, especially historical work, needs to be objective. After reflecting on some work by Indigenous feminist scholar Dian Million, I have learned that students tend to view anger within academic writing as reductive.

Casey Cooper

April 3, 2023

Letter: UBC needs to provide affordable student housing

UBC needs to act in providing secure and affordable housing options to students living on campus. An exorbitant percentage price hike not only negates the security that the university owes to students paying incredibly high tuition, but also rings alarm bells. And when you add this rent hike into the mix amid a very prevalent housing crisis that has taken BC residents by storm, you don’t get a very pleasant outcome.

Raghav Pathak

March 24, 2023

Letter: Food insecurity at UBC affects Jewish students, too

Keeping kosher has been one of my greatest personal, physical and spiritual challenges so far in my life. As one representing hundreds of Jewish UBC students, I believe there needs to be more access to kosher food on campus.

Eitan Feiger

March 10, 2023

Letter: The AMS is hiding important bylaw changes in referendum question one

We elect these students and we, at the very least, should be afforded transparency in how our student society is managed.

Daniel Anene-Akosa

March 7, 2023

Letter: Trans students are campaigning for their lives

I saw them exchange glances and judgements as we spoke. As my friends and I broke down standing at the back of the room and among the councilors, some council members were smirking. I thought to myself, what is bringing them joy in this moment? Is it our fear? Our ability to risk our lives by speaking up and exposing ourselves to the council? Or is it their fear?

Anonymous

January 31, 2023

Letter: UBC has a ways to go before eliminating rape culture. You can help

This violence has been normalized by UBC for decades. It seems that nearly every year, recurring instances of sexual assault and harassment emerge from our university.

Thea Baines

November 1, 2022

Letter: No, the weather is not nice. It's a sign of the climate crisis

“Isn’t the weather beautiful? I can’t believe it’s not raining. It’s like, who did this?” The answer is, no, the weather is not nice. And the climate crisis did this.

Forrest Berman-Hatch

October 7, 2022

Letter: Why a BA isn't BS

Dispelling the big myth about the arts degree and highlighting its importance in a changing world.

Shane Atienza

September 29, 2022

Letter: The AMS is using your student fees to fund fossil fuels

The AMS has acted on the letter of its commitment, but not the spirit — your tuition is still being used to trade your future for short-term profit by supporting RBC, Canada’s largest fossil fuel financier.

Climate Justice UBC

September 20, 2022

Letter: Santa Ono and I aren't the only UBC community members mourning the Queen

While many students went along with their days without a care in the world about this news or shared memes mocking the Queen’s demise, I continued through my day with quiet melancholy.

Shane Atienza

September 12, 2022

Letter: Lecture recordings are necessary to keep students learning

With the return to full in-person classes, some professors may feel there is no need to record lectures anymore. However, the benefits of recording lectures outweigh the drawbacks for students and professors, making the need for accessibility more necessary to modernize post-secondary education.

Martin Edwini-Bonsu

July 18, 2022

Letter: An anti-Zionist Jewish perspective on the AMS divestment motion

I joined the Divestment Coalition as a representative of the Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Vancouver Youth Bloc. Working alongside more than 20 organizations and student groups, I had the opportunity to share my perspective as a member of the anti-Zionist Jewish community and speak to the multiplicity of Jewish voices that oppose the Israeli state’s system of apartheid and occupation of Palestine.

Daniel Sax

July 18, 2022

Letter: I'm a Jewish survivor. SASC's involvement in divestment shows that not all trauma is treated equally on campus

Every day SASC chooses not to engage with Jewish and Israeli lived experiences and trauma caused by the conflict is another day Jewish survivors of sexualized violence like myself must ask whether our trauma and survival will be treated with the same dignity and respect as our peers.

Adam Dobrer

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