Politics

January 26

As Iranians resist the regime, Persian students are weighing the country’s future

In 2022, no less than five demonstrations were held on campus condemning Iran’s religious totalitarianism. The Persian Club was at the centre of organizing those demonstrations, now continuing their calls for freedom and justice in Iran into 2026. Read More.

newsStephen Kosar with photos by Sidney Shaw

A person wearing traditional Indigenous regalia, including a feathered headdress, holds a red-and-white flag as they stand in front of a crowd at an outdoor demonstration. People behind them watch, clap, and hold signs among leafless trees and campus buildings.

January 23

Amid chaos and violence, hundreds at UBC show solidarity with residential school survivors

newsAisha Chaudhry, Julian Coyle Forst, Spencer Izen, Stephen Kosar and Amy Sheardown with photos by Sidney Shaw and Saumya Kamra, videos by Saumya Kamra

A person speaks in front of numerous microphones. Behind them are individuals standing.

January 22

B.C. student unions lambast provincial post-secondary review as ‘performative’

Student groups continue to raise concerns over the rushed nature of the province’s recently announced post-secondary review, calling on the government to properly fund post-secondary institutions. Read More.

newsAisha Chaudhry

December 20

AMS pleased by results of provincial lobbying trip

newsMicah Sébastien Zhang

On the heels of their annual provincial lobbying trip, AMS executives said their campaign for pushing student-run food bank grants and voicing concerns for the provincial post-secondary education review went “quite successfully.” Read More.

An illustration featuring the Vancouver City Hall and a close-up drawing of the top of the Parliament of Canada, with a yellow outline of British Columbia and a blue outline of the City of Vancouver overlayed in the background.

October 10

Powers that be: The NDP needs to learn that ‘identity politics’ are working class values

opinionMaya Tommasi

April 15

Powers that be: Climate action was huge in the late 2010s. What happened?

opinionMaya Tommasi

April 8

Four UBC faculty members and graduate student initiate litigation to compel university to ‘refrain from political activity’

newsSpencer Izen and Aisha Chaudhry

Four UBC professors and a recent PhD graduate student have filed a lawsuit against the university alleging official land acknowledgments done by UBC, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) hiring requirements and academic units' statements regarding Israel and Palestine violate UBC’s duty to “be non-sectarian and non-political in principle” under section 66 of the University Act. Read More.

An illustration featuring the Vancouver City Hall and a close-up drawing of the top of Parliament of Canada, with a yellow outline of British Columbia and blue outline of the City of Vancouver overlayed in the background.

March 10