We need to broaden our understanding of resilience. It is not something you earn by suffering in silence. It is something that grows in connection.
student life
October 22
opinion
Living the Institutions: Reading breaks aren’t actually breaks
“Recovering from intense academic work and stress is rather difficult, if not impossible, while obligated to work on that exact intense academic work and under that exact stress. Because that obligation continues, reading break is not a time where students can truly take care of themselves,” writes Marie Erikson.
October 16
opinion
Commentary: Second year on a not-so-silver platter
Was the fact that I now had some seniority in university overwhelming, daunting, and unforeseeable? One hundred percent, writes Ava Cervas.
September 24
opinion
Opinion: The death of blue and gold On UBC's failure to brand our campus
Campus colours connect you with an in-group despite not knowing each other. This visual identification breaks down the toughest barriers to forming social connections by showing commonality, writes Kev Heieis.
September 6
opinion
Commentary: You don’t need to be Elle Woods
“Your life doesn’t follow a fictional plot line,” writes Azquet Gomez Merlo.
April 11, 2024
opinion
Opinion: To save Block Party, AMS Events should pander to the indie rock community
"UBC students are hungry for connection, culture, a sense of pride in our community and an accessible way to get fired up on the last day of classes to good live music. Block Party doesn’t provide that, but it could," write Tova Gaster and Elena Massing.
