Dylan Evans is your next AMS president. Read More.
March 13
Zarifa Nawar and Drédyn Fontana elected to UBC's Board of Governors
Zarifa Nawar and Drédyn Fontana have been elected to UBC’s Board of Governors.
March 13
Alex Zheng is your next VP external
After running unopposed, Alex Zheng has won the VP external race.
March 13
Students pass three out of four referendum items
All referendums — with the exception of the clubs services fee — passed during this year’s AMS elections.
March 12
Protest, criticism surround ‘Restore the North’ in the AMS Nest
Protest opens a window into the recent past of the campus’s relationship with controversial right-wing speakers.
March 13
After semifinal loss, ‘Birds rebound in bronze medal game
Coming off a five-set playoff thriller against Trinity Western that they lost by only two points, taking them out of contention for the conference title, the T-Birds weren’t given much time to process. It didn’t matter. They scored a decisive win in the bronze medal game, giving them crucial momentum before nationals.
March 13
Season ends on sad note for Men’s Basketball
After a crushing collapse against the TMU Bold ended their shot at a medal in the quarterfinals, Men’s Basketball came out flat in their consolation semifinal against Laval. While they put up a fight in the second half, the early deficit — and the loss of all-star Nikola Guzina — was too much to overcome.
I love movies. I enjoy nothing more than escaping into someone else’s story for a couple hours, leaving it feeling a little bit stronger, smarter, better somehow. With the Academy Awards coming up on March 15, I decided, for the first time ever, to watch all 10 of the Best Picture nominees and review them. Read More.
Recent stories
Arts & Culture
Belkin Art Gallery hosts Wikipedia edit-a-thon
The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery has hosted Wikipedia edit-a-thons — events where participants contribute edits and writing to expand Wikipedia’s coverage — for nearly a decade. This year’s edit-a-thon took place at the gallery on March 5.
Opinion
Point of Inquiry: I thought I’d be done with the AMS in 2025. I’m glad I’m not.
In 2025, the Huntley administration replaced toxicity with focus. In 2026, as students confront the affordability crisis and the AMS faces its deficit, service costs and businesses’ performance, this is the new bar in student politics.
Features
The United States’ intervention in Venezuela and its implications for Canada
In a statement following the United States’ intervention, Prime Minister Mark Carney affirmed Canada’s support for a peaceful, Venezuelan-led transition while calling on all parties to respect international law. Yet the potential implications for Canada are significant.
News
AMS backs referendum calling for UBC to cut ties to Israeli institutions
AMS Council heard from speakers for and against a referendum question that called for the student union's support in ending UBC's academic relationships with Israeli institutions. After nearly two hours of deliberation, the question will appear on the ballot with the AMS' backing in March.
B.C. budget holds current post-secondary spending while cutting public sector jobs, raising taxes
Post-secondary institution expenditures over the next three years will modestly increase, according to B.C.’s provincial budget tabled Tuesday afternoon, while the province will sink into a record-breaking $13.3 billion deficit.
Midterm review: VP Student Life Kevin Heieis
Over halfway through his term, Heieis’s work to improve student life has not gone unnoticed. Out of his 14 identified action items, Heieis has reported full completion of seven, with five goals in progress and two that have yet to be addressed.
Midterm review: VP Administration Dylan Evans
While Evans has addressed some long-standing issues with clubs and clubs spaces, it is unclear how many of Evans’s stated goals will be achieved by the end of his term, particularly regarding AMS sustainability.
Humour
From the cult: How to rig an election
How can you make an ill-intentioned power-grab without a sizable voter base? By fighting dirty, that’s how.
Semi-biohazardous spaces earn big on Airbnb
This, however, is not another capitalizing-on-daddy’s-assets-for-a-little-extra-drinking-money-scheme. Instead, these listings are calculated, strategic financial moves by students trying to afford textbooks.
Everything about UBC's SLOP is awesome
“So one day I was watching The Lego Movie, and it got to that part where Emmet builds the double-decker couch,” said Inna Vator, instigator of the Second Lifted Object Project (SLOP), in an interview with The Ubyssey.
'UBC's Got Mediocrity' is a morale-building showcase of diverse student talent
UBC came to the conclusion that the way to increase student morale was simple: host a campus-wide talent show inspired by everyone's glory years — elementary school!
Sports & Rec
Mona Berlitz is making an impact — even from the sidelines
When UBC’s all-star forward, Mona Berlitz, tore her ACL in a preseason exhibition contest in her home country, Germany, her fourth season was cut short before it had even begun. But now, even while recovering, she’s discovered how to be there for her team, even if it’s not on the court.
Canada’s top goal-scorer, Grace Elliott, is driven to win
Grace Elliott has done it all. She’s led the country in goals for two straight years. She’s the reigning U Sports player of the year. She’s UBC’s all-time point leader. Her university career is coming to an end this year, but she’s made the most of every second.
Seattle's Super Bowl win was eleven years in the making
On Feb. 8, the Seahawks defeated the Patriots 29–13 in Super Bowl LX, a game that, by itself, wasn't the most entertaining. But for Seattle, that moment was the culmination of a decade-long project, rebuilding a contender after a would-be dynasty collapsed.
Is Canadian football becoming ‘more American’? How the CFL's rule changes will impact U Sports football
The game of Canadian football is changing. With new rules implemented in September, the CFL will alter their game substantially. With an infrastructure built upon the pro league’s foundation, university football — and, by extension, UBC — may have to change with them.
Research
Hot gas from the early universe challenges what we know about galaxy clusters
UBC scientists have discovered hot gas in a 12-billion-year-old galaxy cluster, shedding light on galaxy clusters in the early universe — and contradicting current models of their evolution.
Dr. Alan Jacobs on how social mobility relates to the rise of the far-right
A recent paper by Dr. Alan Jacobs and Dr. Mark Kayser investigates one under-explored driver of far-right voting: social mobility.
UBC researchers propose no-fault compensation for high-risk neural devices
Moving a computer cursor with the brain alone was proven possible in 2004, and even done wirelessly in 2021. But as high-risk medical devices advance, an unknown slate of adverse effects and potential injuries — and legal implications — may follow.
Gut Feelings: How to manage IBD while in school, from UBC alumni
From knowing when to take a step back from school to learning when to stand up for yourself, Gut Feelings has assembled a short guide of resources and tips from alumni living with IBD.
Photo
In photos: The polar bear swim
On the last day of classes, hundreds of students gathered on Wreck Beach for the Calendar's annual polar bear swim. Here are photos from the catharsis.
This month in photos: November
In the midst of midterm season, The Ubyssey's photographers captured sports, a blind dating event, and other events around campus.
