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April 8

UBC's Climate Action Plan 2030 progress to date

On December 10, 2019, UBC declared a climate emergency and formally recognized the importance of UBC taking a leadership role in combating the crisis. Just over five years later — and with five to go on many promises — The Ubyssey broke down what the university has done to address the climate emergency so far.

Lauren Kasowski, Illustrations by Ayla Cilliers

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

The Ubyssey’s explainer to the Vancouver City Hall by-election

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Divestment protest held outside March Board of Governors meeting

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Culture

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April 6

Getting angry with the Women Empowerment Club

Despite the name, UBC’s Women Empowerment Club isn’t just for women — the group aims to foster an inclusive and safe environment for anyone who wants to work against sexism.

Olivia Vos

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Get Thrifty hosts student-led fashion show Zeitgeist at The Gallery

A man sits beside text projected on a wall, holding a tar. He is looking at someone speaking animatedly.

Talk of kings: UBC professor brings Iranian medieval poetry to the Vancouver Public Library

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Anosh Irani's Behind the Moon honours the characters that haunt him

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Features

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April 8

Crafting joy: Serena Kealy’s textiles speak of girlhood, resistance and belonging

Since she was young, textile arts and community have played an important role in Serena Kealy’s life.

Hana Kovar

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Executive Sous Chef of Retail, Restaurants and Catering Andy Chan fuels bodies and mind

Yves Tiberghien holding a book titled, Hope for Cynics in front of a bookshelf stacked with books. Tiberghien smiles at the camera and wears a blue and white patterned shirt.

Dr. Yves Tiberghien dewesternizes political theory and encourages students to uncover their genius

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Places to Go: The road to Bath knows no present

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Opinion

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March 27

Opinion: Silent

“Our university presents itself as having learned from its past failings. After 500 days of silence, one cannot help but wonder whether this is merely a façade, embroidered with blood and hoisted by vapid declarations about human rights,” writes Omar Bseiso.

Omar Bseiso

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Hyperlinked: No, the bus does not sound like your playlist

Nobody (Tony Kulenovic) is pictured on the left wearing a white hoodie that covers his face, gesturing to himself. u/sasamats (Eve Sankar) smiles raising her right hand in the centre. Barry 'Bee' Buzzword (Quyen Schroeder) is on the right, facing right but with their heard turned smiling toward the camera. All three candidates are shown in black and white, surrounded by a thin white outline and placed on top of a photo of the AMS Nest with a translucent blue overlay.

Opinion: We ran for AMS President as joke candidates. Here’s why

American President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy (right) posing with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and his wife Olive Diefenbake (middle) on the steps of Parliament in Ottawa on May 18, 1961.

Opinion: What a Cold War-era foreign relations crisis can teach us about today’s

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Humour

March 25

Crossword

Mrinali Ghosh

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MORE cool pick-up lines to subject your crush to

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Ha-roscope: March movies

Panel 1: Two people sitting on the floor. Person One says "AMS elections are happening." Person Two says "Already?" Person One says "Yeah, and nobody's gonna pay attention, let alone vote." Person Two says "I know I'm not!"
Panel 2: Person One says: "Yeah, case in point. Drives me nuts. What's it take for people to get interested?" Person Two says "I dunno, it just doesn't have the feeling of a real election."
Panel 3: Person One says "A real election... What could make it feel more like a real election?"
Panel 4: Person One has a lightbulb over his head.
Panel 5: There's a box at the top of the panel that says "One week later." In the panel, Person One stands at a podium in front of a crowd. Behind them, there's a sign that says "Me for AMS president." Person one says to the crowd "Vote for me and I will punish the outgroup!"

Turnout

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Science

Two scientists in lab coats examine a computer screen displaying a glowing green network of neurons. One of them points to the display.

April 2

‘Hiding in plain sight’: UBC researchers discover a new type of brain cell that reshapes our understanding of memory

In a study published in Nature Communications on February 12, the pair along with other researchers in the UBC Faculty of Medicine discovered a new type of brain cell called ovoid cells that play a key role in our ability to recognize and remember objects.

Mahin E Alam