The musical is based on the 1983 movie, A Christmas Story, which is itself based on a series of short stories published in the early 1960s by Jean Shepard. En route to the Arts Club Theatre Company, this story has been filtered through several layers of nostalgia, resulting in more than a few elements that feel oddly anachronistic.
This year, football finished their season with a 6-2 record and upset last years Hardy Cup winners, the Manitoba Bisons, 52-10. This year, SportsNet is writing about the team's quarterback. This year, homecoming saw almost 7,000 fans attend and have an average of attendance of 3,034.
That idea of the essence of life is something fundamentally important to Beckett’s pieces. Writing in the wake of World War II, his absurdist theatre is some of the most influential in the world. Comparing him to Shakespeare, Vanderwoude explains the story of Beckett 15.
A new study published in Translational Psychiatry found that variation in the genes that code for oxytocin receptors determine how well individuals respond to treatment by oxytocin nasal spray.
The campaign faces resistance already. CUPE 116, the workers’ union representing nearly 2000 support staff on campus, opposes this campaign. The union says that the campaign risks negatively effecting people working for UBC Food Services, especially students working part time.
During the public discussion, May focused on actions she thought the Canadian government should be taking, particularly in the upcoming COP21 talks in Paris. She named a determination to rapidly move away from dependence on fossil fuels as being of the utmost importance.
The Thunderbirds women’s soccer team are moving on to the CIS semi-finals after a nail-biting 1-0 win over the Calgary Dinos Thursday night.
Musical Mario medleys, burlesque, sword fighting, cosplay and yo-yo shows – if any of these piqued your interest, head on down to NerdFest, the brainchild of UBC alumna Morgan Zentner.
Coming off of a successful season that witnessed a bronze medal in the CIS Final 8 and stellar player performances, UBC women’s basketball will be going through a phase of restructuring this upcoming season.
The Great Canadian Sales Competition is a three-round competition sponsored by several billion-dollar companies. The idea behind the challenge is to give students the chance to get hands-on experience in marketing that could lead to an actual job.
The UBC sailing team recently participated in the Team Racing Nationals at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. Fighting through big waves and heavy breeze, the team was able to earn an impressive second place finish.
Well, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky the Pig, Pepe Le Pew, Elmer Fudd, the Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote on the television screen every weekend has been the highlight of many a child's weekend since the beginning of Warner Brothers Incorporated.
"It's kind of hard to find places to play when you're underage."
The project, in its first year, invites those affected by mental illness to share their experiences through visual art and has organized two workshops with complimentary art supplies for participants. The collection will be displayed at a reception at the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House for anyone to enjoy.
Jack.org is an independent charity with 71 chapters across Canada, all led by youth to increase awareness of mental health and decrease the stigma around it.