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Crohn’s disease is one of those diseases everyone’s heard about but no one can explain which is surprising because about 1 in every 150 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis, a rate that’s one of the highest in the world.
The consultation period for UBC's new sexual assault policy has been extended past it's original deadline of September 30. The exact length of the extension is yet to be determined by UBC's university counsel, Hubert Lai.
After an intense derby filled with many hits and scrums, the UBC men’s hockey came out on top 3-1 against its cross-town rival the Simon Fraser University Clan (SFU). The 3-1 victory was Sven Butenschon’s first win as the T-Birds' interim head coach.
“Today we played a team that kept nine behind the ball all the time,” said head coach Jesse Symons. “It was hard to break down. The players are a little frustrated because we are getting chances but we haven’t buried one in two of our three games now
With the tie, UBC moves to second place in the division, just one point behind Friday night’s opponent Trinity Western. The Spartans defeated University of Victoria Vikes 2-1 in Victoria to reclaim top spot.
“We look at ourselves as the team to beat — it’s very much about what we’re going to do,” said Mosher when asked about the team’s success against a fellow top-of-table side. “We’ll look a little bit at what some other teams do and make sure that our
Starting this week, football players will be joining Safewalk teams to walk people home on busy nights. With these additional people, Safewalk will be able to send out three teams on these nights, when there would have otherwise been two.
The inflatable wall is just one of a number of carnival-inspired games. While you're supposed to cross this Wipeout-inspired punching wall to the other side and back, it's also good for a bounce or two if nobody's on it.
The easiest way to find out if it’s for you is to go through recruitment. You won't be doing yourself a favour by deciding against going through recruitment based on what you think other people will think of you.
With a seemingly infinite amount of new developments, our campus is sprouting like mad. If you were away from campus this summer, there's no doubt that a few changes have caught your eye upon returning.
The fees you pay the AMS are either discretionary — meaning they can spend them as they see fit — or non-discretionary — meaning the AMS collects the fee, but it's immediately passed into someone else's bank account.
"I’m most excited for setting achievements and tackling them, whether I achieve them or not. [I'm] striving for something better, from the small to the big — hopefully, travelling abroad and just making a new footprint."
Cropping up on Facebook only a few months ago and maintaining a rather understated presence since with only 24 likes on its page, UBC Gears and Queers has emerged as an exciting new social club with great potential.
On Tuesday evening, protesters filled the streets of downtown Vancouver, demanding an end to campus rape culture across the province. WAVAW, a Vancouver-based rape crisis center, organized the event to kick off their “Feminist Frosh Week.”