The atmosphere is perfect for sharing secrets. As the show progresses, the questions grow heavier. How many friends do you have? How intelligent do you want your friends to be? Has your friend ever slept with or pursued your sexual partner?
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At the Moving Trans History Forward conference last weekend, Mary Ann Saunders, an English professor at UBC, presented her paper exploring the character of Ariel in Shakespeare’s The Tempest as a lens into the struggles of transgender individuals.
UBC will get $10 million from the federal government over seven years to fund Erik Snowberg, the new Canada Excellence Research Chair. Snowberg said chose to come to UBC because he valued its reputation for serving the public.
“I think governance is always somewhat expressive of the gang that are there doing it at any one point in time,” said Belkin. “At this point in my thinking I would be inclined to the view that it’s more a stylistic issue than a structural issue.”
Now that you’ve tried our fact vs. myth quiz, did you do as well as you thought? Still confused about a few of the questions? The Great Wall is not visible from space, vaccines don't cause autism and bats can see.
Have your parents every convinced you to have that heavy winter coat because “the cold will make you sick?” Have they also told you that drinking alcohol kills your brains cells? We’ve all heard these claim — or similar ones — before. They are myths.
First stop: Walmart. If, like me, you grew up overseas, then you might understand my feelings of sheer amazement, admiration and disgust when I enter a Walmart. But after Walmart, the real adventure begins — Seattle, Portland, Yosemite and Sequoia.
The UBC men's and women's swim teams added 16 new recruits to their rosters. Newcomers Marcus Thormeyer and Emily Overholt are particularly making waves. The teams are losing top swimmers to graduation and the Olympics this year.
Facing troubles ranging from dysfunctional appliances, to creepy landlords and lost damage deposits, students seeking housing in Vancouver often risk being taken advantage of — especially if they’re uninformed about their rights as tenants.
Russian lit classics are often recalled in terms of their hard-edged realism and excessive number of pages. So it’s refreshing to see the Silver Commissions Project offer a fun, light-hearted take on Eugene Onegin, one of the genre’s greatest works.
For coaches and recruitment staff, athlete recruitment is just as important as the actual regular season and, for them, it is imperative that they do it right. The stakes are high and rules for recruitment have gotten stricter.
The Thunderbirds baseball team extended its winning streak to seven games by sweeping the Simpson University Red Hawks for the second time. On Saturday, the T-Birds won by scores of 6-0 and 10-2. On Sunday, the ’Birds won 5-3 and 9-0.
“There is something helpless in being a witness,” the book opens. The necessary act of witnessing despite feeling powerless and the role stories play in that witnessing are themes Maracle alluded to in the rest of her talk as well.
Gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians experience higher rates of anxiety and mood disorders than other Canadians. A recently published study from UBC has given researchers a real sense of the prevalence rates in Canada.
Starting at 11:30 a.m., certain menu items from UBC's food trucks will be $1 each — a one piece fish and chips at School of Fish, poutine at Hungry Nomad, cashew salad at All About Thai, the Wreck Dog at Doghouse and spring rolls at Roaming Bowls.