I said yes to Colombia. Unprepared, under-informed, and completely unsure of what I was getting myself into.
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The AMS’s latest effort is a blitz after years of waiting. Will it be enough?
I’ve moved up in the world: from climbing trees to hanging out on top of tall mountains.
After the four-hour orientation workshop, we allow students and their parents to wander around campus, pointing out fun landmarks like the Ladner clock tower or a building with lots of windows. This is great for students who like to distract their parents from their alcohol consumption that is causing their grades to fall dramatically.
“There needs to be a dialogue that takes place between all of the stakeholders and especially the communities because ultimately, communities understand what the needs are,” Staples said.
Strangers you pass down Main Mall, the individual who sits next to you in class, people you stand amongst in a crowded bus or the friends you’ve supposedly known since first year — each person carries their own, unique narrative and many stories go untold.
"Over last month thousands of students have been buying textbooks for their classes from the UBC Bookstore and many, if not most, will leave with an item they did not pay for, will only use once and will throw away almost immediately, a plastic bag."
In this weekend’s recap, we feature rugby 7s in their second tournament of the year, men's basketball's first losses in months, hat tricks in hockey and titles for track, among other things.
A mild-mannered third-year kinesiology student in class, but out comes a stellar goalie with quick hands and a quicker mind once she hits the ice.
Most clubs featured in this term’s Clubs Day last month have, yet again, fallen victim to primitive bribery as a means of acquiring new members for the end of the year.
“It's an opportunity to create a community across the broader UBC campus by having a backyard house party — everybody come as you are and celebrate arts and culture. … We're on the West Coast, who doesn't like music around a fire hanging out with their friends?”
As someone who doesn’t consider herself particularly ‘cultured’, I can understand why students may choose to shy away from attending lengthy operas. But opera can and should be for everyone, not just for snobs!
“In some ways, they’re probably more exciting as mysteries than they will be once they're solved.”
Dr. Scott Dunbar, department head of mining engineering, described McPhie as a “long-time supporter of mining engineering at UBC.”
Of the six students enrolled in UBC’s Masters of Philosophy program, only one is female.