Despite their best performance of the year, the Thunderbirds men’s basketball team lost in overtime to the first-seeded Ryerson University Rams on Thursday evening. UBC had not hosted the men’s basketball National Championship in 44 years.
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UBC has another provincial winning team, but it isn’t currently varsity even as Canada’s national sport. The UBC Thunderbirds Lacrosse Sports Club took first place at last weekend’s BC Men’s Provincial Lacrosse Tier II Championship.
UBC started the game strong, up 8-2 in the opening minutes. Buoyed by an emphatic dunk from Conor Morgan, UBC was up 14-7 at the five minute mark in the opening frame. The ’Birds played some of their best defence of the season in the first quarter.
The UBC women’s rugby team pulled off an impressive performance last weekend, beating top teams from across Canada to claim the National University Sevens championship at Burnaby Lake. UBC defeated reigning champion McMaster 33-26 to claim the title
Men’s rugby is set to host the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears in the final leg of the 2016 World Cup series this Sunday. UBC will have an advantage as Berkeley will need to make up a five-point deficit.
The CIS Final 8 tournament is off to a great start. Carleton University and Dalhousie University will face each other in the CIS semifinal. Calgary and McGill are next to take the floor before the Thunderbirds take on Ryerson.
Hours after pro-life demonstrations began last Wednesday March 9, a sign belonging to UBC Lifeline was destroyed by an individual wielding a pocket knife. The individual is described as being a blonde female of average height.
Taking place in the Nest, this year’s theme is “Theory to Practice: Imagining Our Feminist Futures.” Students across disciplines and faculties present their own original work that explores a variety of subjects.
This and other similar cantatas depicted the same matters that were depicted in the then-banned operas, serving as an outlet for wide audiences yearning for the passion, lust and death that the operas presented.
According to a Canada Department of Finance study, “the current generation of young Canadians is, on average, wealthier than previous generations of young Canadians.” But one UBC prof says this isn’t true.
A St. Patrick's Day's sold out quarterfinal game where UBC looks to upset the first place seed, followed by an after-party not to be remembered, is going to go down in campus history. Win or lose, it's to show what campus culture could be.
After yesterday's revelations of a court decision that Greg Peet dodged over $1 million in provincial income taxes, Peet is stepping down from his membership on UBC's Board of Governors and his role as chair of the finance committee.
“Writing helps to install creativity, critical thinking and literacy, and fostering imagination propels all learning. We’re thrilled to offer a groundbreaking, specially tailored program for children to experience both.”
Women’s hockey has done it again. By winning against the University of Manitoba Bisons, they brought home another banner three years after winning their first ever Canada West title in 2012. Now they’re returning to Calgary for nationals.
On the spectrum of volunteering opportunities available to students, one end offers an experience that emphasizes personal satisfaction for the volunteer. At the other end is a prioritization of learning and long-term development for the community.