As writing had “always come fairly easy” to her, Todd began working as an arts and dance journalist. But she wasn’t done there. Through her reading, writing, choreography, dance and marriage to a cognitive scientist, she began thinking more intently about “how the mind works in action,” as she put it.
When Domonic Tomkowicz first started as an engineering student at the UVic, he needed something that would help him get around campus faster than on foot.
With high risk of substance (mis)use in Queer communities and BC’s ongoing toxic drug crisis, Queer youth are left to navigate substance use and recovery on their own.
During the first week of June, I felt a buzzed calm before a wave of lime green shade began to take over clubs and political campaigns alike.
A collection of personal essays from some of The Ubyssey's contributors on summer in India — its comfort, its power, the return to it.
Lindsay Gordon, who served as UBC’s chancellor from 2014 to 2020, passed away on August 26 and is being remembered for his philanthropic contributions.
“Tell me about yourself,” they say.
“It’s sometimes tempting for [the] university to think we’re all about thinking and decision making and rationality and these are all good things, but we’re also human beings with feelings, with complex emotions, and we need to put that at the centre of our lives as well,” said Bacon.
Dorazio passed away on August 13 at the age of 72 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife Lisa, his two children and four grandchildren.
To truly become a “world-class university,” tradition must adapt and new life must be breathed into UBC’s policies and practices. Stewart said this process “takes time, and it takes thought and it takes coming together.”
Davie Street is known as Vancouver’s Queer hub — where pride is celebrated every day, all year round.
You open your phone to an avalanche of texts from your friends about some breaking news. Your fingertips brush against the cold, smooth glass of your phone screen. You move over to Instagram to see what all the buzz is about. The only problem? You can’t see the news.
University students have always been at the forefront of activism, whether through protest or media coverage. But how do universities and law enforcement balance students’ right to free speech and peaceful protest while prioritizing public safety for protesters and the protested-against alike?
What is the motive behind education if not a desire to build a better world?
Reporting and protesting hold common ground in finding value in amplifying voices. Anyone can share their voice, be a voice, initiate change — maybe taking action is being human.