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“Every time I walk into the washroom on the second floor, I'm faced with a horrifying sight. There's an Alesse birth control advertisement and it shouts a horrible message: if you don't get the brand name version of the Pill, you've gotten the wrong Pill.”
“Agenda items can seem long, mysterious and confusing without the proper background, making it difficult to see how these issues affect students. Here’s what to watch out for in the upcoming AMS Council meeting on October 11.”
“When I arrived at the University of California San Diego I was a first year all over again. Ushered into a day-long orientation where I met people from all across the globe, it all felt eerily familiar to last September.”
“These days, governments and reputable institutions like UBC are increasingly advocating for a greener lifestyle and encouraging opportunities for the creation of innovative energy-saving strategies.”
“We recognise that sexuality and sexual health is part of people’s life experience and it’s part of their well being, and self-care is a part of that,” said Unruh. “Whether you’re having sex or not.”
“After an hour and a half of arriving, when it was too late to bother cabbing downtown or organize other plans, all of the line-goers were informed that the bar was full and entry would only be working on an one-in and one-out basis.”
“You can go the super petty (read: fun) route where you hide the almond milk every time he comes over and you can replace it with a 250 mL bottle of regular milk with your boyfriend’s name written on it.”
“At this meeting, Council will be hearing a presentation from the AMS Elections Administrator about the recently concluded by election for the VP Academic and University Affairs position.”
“The next Board of Governors meetings will be Nov 28 (Committees) and December 5 (Board). Both Committees and Board primarily consist of open sessions that members of the UBC community are welcome to attend.”
“Where I really noticed a difference from UBC was the attitudes of Dutch students. For one, there was an overwhelming sense that they actually wanted to be there. It seems to me this must be equal part personal motivation and campus environment.”
“There is a certain irony involved here. UBC has been very loudly ‘innovative’ sustainability agenda, part of which includes constraining individual car trips off and on campus.”
What goes on in the Senate chambers can often feel very overwhelming or dull to the average student, and the dockets posted before every Senate meeting can be long and tedious to read.
“Cardio machines go days or even weeks without being fixed, the towels used to wipe down equipment are few and far-between and the floor space for stretching could be advertised as an attractive nano unit after a quick a paint job.”
“My mother calls me every day. She gets upset if I don't answer. She knows my class schedule and she'll call when she knows I'm not busy.”