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"I’m most excited for setting achievements and tackling them, whether I achieve them or not. [I'm] striving for something better, from the small to the big — hopefully, travelling abroad and just making a new footprint."
Last year, I saw the RHA idly watch the rumblings of UBC’s governance issues pass them by without comment, without inquiry and without action. International tuition increases? No comment. A call for affordable housing on campus? Nope.
Praise makes us feel better than insults, but it can be difficult to own our strengths, much less delight in them. Praise can make us feel uncomfortable and uneasy to the point where we might be tempted to invalidate the other person’s comments.
"I don't want to let her down by saying I'm not interested in that type of sex and am fairly open minded, but I'm concerned about what entering into this type of sex could lead to in our relationship."
The biggest event of your first year in Arts awaits — stARTup (a.k.a. Arts Freshman Orientation)! Get ready for one of the most exciting events of your undergraduate career and to make unforgettable memories with your soon-to-be peers!
They took on Brown as the first-ever female editor at the magazine, despite the fact that she had no experience editing. As editor-in-chief, she completely turned Cosmo around. Those bright cover girls eyeing you in the grocery store? Her work.
The danger is that when we’re bombarded by countless demands and high expectations, and feel obligated to say yes. It can often leave us appearing sweeter on the outside, but way more enraged and bitter on the inside.
I find many people during the school term have trouble justifying a night out because they know they have school work to do. If you don't give yourself time away from school, then you won't be able to fully engage yourself in that school work.
We don't always have evidence of the tool itself. There are records of wood, leather, unripe bananas, bone and more. No matter how overwhelming your local sex shop’s dildo arsenal may be, they got nothing on human history.
There will be five(!) different presentations at the beginning of the next Council meeting, highlighting a diversity of things the AMS is working on throughout the summer and into the school year — including this year's Block Party.
Nearly every situation we face in our lives can become an opportunity to practice mindfulness. The challenge is that our automatic thoughts, ingrained beliefs and life-long habits usually militate against such practice.
Do you want a relationship? You've got to figure that out. Don’t try to start something just because there’s the possibility of something happening. Serious relationships aren’t something you should just enter willy nilly.
“Asian-American children performed better in math tests when their ethnic stereotype was activated, which suggests that even stereotyping can be put to good use when it brings about a positive association with our identity and academic motivation.”
While we warmly welcomes our new 15th president to UBC, there are some things that definitely need to change around here. The Ubyssey has kindly taken the time to create a to-do list in an attempt to point Ono in the right direction.