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Uytae Lee became a filmmaker by accident. Now he teaches you about your city

When STEM tutorial YouTube channels were “popping off” in the early 2010s, Uytae Lee wondered how he could address the lack of comprehensive videos dedicated to teaching people about their cities.

Fiona Sjaus Features April 17

2023/24 in profiles

Here are the top profiles of this year.

Iman Janmohamed Features April 9

EUS President Karisma Jutla loves engineering, mentorship and red sunnies

EUS President Karisma Jutla wouldn't be where she is if it weren't for mentorship.

Iman Janmohamed Features March 28

Kristen Gilbert empowers students through sex education

Gilbert teaches NURS 280: Human Sexual Health. By exploring sexual education with openness, she hopes students to develop “the capacity for comfort."

Nicola Roscuata Features March 13

Speaker Kai Rogers wants to bring good governance to AMS Council

The throughline in Rogers’ interview with The Ubyssey was student participation at Council, and why and how he’ll make Council a safe space for public discourse.

Iman Janmohamed Features February 29

Joanne Pickford is the unofficial mom of the AMS

Most students probably have never met or heard of Pickford. As the AMS’s administrative assistant, she mostly works in the background, offering support to the student executives and doing other behind-the-scenes administrative work.

Nathan Bawaan Features January 31

Dr. Barbara Arneil strives to create 'organic political theory'

In 2023, Arneil was inducted to the Order of Canada for her contributions to political theory and the field of political science.

Srijaa Chatterjee Features January 27

CiTR's Jasper Sloan Yip loves being 'a part of people's creativity'

After a decade of working in music away from campus, Jasper Sloan Yip made his way back to UBC working at CiTR 101.9 FM, the community radio station, and its arts magazine, Discorder.

Anushka Bellani and Jerry Wong Features January 23

Dr. Sasha Protopopova runs the fluffiest lab on campus

It wouldn’t be fair to call animal behaviour researcher Dr. Alexandra ‘Sasha’ Protopopova dog-obsessed. She also enjoys hiking. With a dog.

Jocelyn Baker Features December 18

Beyond Scholar Ivan Correa McIntosh strives to break barriers for his community

Beyond Tomorrow Scholar Ivan Correa McIntosh said basketball "was a way to keep me out of trouble” growing up.

Bernice Wong Features December 16

Dr. Agnes d'Entremont teaches the art of the possible

Dr. Agnes d’Entremont is a professor for APSC 366, an engineering course for non-engineers.

Emiko Wijeysundera Features November 21

Dr. Ramón ‘Arturo’ Victoriano unveils lost Dominican voices

Recovering lawyer Dr. Ramón “Arturo” Victoriano has been teaching at the university level for 30 years.

Stella Griffin Features November 21

Henry van Dyck's Ubisoft co-op Origins and Odyssey

Henry van Dyck developed his first video game in grade 10. He would later get an opportunity any aspiring gaming developer could only dream of — a job at Ubisoft.

Mahin E Alam Features October 31, 2023

Bangladeshi voices are absent from climate policy. Abul Bashar Rahman biked across Bangladesh to hear them

Bashar soon realized how hopeless and immense the climate crisis may seem to many people, deterring them from taking action. He wanted to learn what he could do and what role he could play in climate action in Bangladesh. So he quit his job.

Mahin E Alam Features September 26, 2023

Erin Purghart is sharing Queer experiences through comedy

Throughout Purghart’s acting career, they’ve seen the gender binary represented on the stage. The now-UBC alum is demolishing the binary while creating spaces for Queer artists through their comedy show That’s Gay!.

Stella Griffin Features September 12, 2023

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Uytae Lee became a filmmaker by accident. Now he teaches you about your city

2023/24 in profiles

EUS President Karisma Jutla loves engineering, mentorship and red sunnies

Kristen Gilbert empowers students through sex education

Speaker Kai Rogers wants to bring good governance to AMS Council

Joanne Pickford is the unofficial mom of the AMS

Dr. Barbara Arneil strives to create 'organic political theory'

CiTR's Jasper Sloan Yip loves being 'a part of people's creativity'

Dr. Sasha Protopopova runs the fluffiest lab on campus

Beyond Scholar Ivan Correa McIntosh strives to break barriers for his community

Dr. Agnes d'Entremont teaches the art of the possible

Dr. Ramón ‘Arturo’ Victoriano unveils lost Dominican voices

Henry van Dyck's Ubisoft co-op Origins and Odyssey

Bangladeshi voices are absent from climate policy. Abul Bashar Rahman biked across Bangladesh to hear them

Erin Purghart is sharing Queer experiences through comedy

SEX ED. — 2024 Sex Issue

The Ubyssey's purity test

Green or greenwashing: Breaking down biodegradable vibrators

Dating today is disappointing but I fall for it anyways

Companionship at ease

Reading between the lines: Queerness and print culture in Vancouver

A cinephile’s sex education

Obituaries

Pat Carney, politician and Ubyssey alum, dies at 88

'She will continue to inspire’: Deb Hope, Ubyssey alum and former Global BC journalist, dies at 67

Late CBC journalist Michael Finlay fought for an independent Ubyssey

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