Culture Shock is Pretty Funny Sometimes
Culture shock can really hit you hard when you go to a new place for the first time. Or even if you’ve been here a while, sometimes little t…
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Luz-Marina Roberts - Opinions Editor
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Is Black Hair Actually Hard to Take Care Of?
I was in the elevator in the Arts building recently when a non-Black woman with straight hair asked me many questions about my hair in the s…
Opinions
We Need To Address Discrimination In The Classroom
Discrimination in the classroom. No one really wants to talk about it, but everyone knows it’s there. UBCO, in the aftermath of 2020’s Black…
Opinions
A reflection on the Spinoza Foundation’s A Night for Uganda Words by: Luz-Marina Roberts
Like many other students, I attended the “A Night for Uganda” fundraising event on the 12th of February. This event was organised by The Spi…
Opinions
The Pandemic hasn’t ended just because your patience has
We have finally reached the part of the term where most classes are returning to in-person lectures and there are a lot of mixed feelings an…
Features
Building Food System Resiliency in the Face of Disaster
On December 3rd, I was able to interview Liz Blakeway, the Network Director of Land to Table Network of the North Okanagan (L2T) and Dr Mary…
Opinions
A Lot of Your Social Media Activism Was Performative
2020 brought many different important issues to light, including but not limited to the Black Lives Matter protests, Stop Asian Hate, Land B…
Opinions
UBCO Students are Suffering Amid Recent Flooding
The recent storm has brought devastation and loss on the east coast of British Columbia. People are displaced, and there are massive food sh…
Opinions
Who to call in an emergency: Exploring the UBC Safe App and the RCMP
Our news article, “Potentially Dangerous Men on Academy Hill” describes the recent situation of how strange men on Academy Hill were trying …
Opinions
Shining a Spotlight on the DRC’s Shortcomings
The Disability Resource Centre (DRC) is the place where students can turn to if they require assistance to make their university experience …
News
Potentially dangerous men on Academy Hill
UBCO students on Academy Hill have claimed that suspicious middle-aged older men have approached them, asking where they live and insisting …
Opinions
Put small islands first in your climate activism
The Glasgow Climate Change Conference will call in leaders from all over the globe to discuss our current climate crisis. For decades, clima…
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Midterm Break Should Be in The Middle of The Term.
It is the first semester of the 2021/2022 academic year, and UBCO students finally have a midterm break. This is a long-deserved week that t…
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Exploring New Methodologies: Community Engaged Research with Dr. Jon Corbett
Community Engaged Research (CER) is a different and relatively new method of research. It foregrounds community partnerships in the developm…
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UBC invites diversity but does not accommodate it: international students face challenges with language requirements.
For international students, the journey of starting at UBC can be long and stressful. Aside from the immigration forms and study permits, so…
Features
Decolonising our Syllabi: A Conversation with Dr. David Jefferess
The passing of the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation has awakened a renewed drive to reflect, address and account for the lega…
Opinions
A Perilous Journey: Transitioning back to campus with Garima Gupta
As a new semester has come, many of our students are reflecting on their long journeys here. UBCO has students from across the globe and for…