This year, 17.4 per cent of eligible students voted in the 2025 AMS Elections ballot, marking a drop in turnout compared to 2023 and 2024, according to a voting report sent to The Ubyssey by AMS Elections.
The Ubyssey won four John H. McDonald Awards for Excellence in Student Journalism this weekend at the Canadian University Press’ national student journalism conference.
More than 150 racialized legal academics and allies signed two open letters calling on UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law to implement equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) practices.
The AMS is hosting a debate for candidates running in the provincial election to represent Vancouver-Point Grey today, Friday, October 18, from 6–7 p.m. in the Norm Theatre in the Life Building.
On October 10, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a bid to appeal a BC Court of Appeal decision which allowed former UBC professor Steven Galloway’s defamation trial to proceed to trial.
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.
I know it’s hard not to compare yourself to others, especially when they’re your friends. But here is something important to keep in mind: appearances can be deceiving.
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.
MOA’s recent closure was part of a series of seismic safety upgrades — funded in part by BC’s Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills and the Government of Canada — to the museum’s Great Hall.
