My dad once told me, “If you want to be cool, you have to wear cool clothes, do cool things and drink 100 mL of water for every beer you drink.” I’ve held onto this advice for years and always kept a keen eye out for any extracurriculars that exude coolness. Here are a number of clubs and organizations on campus that are sure to be welcome additions to anyone’s repertoire of badassery.
UBC Loggers’ Sports
There is something incredibly primal about thrusting a sharpened axe into an unsuspecting piece of lumber. Rather than sitting idle with these fantasies, the self-proclaimed “Thunderjacks” of UBC Loggers’ Sports make the destruction of wood their passion. Loggers’ Sports allows its member to participate in popular lumberjack pastimes ranging from hand sawing and wood chopping to axe throwing, chainsaw speed cuts and pole climbing.
UBC Brewing Club
Anyone who’s bought a hundred year old bottle of wine knows that alcohol is expensive. Before settling for Pilsner or PBR for your next purchase, consider making your own brews! UBC’s Brewing Club meets once a month to teach people of all skill levels the fine art of brewing. Whether you’re interested in fermentation or any of the other exciting steps in beer-making, this club provides the brains and the beer for all alcohol hobbyists.
UBC Krav Maga
While it’s nice to believe that everyone has good intentions at heart, bad people exist and it is never a bad idea to be prepared to defend yourself. Krav Maga is a modern self defense club that focuses on personal protection techniques you can use to survive many human threats. Whether you want to disarm someone or escape a stranglehold, Krav Maga teaches everything you need to know to be a real life Batman.
UBC Skydiving Club
Humans are idiots. No other species on the planet is known to seek near-death experiences as novel activities. The school’s Skydiving Club takes this unique desire to heart and makes your potential bucket list item a reality. Everyone is welcome — whether you’ve fallen from the sky before or not.
UBC Psychedelic Community
When people hear about psychedelics they immediately think of particularly strong party drugs. UBC’s Psychedelic Community, however, focuses on “recogniz[ing] the ability of psychedelic substances to facilitate altered states of consciousness that are invaluable for therapy and personal growth.” The group discusses the facts behind these substances and their effect on both the medical and neuroscience fields. See, drugs can be cool!