Features

‘A tireless champion and supporter of UBC’: Remembering UBC Chancellor Emeritus Lindsay Gordon

Lindsay Gordon, who served as UBC’s chancellor from 2014 to 2020, passed away on August 26 and is being remembered for his philanthropic contributions.

Fiona Sjaus Features September 7

Calefaction: Questions designed to suffocate students

“Tell me about yourself,” they say.

Joyce Park and Emilija Vītols Harrison Features September 4

Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon answers UBC’s call to service

Since November, Bacon has been busy learning the structure and culture of UBC’s two campuses and embracing “a spirit of curiosity.”

Renée Rochefort and Jerry Wong Features September 3

Offensive line coach Dan Dorazio dies at 72 leaving behind a legacy of excellence

Dorazio passed away on August 13 at the age of 72 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife Lisa, his two children and four grandchildren.

Lauren Kasowski Features August 29

Deputy Provost Dr. Janice Stewart pushes for a UBC that’s a wonderful place to be

To truly become a “world-class university,” tradition must adapt and new life must be breathed into UBC’s policies and practices — Stewart believes that this process “takes time, and it takes thought, and it takes coming together.”

Isabella Ma Features August 23

Davie Village is Queer comfort and community

Davie Street is known as Vancouver’s Queer hub — where pride is celebrated every day, all year round.

Shubhreet Dadrao, Julian Forst and Ayla Cilliers Features August 17

NO NEWS FOR YOU. How UBC publications navigate the Online News Act

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.

Iman Janmohamed and Fiona Sjaus Features August 15

‘You’re not going to please everyone’: How activism, law enforcement and free press converge on Canadian university campuses

University students have always been at the forefront of activism, whether through protest or media coverage. But how do universities and law enforcement balance students’ right to free speech and peaceful protest while prioritizing public safety for protesters and the protested-against alike?

Fiona Sjaus and Emilija Vītols Harrison Features August 10

A very faded collage of Ubyssey archival clippings with a black star with white dots in the top right and bottom left corners.

A love letter to high school student newspapers

What is the motive behind education if not a desire to build a better world?

Elena Massing and Emilija Vītols Harrison Features August 7

A collage of archival Ubyssey clippings against a tan background. Clippings include photos of the Goddess of Democracy stature and other clippings relevant to student protests on UBC campus including the 1997 APEC protest. There is also an image collaged with the clippings of the August 2023 Ubyssey issue that is colour-graded green. In the top left corner there is a tan star with green dots and a sticker-like image of a hand holding a microphone. The bottom left corner has a piece of tape and a sticker image of a megaphone. The top right corner has a sticker image of an old-timey microphone, and the bottom right has a sticker image of a hand holding an iPhone with another tan and green star behind it.

Press the Issue: Editors' note

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.

Iman Janmohamed, Fiona Sjaus and Emilija Vītols Harrison Features August 7

Alfred Hermida pioneered digital media so we can learn how to do journalism without it

When Hermida teaches visual journalism at UBC, he wants students to forgive themselves.

Fiona Sjaus Features July 26

Alex Migdal brings news to social media, one TikTok video at a time

Alex Migdal’s first time combining social media with journalism was in 2012 as the multimedia editor of The Gateway, the University of Alberta’s student paper.

Iman Janmohamed Features July 23

Birdsongs: Lavallette, now

The seagulls angle themselves toward the sunset / Same as me

Ava Koerner and Fiona Sjaus Features July 23

Birdsongs: Joyride

During the eclipse, the birds went silent.

Ava Koerner and Fiona Sjaus Features July 22

Birdsongs: City life

On the sidewalk are / heat and gum-turned-tar / and enough pigeons to slow you down.

Maya Mior and Fiona Sjaus Features July 20

‘A tireless champion and supporter of UBC’: Remembering UBC Chancellor Emeritus Lindsay Gordon

Calefaction: Questions designed to suffocate students

Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon answers UBC’s call to service

Offensive line coach Dan Dorazio dies at 72 leaving behind a legacy of excellence

Deputy Provost Dr. Janice Stewart pushes for a UBC that’s a wonderful place to be

Davie Village is Queer comfort and community

NO NEWS FOR YOU. How UBC publications navigate the Online News Act

‘You’re not going to please everyone’: How activism, law enforcement and free press converge on Canadian university campuses

A love letter to high school student newspapers

Press the Issue: Editors' note

Alfred Hermida pioneered digital media so we can learn how to do journalism without it

Alex Migdal brings news to social media, one TikTok video at a time

Birdsongs: Lavallette, now

Birdsongs: Joyride

Birdsongs: City life

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

‘A tireless champion and supporter of UBC’: Remembering UBC Chancellor Emeritus Lindsay Gordon

Offensive line coach Dan Dorazio dies at 72 leaving behind a legacy of excellence

‘There’s life spreading out behind the story’: Nobel Prize–winning former UBC writer–in–residence Alice Munro dies at 92

Obituary: Clyde McLuen Griffith

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