Mirroring archival photos, Ubyssey photographer Zubair Hirji visited parts of UBC's Point Grey campus to photograph the changes in its landscape over the years.
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We asked four UBC students, past and present, about their clothing choices and how those choices have informed and been influenced by their gender identities.
Three individual stories of migrants at UBC and how they have preserved parts of their national identity, despite being oceans away from home.
Dating apps are simultaneously terrible and incredibly addicting.
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“My default position for Board meetings would be that things should be open to the extent they can be,” McKenzie said.
“I think that the most important thing I do is teach … [and] what I hope that does is invite [students] into scholarship."
Starting in May, eyes will focus squarely on Evans as the campus waits to see how he — and his promises — fare as the head of the union.
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The most compelling thought about autonomy that I was exposed to in my undergrad was during a conversation about chlamydia.
In a time where we can no longer hug, touch or even stand less than six feet away from one another, what does autonomy look like in the context of the greater good?
“My default position for Board meetings would be that things should be open to the extent they can be,” McKenzie said.
Here are a few wonderful resources I’ve found that could help work towards this that are all campus and/or Lower Mainland based.
The BSU serves as a home away from home for both local and international Black students on campus at UBC.
Unfortunately, at UBC safe spaces are hard to come by. Is it worth the emotional labour to turn this space into a safe one?
As I nestled further into my cocoon, I became keenly aware that the act of doing absolutely nothing is contrary to everything that I have been taught as a Black woman.
deep inside my element craving nothing but sentiment
On days like these, he is amazed by the way his shiny skin dances with the August rain
What is the rush? Is this moment not enough?
Black woman is on the ground Black woman is the ground
It speaks your name It speaks my name
I still consider myself a part of that fight, but along the way, I’m gonna listen to Lil Baby and save up for those Jordans and hang out with my friends.
In my first year, living on campus, I became acquainted with the ways people will behave around you simply in response to being Black.
Understanding no one is alone in this fight makes us stronger even when we are far apart.