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Rats! Street Scene wasn’t as good as it could’ve been

2 months ago | ubyssey.ca | Spencer Izen |Lauren Kasowski

From January 30–February 2, UBC Opera put on their version of Street Scene at the Chan Centre and unfortunately, it was a slightly underwhelming affair — save for select standout performances. Street Scene was first written by Elmer Rice as a play — which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama — in 1929. Kurt Weill then adapted it into an opera of the same name, which premiered in New York in 1947.
Varsity head coach salaries make up most of UBC Athletics's staff earnings for 2023/24 fiscal year

Dec 16, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Lauren Kasowski

UBC’s latest financial statement outlines the university’s finances up to March 31, 2024, with $1.9 billion allocated to employee compensation. This is an increase from the $1.7 billion reported for the previous fiscal year. UBC Athletics’s staff made up almost $5.8 million of this year's total remuneration, which is $1.4 million higher than the previous fiscal year.
Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Escape from reality with Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas

Dec 5, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Lauren Kasowski

As I approach my fourth December in university, you’d think I’d be more used to balancing my academics with the holiday spirit. But I’m not. I’m burning out faster than my candy-cane-scented candle. My laundry is piling up alongside my assignments. I’m worried and overthinking about what my life will be like post-grad and what that means for the found family I have here. But during the 66 minutes I spend watching Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, none of that matters.
Toronto Argonauts win 111th Grey Cup after fourth quarter push

Nov 19, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Lauren Kasowski

On Sunday afternoon at BC Place, the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a 41–24 upset for the 111th Grey Cup, after a strong fourth quarter performance from the Argos. UBC alumni Kyle Samson and Daniel Kwamou were in attendance as players — Samson for the Blue Bombers and Kwamou for the Argonauts. Samson was drafted by Winnipeg after graduation this summer while Kwamou played for the T-Birds from 2018–22.
VIMFF: The Gnar-Whal's Odyssey is a celebration of climbing and friendship

Nov 18, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Lauren Kasowski

Last summer, a group of rock climbers from Squamish — James Klemmensen, Amanda Bischke, Shira Biner and UBC grad Noah Besen — embarked on a 42 day trek to climb in the Coronation Glacier on Baffin Island, Nunavut. The Gnar-Whal’s Odyssey tells the story of that expedition.
How Dean Murten is making a rugby dynasty at UBC

Oct 29, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Lauren Kasowski

In 2019, first-year Rachel Smith sat in a Lethbridge locker room at halftime, down by seven points. She’s never been here before. Nobody has. This is the first time the UBC women’s rugby team has made it to a Canada West (CW) championship final. They were the underdogs — facing the three-peat conference champions — but head coach Dean Murten wasn’t giving up on his team.
Sports medicine pioneer and UBC Emeritus Dr. Jack Taunton dies at 77

Oct 29, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Lauren Kasowski

Whether he was just being recognized out on a run or organizing the entire Olympic medical team, UBC Emeritus Dr. Jack Taunton was a staple in the sports community. Taunton passed away on October 23 at 77 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl, their two daughters and six grandchildren.
Women's rugby earns fifth consecutive Canada West championship

Oct 21, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Lauren Kasowski

The UBC’s women’s rugby team won their fifth consecutive Canada West (CW) championship on Sunday evening in Calgary. After easily defeating the University of Calgary Dinos 81–7 in the semi-finals, they faced rival University of Victoria Vikes, where they walked away with a 51–22 victory. In the semis, the ‘Birds faced the hosting Dinos and quickly got on the board. Savannah Bauder snuck through with a mid-field gap to put the T-Birds up 7–0 in the third minute.
Men's volleyball starts season with high standards

Oct 18, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Lauren Kasowski

Last season, after two upsets in the championship tournament, UBC’s men’s volleyball team won U Sports bronze — their best finish since winning gold in 2018. This year, they’ll be looking to improve on last year’s success. The Canada West (CW)’s preseason coaches’ poll ranked the T-Birds third, behind national champions the University of Alberta and Trinity Western University.
‘No progress into retreat’: ANOHNI on the intersection of music and a dying planet

Oct 10, 2024 | ubyssey.ca | Lauren Kasowski

“We need art in this moment of polycrisis.”That is how UBC geography professor and author Naomi Klein described humanity's current state of being — a multitude of crises — while welcoming singer-songwriter ANOHNI to the small audience in one of the Chan Centre’s black box theatres. The artist joined Klein on stage on October 4 in a conversation co-hosted by the UBC Centre for Climate Justice and the Chan Centre to explore her work in a time of global ecological crisis.