The Ubyssey

The Ubyssey

The Ubyssey serves as the official student-run newspaper for the University of British Columbia and is released every Tuesday. Established in 1918, it holds the title of the most widely read student newspaper in all of Canada. Throughout its long history, it has featured distinguished writers such as Pierre Berton, John Turner, Allan Fotheringham, Michael Valpy, Joe Schlesinger, Danny Stoffman, Stephen Scobie, Vaughn Palmer, Bruce Arthur, and Earle Birney. Additionally, some of its notable alumni include cartoonist Arn Saba, journalist and author Katherine Monk, journalist Justin McElroy, as well as photographers Jeff Wall and Richard Lam.

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  • 1 week ago | ubyssey.ca | Jeff Lee

    The title Meeting may conjure images of dull agendas and fluorescent-lit boardrooms, but director Chelsea Haberlin and playwright Katherine Gauthier deliver something far more intimate and unsettling with their latest ITSAZOO and Pacific Theatre production. Set and performed in a modest church activity room, the play follows five people in a support group for codependency, particularly around sexuality, love and identity.

  • 1 week ago | ubyssey.ca | Ayla Cilliers |Shubhreet Dadrao |Jeff Lee |Rory Maddinson

    Yesterday at 9:59 PM When I mispronounced a word or made the wrong sound because of these similar articulations, I was met with laughter and pushed to repeat what I had said before getting support on correcting myself.

  • 1 week ago | ubyssey.ca | Jeff Lee |Ayla Cilliers

    Many countries celebrate Lunar New Year, but in Vietnam, Tết Nguyên Đán, Vietnam’s Lunar New Year, is considered a “mega event” holiday. Think of it as if Christmas, New Year’s, Easter, and Thanksgiving all made a group chat to plan one giant, spectacular bash. It’s a time for reflection, reconnection, and resolutions, all wrapped in centuries of culture and tradition. Tết transforms everyday routines into meaningful rituals. Buying groceries? Suddenly an event. Cleaning the house? A spiritual cleanse.

  • 2 weeks ago | ubyssey.ca | Fiona Sjaus |Joyce Park

    Colourful lights flash wildly back and forth in the nightclub Celebrities, stunning Nicole Pan. She leans over the lighting booth, taps the shoulder of the lighting guy and yells over the music.

  • 3 weeks ago | ubyssey.ca | Spencer Izen |Colin Angell

    Following a repeated election for student senator-at-large, Zarifa Nawar, Kareem Hassib, Ananya Gupta, Solomon Yi-Kieran and Drédyn Fontana won the five seats for the upcoming year. A total of 1,953 ballots were cast, equivalent to a voter turnout rate of 3.3 per cent. This marks a downturn from 17.6 per cent turnout of the previous AMS General election held this March.

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