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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As Lapu Lapu Day tragedy vigil is held on campus, mourners look to systemic change for healing

1 week ago | ubyssey.ca | Spencer Izen |Lauren Kasowski |Sidney Shaw

Editor’s Note: This article contains descriptions of violence that some readers may find upsetting. Resources offering support for readers and community members are available at the end of this story. Campus community members gathered for a vigil on April 30 in front of UBC Bookstore to commemorate the victims and families affected by the Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy. In addition to holding space for grief, many speakers made calls for justice and action to prevent a similar tragedy.
Vancouver mourns its 'darkest day' together after Lapu Lapu festival attack

2 weeks ago | ubyssey.ca | Sidney Shaw |Colin Angell |Spencer Izen

Editor’s Note: This article contains descriptions of violence that some readers may find upsetting. Resources offering support for readers and community members are available at the end of this story. Vancouverites came together on Sunday in grievance and commiseration following an attack at Lapu Lapu Day Festival that left 11 dead and many injured, described as the city’s "darkest day” by the interim police chief that morning.
Open letter receives over 200 faculty signatures opposing new draft of academic freedom policy

1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Aisha Chaudhry |Spencer Izen

An open letter, signed by over 220 professors from across Canada — as well as the United States, Europe and Australia — is opposing proposed changes to UBC’s draft academic freedom policy, which is on the agenda for the upcoming April 16 Vancouver Senate meeting.
Vancouver Quadra profile: Ken Charko, Conservatives

1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Spencer Izen

Ken Charko is running to represent Vancouver Quadra as a Member of Parliament with the Conservative Party of Canada. Charko did not respond to The Ubyssey’s request to set up an interview nor attend the candidates’ debate hosted in the AMS Nest on April 11. This profile was assembled from publicly available information from Charko’s campaign and previous reporting elsewhere.
US applicant week sees re-opening of over 70 UBC graduate programs

1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Bernice Wong

Select UBC graduate programs are re-opening their applications from April 14–18, which are aimed at recruiting students from the United States. This announcement comes within the backdrop of budget discussions at the recent March 31 Board of Governors meeting.
Four UBC faculty members and graduate student initiate litigation to compel university to ‘refrain from political activity’

1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Spencer Izen |Aisha Chaudhry

Four UBC professors and a recent PhD graduate student have filed a lawsuit against the university alleging official land acknowledgments done by UBC, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) hiring requirements and academic units' statements regarding Israel and Palestine violate UBC’s duty to “be non-sectarian and non-political in principle” under section 66 of the University Act.
Divestment protest held outside March Board of Governors meeting

1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Spencer Izen |Saumya Kamra

This article contains mention and video of violence. As UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) met in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre to approve the university’s 2025/26 budget last Friday, a group of about two-dozen protesters called on the BoG from outside the locked and guarded Alumni Centre to divest from companies they say are complicit in genocide and human rights abuses in Gaza and the West Bank. This protest was the fourth demonstration in recent weeks pressuring the university to divest.
Governors pass 2025/26 budget, hear Student Affordability Task Force update

1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Bernice Wong

UBC’s Board of Governors met in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC Vancouver on Friday to discuss the Student Affordability Task Force Report and approve UBC’s 2025/26 budget. During the meeting, a protest organized by Peoples University UBC was happening outside the Alumni Centre. Protestors were calling on the Board to divest from companies they say are complicit in Palestinian human rights abuses. Campus Security and RCMP were also present at entry ways, keeping them locked.
Two-day strike for Palestine sees bus loop blocked, Koerner Library occupied

1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Viyan Handley |Isabella Ma |Saumya Kamra |Spencer Izen

As students filtered into UBC on March 24 and 25 they were met with the booming chants — and at times songs — of pro-Palestine protesters. On March 14, the student-proposed referendum asking the AMS to endorse a two-day strike to demand UBC divest from companies students say are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations passed with 7,917 students (76 per cent of 11,365 voters) in favour of the action. On March 18, Israel broke a two-month ceasefire that began on January 19.
AMS election sees high abstention rates, varied voter turnout

1 month ago | ubyssey.ca | Iman Janmohamed

This year, 17.4 per cent of eligible students voted in the 2025 AMS Elections, marking a drop in turnout compared to 2023 and 2024, according to a voting report sent to The Ubyssey by AMS Elections. The election saw three of four referendums pass and candidates elected as AMS executives, to the UBC Vancouver Senate and the UBC Board of Governors — all with higher than normal abstention rates.