More than a thousand students living on the University of British Columbia campus are paying as much as $280 more a year for food because of a little-known loophole in the meal plan. First year students living at Totem Park and Place Vanier residences must purchase a meal plan, which includes a 31 per cent [...]
Many Canadian universities have mandatory meal plans for students living in first year residence. Some of them also include an overhead charge and many of these provide discounts to students purchasing food through their plans, but they do not all follow the same structure. Related: UBC students dinged by meal plan fine print Same charges [...]
Hana Galal is on a mission. The 22-year-old university student raised more than $1,200 for charity in one night. She grew up guided by the Islamic pillar of charity and has spent her life donating from her allowance. That is a challenge on her student budget at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She [...]
It’s official, you no longer need to leave the comfort of your own home to enjoy one on one yoga instruction. The technology: virtual yoga offered via your webcam. India based is the first site to offer the services. For the cost of just $20 you can experience live one on one yoga instruction with [...]
As I looked at the picture and back at my plate, I breathed a sigh of relief. I did it: they finally matched up. I decided to tackle for my final publicized attempt. I wanted to have a standard item like this in my repertoire because it can be personalized so easily once I get [...]
Today wasn’t the best day. On top of the usual Sunday blues, I had a big paper due and I still wasn’t feeling 100% (I’ve had a cold for what feels like forever). So in hopes of cheering myself up I decided to bake a cake. I hear that baking lifts the spirits, and if [...]
Tuesday was a good day. As a student it can be hard to make time for yourself. But when you do, I have to say it’s quite fantastic. After two years of practicing yoga here and there, on Tuesday I found myself trying a new style of yoga, Anusara. This tradition is commonly refereed to [...]
By Jodie Martinson Amanda Miller says she doesn’t look First Nations. But her mother is. Not appearing native has given Miller an uncensored understanding of what some white people really think. Miller was raised mostly by her father, who is white. She didn’t identify as First Nations until she was 19 and took a history [...]
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