News, analysis and commentary by UBC Journalism students
Beneath the surface of the sea along B.C.’s west coast lies a city of living, growing glass. Towering up to 20 metres above the murky darkness of the[…]
On a sunny Thursday afternoon, Chris Ahn stops in front of University of B.C.’s Asian Centre. His fingers intertwine in front of his slightly bowed body, as he[…]
Across B.C., a growing number of tiny-house owners are looking for a place to call home. Some advocates for the budding movement believe the future lies in small[…]
Visit Pamela Birley in her Leicester, England, home, and you’ll likely see sea lions hauling themselves onto Great Race Rock – an island in B.C., eight time zones[…]
Johnette Swan experienced her first panic attack in 2013 during her second year as a student at the University of British Columbia. Her paper was due in the[…]
Rob Hechler never thought much about his mixed-race heritage when he was growing up playing ice hockey with his all-white friends in Brandon, Man. That changed when he[…]
The scenes are familiar. A patient strapped to an examination table. Doctors holding giant needles. Agonizing pain. No anesthetic. These are the popular-media images of bone-marrow transplants that[…]
Two teens sit side by side in a rural cabin in Aldergrove, just outside of Vancouver. They reach elbow deep into separate buckets, rubbing the oily emulsion of brains[…]
Ryan Vena stuffs his backpack with sandwiches, an oxygen tank, harm-reduction supplies and Naloxone. Thirty pounds of gear strapped to his back ready for a night’s work. Vena[…]
Earlier this year, a group of volunteers went to collect litter from the shoreline at Peace Arch Park, on Canada’s border with the U.S. At a first glance,[…]
Hundreds of essay-writing advertisements pop up every day in the social-media groups of University of British Columbia Chinese students. “Our professional ghostwriting agency provides ghostwriting for English essays, assignments,[…]
When Usman Khan arrived in Vancouver from Pakistan in 2015 with hopes for a better education, he didn’t realize how difficult it would be to fulfill his dreams.[…]
Callahan Tufts and his girlfriend Lauren Karst stand in the centre of their soon-to-be-home. The space is still a raw wood frame and floor. Building their own[…]
Parents of B.C. high-school students and the admissions office at the University of British Columbia are raising questions about the implications of replacing provincial exams for senior high-school students[…]
On the northeast corner of Hastings Street and Commercial Drive, surrounded by bus stops and an organic grocery shop, a group of protesters called Vancouver Chicken Save stand outside[…]
While many scientists work to develop sustainable cars and energy, local chemists are now trying to green-up their own industry and inspire a generation of eco-friendly workers. Over[…]
