News, analysis and commentary by UBC Journalism students
After decades as an activist, often in opposition to the city’s elected leaders, longtime anti-poverty advocate Jean Swanson now finds herself on the other side as a member[…]
Recently imposed U.S. sanctions on Iran are taking an economic and emotional toll on Iranian university students in Canada. UBC student Morteza Mousavi said his family has been[…]
It’s a chilly Friday night in downtown Vancouver and people are scrambling for extra chairs in the crowded upstairs room at local non-profit ArtStarts in Schools. Jessica Roberts-Farina,[…]
A senior Canadian journalist of colour says the only way to improve racial and ethnic representation in Canadian media is to put more pressure on editors. “It’s not[…]
The University of British Columbia used to be the only university or college to have a nap room in the province until it was shut down decades ago.[…]
Video gamers immerse themselves in virtual worlds battling for power and competing for dominance, but even created universes are not without real-world racism. This month, an international Esports[…]
Vancouver parents look for different ways to find caregivers amid long waitlists for childcareJanuary 17, 2019
For homeless Vancouverites, community centres meet a need — sort ofDecember 28, 2018
Wet winter ahead means challenges for people on Vancouver streetsDecember 28, 2018
Vancouver riders stuck with docks for bike-share, as city resists docklessDecember 12, 2018
Skill-sharing workshops help freelancers confront new world of workNovember 21, 2018
Journalists of colour insist media diversity will only improve when editors careNovember 21, 2018
Nap pods making a return to UBC after decades of absenceNovember 21, 2018
Indigenous university housing ignites integration-segregation debateNovember 21, 2018
After Zoe Beavis gave birth to twins in May 2017, she put both of their names on waiting lists for the two licensed daycares in Vancouver that fit[…]
Stanley Woodvine knows the value of access to a good shower. Woodvine, who has been homeless in Vancouver for the past 13 years, has said that finding[…]
Vancouver’s homeless residents are facing a challenging winter because of predictions of heavy rain, a weather condition that makes life difficult for them. A wetter winter means that[…]
Bike-sharing riders in Vancouver will be confined to the city’s existing system of docked-only bikes for the foreseeable future. City officials say it’s because the lack of[…]
Heading the ball in soccer can cause brain damage, says new evidence in a recent study published by researchers from the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Male soccer players[…]
An imminent federal ban on the import of shark fins is reigniting a longstanding controversy that has been particularly contentious among conservation advocates, politicians, and shark-fin soup vendors[…]
Rohullah Khairkha came to Canada hoping to start a new life. But since walking across the border from the U.S into B.C. two months ago, the Afghan asylum[…]
It took two months of writing applications and sending emails while he was still in China before Jason Li found an apartment to rent in Vancouver, in preparation for[…]
Mikayla Ogrodniczuk never wants to lose another teammate to suicide. The 21-year-old hopes that a new mental-health initiative called the UBC Athletes Hub will help her deliver on[…]
For the first time ever, fraternities at the University of British Columbia will have to complete mandatory sexual-consent training for their members by Nov. 31 of every year, according[…]
Iranian students in Canada suffer impact of U.S. sanctionsNovember 21, 2018Journalists of colour insist media diversity will only improve when editors careNovember 21, 2018Sex-consent workshop policies at fraternities have gapsNovember 21, 2018
Financial pressure forces local theatre workers to jump ship to Hollywood NorthOctober 25, 2018
