News, analysis and commentary by UBC Journalism students
Health Canada released its latest food guide in January. It includes many changes, including reducing the four food groups to three and calling for more fresh fruits, vegetables[…]
The northwest coast First Nations mask-dancing troupe Git Hayetsk performed in early February at Vancouver’s Hoobiyee, the annual Nisga’a Lunar New Year event. Mike and Mique’l Dangeli, who[…]
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[…]
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
Deaf actress Dawn Jani Birley developed a new style of American Sign Language to capture the poetry of Shakespeare. In this video, watch Birley tackle the challenge of[…]
Listen to Ruby and Ben’s story here: Ruby Smith-Díaz’s goal is to turn the personal-training business on its head. As an educator, advocate, and multidisciplinary artist, she[…]
Anything that goes on the internet stays on the internet. And with a person’s greatest embarrassments so easy to find anywhere, anytime, it is no surprise that unlucky[…]
People often intend to start exercising, but don’t. Matthieu Boisgontier, a postdoctoral student at UBC, wanted to find out why people couldn’t implement their intention in a recent[…]
Living in a predominantly English-speaking province can be isolating for many of B.C.’s francophone population and especially for young people living outside large metropolitan areas. To combat that, a[…]
Canada may be one of the best countries in the world when it comes to quality of life, but it remains among the worst when it comes to[…]
Two University of B.C. students wanted to know what it is like to be mixed-race in Canada. They interviewed six multiracial people to learn about their sense of[…]
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[…]
Iranian students in Canada suffer impact of U.S. sanctionsNovember 21, 2018Journalists of colour insist media diversity will only improve when editors careNovember 21, 2018
Sex-consent workshop policies at fraternities have gapsNovember 21, 2018
Financial pressure forces local theatre workers to jump ship to Hollywood NorthOctober 25, 2018
