News, analysis and commentary by UBC Journalism students
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[…]
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[…]
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,[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
A school-psychology professor at the University of British Columbia warns that adding a week-long reading break to the fall teaching schedule will not be a catch-all solution to the[…]
Iranian students in Canada suffer impact of U.S. sanctionsNovember 21, 2018
Journalists 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