News, analysis and commentary by UBC Journalism students
With the highest concentration of artists per capita in Canada, Vancouver is full of talented people with high hopes of finding success. Through hard work, risk-taking and the[…]
Bells start ringing, chanting begins and smoke slowly rises in the air as second-year University of British Columbia student Akhil Jobanputra offers prayers to the goddess Saraswati on[…]
It’s Saturday night in New Westminster and Jamaal Parker is worried about showing up at work tomorrow. The morning’s breakfast sits unfinished on the kitchen counter next to[…]
The number of immigrant and international students learning English as a second language who failed English 12 has tripled over the past five years in Richmond. The percentage[…]
The University of British Columbia is already well known for the way its faculty translate research into profitable companies. Now, one organization on campus, [email protected], shortened frequently[…]
Charmaine Gorrie has been a full-time instructor at the University of British Columbia for 20 years teaching classical history and Latin. Yet she has spent most her career[…]
Ocean-friendly vegan fashion is growing in popularity amongst Vancouverites, as retailers try to advocate clothing alternatives that are both animal- and eco-friendly. One such retailer is the Vancouver-based[…]
Competition in Vancouver’s restaurant industry is always fierce. Now that more consumers want food delivered on-demand, restaurateurs are turning to couriers for dinner drop-offs. “It started with small[…]
In a city where people have embraced car-sharing and lending libraries, it may not be long before more bartering and co-operative ownership platforms take off. Vancouver lending project the Thingery[…]
An east Vancouver food bank is helping low-income transgender people by providing access to healthy, fresh food. Saige Community Food Bank’s gender-inclusive signs and smiling volunteers welcome people[…]
