Tense meeting turns AMS Council into democratic experiment
Quyen Schroeder / The Ubyssey Five hours in, the frustrated body moved to suspend its normal rules in favour of free discussion — over the future of executive accountability.
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Can cultural land trusts prevent a city without art?
Courtesy Kayla Isomura It’s been just over a year since a motion drew upwards of 30 speakers into a Vancouver City Council meeting, where they attempted to capture — in under three minutes each — the conditions forcing arts institutions to close their doors and artists to leave the city at an alarming rate.
Naomi Osaka balances sport and motherhood in The Second Set
Aleah Kippan / The Ubyssey Osaka holds seven career titles and spent 25 weeks as the No. 1 player in 2019. She’s an absolute beast — but Kat Jayme’s new documentary reveals a different side of the tennis star.
Opinion: Why we need pleasures of the table
Illustration by Skye Shen / The Ubyssey Reducing burnout and stress may be as simple as the pleasure of a shared meal.
Twelve graduating seniors later, Women’s Hockey is still poised for dominance
Collage by Skye Shen / The Ubyssey, photo elements by Sidney Shaw / The Ubyssey, Aleah Kippan / The Ubyssey, courtesy WH Montreal. This offseason, Women’s Hockey has lost a significant portion of their roster to graduation. But thanks to the mentorship of those graduating players, and an incredibly talented young core, they won’t be taking a step back.
What we know about the Centre for Accessibility's AI notetaker, Genio Notes
Collage by Skye Shen / The Ubyssey, photos elements by Anna Shvets / Pexels, Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels, Google DeepMind / Pexels, Texture Fabrik. Genio Notes — a transcription service that uses generative AI — is replacing peer notetakers and audio-recording accommodations at the Centre for Accessibility in September. The decision purported an ambivalent response by students and faculty.
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Doug Reimer’s winning formula was never about winning
Aleah Kippan / The Ubyssey Doug Reimer has been the coach of UBC women’s volleyball for nearly 30 years. He’s won 10 national championships with UBC, more than any other school in Canadian University sport. But to him, those achievements aren’t what really matters.
UBC increases carbon emissions as 2030 reduction target looms
Aleah Kippan / The Ubyssey The Vancouver campus saw a 13 per cent increase in operational greenhouse gases last year as the university still targets an 85 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030.
How UBC built Canada’s greatest university soccer program
Collage by Skye Shen / The Ubyssey, photo elements by Jacob Mallari/UBC Thunderbirds, Rich Lam/UBC Thunderbirds, Bob Frid/UBC Thunderbirds UBC’s soccer programs, both men’s and women’s, are titans of the sport in Canada, with an unprecedented run of success built on more than just talent.