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Islamaphobia and Canada’s M-103
Illustration by Sarah Dowler / The Phoenix News Motion M-103, or what is being deemed the anti- Islamophobia motion, has received open support from Liberal and NDP MPs. One side claims that this is a...
View ArticleFrom a Victim to Pink Shirt/Bullying Awareness Days
February 22 marked this year’s “Pink Shirt Day” in Canada, and I expect that many of you here on campus will, in some way, participate; be it through social media, or wearing a pink shirt, or however...
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The Long Walk to [H]ell Lot
Photo by Riley Petillion / The Phoenix News Two things that every student who drives to school can agree on is that parking services doesn’t mess around, and that H lot is a joke. It’s possible to...
View ArticleWho are you wearing?
The cruel reality behind Canada Goose jackets One of this year’s most popular choices for winter apparel has been the Canada Goose jacket, with its recognizable arm patch and fur trimmed hood. Costing...
View ArticleStudy Space
Where do I sit? Lack of study spaces on campus is the entire reason we are getting a new building built. But in the meantime, where can you study and why does there never seem to be enough space? Well,...
View ArticleNo Such Thing as Knowing Too Many Languages
Multilingualism and its multiple pros & cons Knowing multiple languages has been a blessing, in most situations. As a Chinese descent who was born and raised in the multicultural Malaysia, I was...
View ArticleIts Okay to Ask for Help
Suicide and the importance of asking for help. If you are having problems with a class, you know you can get extra help. If you have a broken leg, you know to go to the doctor and get help....
View ArticleDrinking and School Stress
Do you drink before or after your midterm? Drinking is a depressant and does not help in the way of stress, and students have a lot of stress. From midterms that never end to papers that won’t type...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
Stories from my time as a Suicide Prevention Speaker. In my time as a public speaker, I have spoken to tens of thousands of students, teachers, and people of all ages. I had a file full of letters and...
View ArticleEn(trenched) in Canadian Memory
Who we forget when we choose to remember World War I (WWI) began on June 28th, 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, or so we could say it did for the Imperial Allies. Certainly, for...
View ArticlePart Time Job – Full Time Student
Take what you can get It is often said that being a full time student is a students job. It is your nine to five and it is what you should put all of your efforts into. This is true, but it does lack...
View ArticleTime’s Up
The new Hollywood initiative, and its importance across the board. Recently, the #MeToo campaign took over social media, bringing to attention the number of women that have experienced sexual assault...
View ArticleHow to recover from the “Alcoholidays”
When you go too hard at Litmas – A Parody So here you are, starting your second semester nursing a holiday hangover that you have been putting off since your last final by declaring each morning that...
View ArticleTime to Speak Up
For those that may not know, a UBCO professor accused of sexual harassment in 2016 was recently asked to step down from his position by the College of Psychologists of British Columbia. Stephen Porter,...
View ArticleTrump Strikes Again
Why are you surprised? President Trump has done it again, this time calling countries from Africa and Central America “shithole countries.” The President does not want immigration from such countries...
View ArticleGroup Projects
Why do I have to, and why can’t we all work together? Group work is just another thing that students must suffer through. Regardless of your public speaking ability, your aversion to relying on other...
View ArticleA Swinging Pendulum for 2018
Populism, fake news, sexual harassment, and other buzzwords. The world in 2017 left us with a jarring mix of muddled politics. Populist leaders in global politics prompted nationalistic agendas; North...
View ArticleSocial Media
The real you, and the fake you. As millennials, we know that having a social media life is nearly a requirement to have a real-world social life. By no means is it impossible to have a social life...
View ArticleWho and what is the SVPRO?
On May 18th, 2017, UBC’s Policy 131, titled Sexual Assault and Other Sexual Misconduct, came into effect. The policy was the result of months of work to create a new sexual assault policy for UBC and...
View ArticleTexting and driving
You know you do it and that’s why we lost the right to it. Texting and driving is illegal, no if’s, and’s, or but’s. But it didn’t used to be. Driving and talking on the phone or texted used to be...
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