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The review comes after a provincial post-secondary funding review was quietly shelved, and the federal government’s recently passed budget included plans to further cut the number of new international students across Canada by nearly 50 per cent.

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B.C. student unions reject new provincial post-secondary review as ‘too short, too opaque’
The review comes after a provincial post-secondary funding review was quietly shelved, and the federal government’s recently passed budget included plans to further cut the number of new international...
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Sofia Avelino is about to become a new Infidels Jazz classic. Last week’s Hero’s Welcome gig was her second time performing the music of Brazilian jazz legend Elis Regina after a sold-out show on Granville Island in May

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Sofia Avelino sings Elis Regina and brings Bossa Nova to B.C.
Sofia Avelino is about to become a new Infidels Jazz classic. Last week’s Hero’s Welcome gig was her second time performing the music of Brazilian jazz legend Elis Regina after a sold-out show on Gran...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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What might seem to a post-class loiterer to be the nervous energy of an evening midterm was, in fact, the first student-run essay competition hosted by the UBC Ballpoint Society.

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Philosophizing and essay-writing with the UBC Ballpoint Society
What might seem to a post-class loiterer to be the nervous energy of an evening midterm was, in fact, the first student-run essay competition hosted by the UBC Ballpoint Society.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Continuing their run of dominance, UBC’s women’s hockey team dominated the University of Alberta Pandas in a 5–1 win on Friday at Clare Drake Arena. The match marked the third time the teams met this season, with UBC dominating the Pandas on all three occasions.

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Thunderbirds dominate Pandas for the third time this season
Continuing their run of dominance, UBC’s women’s hockey team dominated the University of Alberta Pandas in a 5–1 win on Friday at Clare Drake Arena. The match marked the third time the teams met this ...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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AMS Council met Wednesday last week to hear presentations on the impacts of its bursary funding, the relocation of the club commons space and changes to the student union’s investment strategy.

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AMS Council plans to change investment strategy, move clubs common space
AMS Council met Wednesday last week to hear presentations on the impacts of its bursary funding, the relocation of the club commons space and changes to the student union’s investment strategy.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Eight new bombshells enter the Nest. Will they find love or rejection at the Love Island-inspired blind dating event presented by the Sri Lankan Students Association (SLSA) in collaboration with Students of the Caribbean (SOCA) at UBC?

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Sri Lankan Student’s Association gives love a green flag at blind dating event
Eight new bombshells enter the Nest. Will they find love or rejection at the Love Island-inspired blind dating event presented by the Sri Lankan Students Association (SLSA) in collaboration with Stude...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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After a marathon two and a half hour match, the Thunderbirds stayed strong in the final seconds, securing a second-straight victory against Trinity Western University, beating them 15–13 in the fifth and final set.

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T-Birds win tense final set 15–13, sweep fourth-ranked Spartans
After a marathon two and a half hour match, the Thunderbirds stayed strong in the final seconds, securing a second-straight victory against Trinity Western University, beating them 15–13 in the fifth ...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, is, on the surface, about the Simpsons and the apocalypse: the show opens on survivors of a near-future environmental collapse (likely due to nuclear disaster) trying to recall the details of “Cape Feare,” the second episode of the fifth season.

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UBC Theatre’s Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play is nostalgic, hilarious and timely
Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, is, on the surface, about the Simpsons and the apocalypse: the show opens on survivors of a near-future environmental collapse (likely due to nuclear disaster) trying to rec...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Fact one: the first piss the pisser posted was at the UBC Engineering Cairn. This immediately eliminates all the engineering students as potential suspects, since they all took a blood oath in first-year Jump Start where they swore their allegiance to the E.

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Pissed on, pissed off: Who is the UBC pisser?
Whether your doomscroll app of choice is TikTok, Instagram or Tumblr (if you’re old-fashioned), you’ve probably come across the infamous university pissers. It’s gotten so popular that there are now m...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The review comes after a provincial post-secondary funding review was quietly shelved, and the federal government’s recently passed budget included plans to further cut the number of new international students across Canada by nearly 50 per cent.

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B.C. student unions reject new provincial post-secondary review as ‘too short, too opaque’
The review comes after a provincial post-secondary funding review was quietly shelved, and the federal government’s recently passed budget included plans to further cut the number of new international...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Student groups have decried the province’s shelving of a long-promised post-secondary funding model, which they say will lead to budget reductions and layoffs.

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Student groups criticize shelving of provincial post-secondary funding review
Student groups have decried the province’s shelving of a long-promised post-secondary funding model, which they say will lead to budget reductions and layoffs.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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They only got halfway there. The T-Birds claimed silver at the U Sports Women’s Soccer Championship, falling to the University of Montreal Carabins 2–1 in the final game of the season, breaking a 42-game winning streak.

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Perfect season ends in heartbreak for Women’s Soccer, losing 2–1 in gold medal game
After two early Montreal goals, the Thunderbirds needed to rally to close the gap. They only got halfway there. The T-Birds claimed silver at the U Sports Women’s Soccer Championship, falling to the U...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images is the Museum of Anthropology’s (MOA) newest exhibition, focusing on the historical and cultural identity of the area.

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Exploring Tibet from within with MOA’s new exhibition
Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images is the Museum of Anthropology’s (MOA) newest exhibition, focusing on the historical and cultural identity of the area. This was done in an effort to push ba...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Men’s Hockey falls to MacEwan in overtime, breaking nine-game winning streak.

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Men’s Hockey falls to MacEwan in overtime, breaking nine-game winning streak
In a physical, chippy contest, MacEwan once again beat the T-Birds, scoring 43 seconds into overtime to end an impressive winning streak, taking the game 5–4 and leaving UBC to wonder why a small scho...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Off the heels of a trip to Ottawa, President Benoit-Antoine Bacon told senators the federal budget wasn’t as bad for UBC as it could have been at their Nov. 19 meeting.

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Bacon tells senators federal budget is 'good news under the circumstances'
Off the heels of a trip to Ottawa, President Benoit-Antoine Bacon told senators the federal budget wasn’t as bad for UBC as it could have been at their Nov. 19 meeting.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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A Sip of Autumn is the UBC Tea Club’s first public-facing event since their reconstitution two months ago. The reborn club began holding events in the summer, and is in the process of becoming officially AMS-affiliated.

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The UBC Tea Club is back in brewing business
A Sip of Autumn is the UBC Tea Club’s first public-facing event since their reconstitution two months ago. The reborn club began holding events in the summer, and is in the process of becoming officia...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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In a nail-biting rematch of last year’s gold medal game, the UBC women’s soccer team faced L’Université Laval Rouge et Or in the semifinals at the U Sports Women’s Soccer Championship.

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T-Birds stage multi-goal comeback in semifinal game against Laval
In a nail-biting rematch of last year’s gold medal game, the UBC women’s soccer team faced L’Université Laval Rouge et Or in the semifinals at the U Sports Women’s Soccer Championship. After falling d...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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All factors point to UBC facing a full-blown boogie epidemic.

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Study finds Disco is back, UBC anticipates Boogie Fever outbreak
After several months of testing, they discovered there has been a 37 per cent increase in the wearing of bell bottom jeans, the percentage of students with afros rose to 20 per cent, and the Bee Gees’...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Chen’s talk was specifically aimed toward emerging musicians interested in bridging the gap between the classical music industry and the internet.

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Violinist and influencer Ray Chen talks music and media at the Chan Centre
Chen’s talk was specifically aimed towards emerging musicians interested in bridging the gap between the classical music industry and the internet.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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This past Friday evening at the Langley Events Centre, the top two men’s volleyball teams in Canada — the UBC Thunderbirds and Trinity Western Spartans — faced off in a five-set-thriller.

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Men’s Volleyball falls in fifth set in clash of conference’s top teams
This past Friday evening at the Langley Events Centre, the top two men’s volleyball teams in Canada — the UBC Thunderbirds and Trinity Western Spartans — faced off in a five-set-thriller.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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A recent paper by Dr. Alan Jacobs and Dr. Mark Kayser investigates one under-explored driver of far-right voting: social mobility.

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Dr. Alan Jacobs on how social mobility relates to the rise of the far-right
A recent paper by Dr. Alan Jacobs and Dr. Mark Kayser investigates one under-explored driver of far-right voting: social mobility.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The play focuses on the restaurant Joe’s — referred to by everyone as the “best restaurant in the world” — hosting an evil businessman for dinner.

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The Best Restaurant in the World. Ever. is a mixed meal
The play focuses on the restaurant Joe’s — referred to by everyone as the “best restaurant in the world” — hosting an evil businessman for dinner.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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The Liberal government’s immigration policy is about economics. That’s no surprise if you understand the genealogy of Canadian politics. But Latin America’s humanist politics offer an interesting comparison.

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November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Three hundred students and community members gathered in the Nest’ Great Hall to celebrate Día de Muertos with the UBC Mexican Students’ Association (MEXSA) on Nov. 3.

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November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Singh originally conceived of The Nest during the COVID-19 quarantine in 2020, shortly after her mother suffered a major head injury at home that left her partially paralyzed.

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Julietta Singh rebuilds her knowledge of home in new documentary, The Nest
Singh originally conceived of <i>The Nest</i> during the COVID-19 quarantine in 2020, shortly after her mother suffered a major head injury at home that left her partially paralyzed.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Proctorio’s lawsuit against former UBC staff member Ian Linkletter ended last week, after a five-year saga over tweets Linkletter posted that Proctorio alleged violated their copyright.

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Proctorio lawsuit against former UBC staff member ends after five year saga
Proctorio’s lawsuit against former UBC staff member Ian Linkletter ended last week, after a five-year saga over tweets Linkletter posted that Proctorio alleged violated their copyright.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM