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The Vilest Rag: Your guide to AMS elections season
The Vilest Rag: Your guide to AMS elections season
This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Quyen Schroeder, The Ubyssey's AMS columnist, about this year's AMS elections. The Vilest Rag is a weekly podcast b...
The Vilest Rag: Ayla Cilliers on The Ubyssey's new look
The Vilest Rag: Ayla Cilliers on The Ubyssey's new look
Welcome back to The Vilest Rag! This week, host Elena Massing seeks with Ayla Cilliers, The Ubyssey's illustrations and print editor, about redesigning our p...
The Vilest Rag: Caleb Peterson knows ball
The Vilest Rag: Caleb Peterson knows ball
NEWS
Zarifa Nawar remained an AMS executive despite internal report finding she violated fiduciary, confidentiality duties
Zarifa Nawar remained an AMS executive despite internal report finding she violated fiduciary, confidentiality duties
Concerns about a costly legal battle and that firing Nawar would tank the AMS’s chances of passing fee increases for services, clubs and projects ultimately saved her employment, sources said.
Our reporting process on the Nawar misconduct story, explained
Our reporting process on the Nawar misconduct story, explained
We used several unnamed sources to report this story — having to balance completing ethical obligations to be transparent and to protect sources. Here's how we decided what to do.
Motions on partnerships with Israeli universities struggle at Senate
Motions on partnerships with Israeli universities struggle at Senate
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OPINION
The movie doesn’t need to be the book
The movie doesn’t need to be the book
I was struck by “Wuthering Heights”’s divergence from Brontë’s novel. But it was clear that it had no intention of being a faithful adaptation.
Point of Inquiry: Lawyers at AMS council are never a good sign
Point of Inquiry: Lawyers at AMS council are never a good sign
The Executive Performance & Accountability Committee is done, for now. Its replacement needs to be more transparent.
The Oscars still matter
The Oscars still matter
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FEATURES
How to build, destroy and rebuild a racecar
How to build, destroy and rebuild a racecar
Baja is one of UBC Engineering’s six automotive design teams. Named after the Society of Automotive Engineers’ (SAE) annual Baja competitions, the team’s project is to build a single-seat all-terrain vehicle optimized for a series of static and dynamic events. True to their namesake, UBC Baja went into 2026 on track to hit both EDN and Baja Oregon, an official SAE competition set to be held in Washington this summer.
From CiTR to Chalamet, Nardwuar will always be a random kid from Vancouver
From CiTR to Chalamet, Nardwuar will always be a random kid from Vancouver
When we spoke with Nardwuar the Human Serviette in the CiTR record library, we thought we were on a tight timeline. Nardwuar doesn’t think that way.
The look-alike contest and the students behind it
The look-alike contest and the students behind it
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Commerce and Engineering undergraduate societies test "rivalry" on the ice
Commerce and Engineering undergraduate societies test "rivalry" on the ice
Hundreds of students poured into the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on a sunny afternoon in mid-March, filling almost an entire side of the arena in anticipation of the first-ever Ice Cup, where Engineering and Commerce students laced up to battle out a rivalry years in the making.
Student designers burn up the catwalk at the UBC Fashion Club
Student designers burn up the catwalk at the UBC Fashion Club
With a focus on personal stories, identity exploration and unabashed creativity, the UBC Fashion Club's annual catwalk at the Cecil Green House showcased six collections from designers both in and beyond the UBC community.
Black Box Diaries is a film memoir of assault, neglect and perseverance
Black Box Diaries is a film memoir of assault, neglect and perseverance
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SPORTS AND RECREATION
The Ubyssey’s Rookie of the Year: Sophie Harrison
The Ubyssey’s Rookie of the Year: Sophie Harrison
UBC has had plenty of promising rookies across the T-Birds’ varsity teams this year, but no first-year player made quite the same impact that Sophie Harrison did. Coming to UBC from England, Harrison immediately became a key part of the country’s best defence.
The Ubyssey’s Breakout Player of the Year: Trey Montour
The Ubyssey’s Breakout Player of the Year: Trey Montour
For our fourth award, we’ll be recognizing the player that made the largest jump in play from year-to-year — and for us, that was receiver Trey Montour, who came out of nowhere to produce a spectacular, star-making season.
The Ubyssey’s Moment of the Year: Adia Pye’s championship-winning try
The Ubyssey’s Moment of the Year: Adia Pye’s championship-winning try
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RESEARCH
AI chatbot addiction research identifies types of overreliance and calls for more awareness
AI chatbot addiction research identifies types of overreliance and calls for more awareness
AI chatbots can deliver exactly what users want with minimal effort, like a genie granting endless answers with the rub of a lamp. The idea, which researchers call the ‘AI Genie’ phenomenon, is at the centre of new research examining how chatbot design may contribute to addictive patterns of use.
Researchers reassess Wild Salmon Policy amid rising threats to salmon populations
Researchers reassess Wild Salmon Policy amid rising threats to salmon populations
A team of researchers at UBC reviewed the policy’s impact on salmon populations.
Much ado about the UBC Undergraduate Shakespeare Conference
Much ado about the UBC Undergraduate Shakespeare Conference
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HUMOUR
Sassy Sage: On finding people to match your freak
Sassy Sage: On finding people to match your freak
Have you tried smiling? Based on your message alone, you seem to have an extremely bitter outlook on life that I’m guessing causes people to clutch their quartz, palm stones and hematite towers a little tighter to repel your energy like it’s the next outbreak of frat flu. Have you considered that people do not want to flunk out of school? You’re clearly not locked in like the rest of us.
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
You’ve survived group projects. You’ve survived people asking for your IG just to never speak to you ever again. You’ve been ghosted by at least three lab partners. Let’s face it: the Vancouver social scene tantalizes you no more … You’re sick of it! The small talk, the social climbers, the yappers. At this point, you’re not going into every term all #FriendshipIsMagic, you’re lowkey just tryna make it to Sunday.
Peak? More like shit's bleak
Peak? More like shit's bleak
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PHOTO
This year in photos, 2025-26
This year in photos, 2025-26
Here are some of The Ubyssey's best photos from the 2025-26 school year.
This month in photos: January
This month in photos: January
The polar bear swim 2025
The polar bear swim 2025
This month in photos: October
This month in photos: October
Multimedia
The Ubyssey reads mean comments
The Ubyssey reads mean comments
We asked our editors to read the mean comments towards The Ubyssey. This is what they have for you. Support student journalism (please). Credits: Footage by:...
Behind-the-scenes: Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
Behind-the-scenes: Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
The Ubyssey's Guide to Best Views on -campus
The Ubyssey's Guide to Best Views on -campus
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