As I entered the English Course Union’s Fairytale Fantasy ball on March 25, it became instantly clear that I had walked into another world entirely. A world of knights, kingdoms, magical creatures, and forests of infinite proportions, all contained in the UNC ballroom.
Many residents of Kelowna have complained about public transit and commuting due to issues related to accessibility, availability, and safety. However, a focus on people with disabilities who need these services the most is required.
It’s your last month at UBCO — and suddenly, everything feels like the last time. Here is a list of things to do to maintain your sanity during this period of intense change and uncertainty.
One of the best choices I made in university was joining UBC Okanagan’s a cappella club, The Beats, and most of my clubmates agree. We are Pitch Perfect in real life, but actually better.
As a university student who works multiple jobs and grew up in a rural middle class home, I completely understand the necessity of making certain choices that may not be entirely ethical or eco-friendly for financial reasons. However, this does not mean that I cannot make the effort to make as many wise buys as possible.
Our university saw a two-week-long hunger strike over university investments abroad. Wanting to know more, I spoke with one of the strikers during the strike to better understand the movement.
Modern problems require modern solutions. Turns out the real solution is ancient, and you are probably not getting enough of it.
The UNC Ballroom was transformed into a vibrant hub of cultural celebration as Erin Sawicki and her team hosted an exciting Lunar New Year event, sponsored by the Department of Languages and World Literatures and the office of Diversity and Inclusion
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In India, everything, even the films, revolves around the different combinations of spices.
As the end of their terms approaches, the President and VP-External of the SUO reflect on their tireless efforts to improve student life at UBCO.
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In an election full of surprises, Ashley Kyei-Badu’s unexpected victory as VP-Campus Life has sparked conversations about leadership, diversity, and the challenges women face in positions of power at the Students’ Union Okanagan.
With the new responsibilities as a faculty representative-elect, I recently took it upon myself to offer a sweeping, albeit short, explanation of the SUO, its jurisdiction, and what exactly happens now that I've "won."
It is quite comforting to trace the trajectory of one’s own hobbies and realise how, on a random day, a small decision you made to try something new led to you discovering a different way to spend your time. Here is how I got into cooking, and why I have come to love this hobby.
Since then, the anger at the situation has died down — yet the lingering consequences are many. The Okanagan Conservative Club has sparked discussions about inclusion, fairness, and the place of politics on campus.
It is no secret how polarizing politics have become in the past couple of years. Social issues are posed in the media as if there are only two sides — good or bad, a winner or a loser. So why do people make these black and white statements and how can they be harmful to discourse as a whole?
Welcome to the beautiful world of chaotic gaming, where virtual victories are more satisfying than real ones. But why is that? And when does this escape turn into a trap?
In an age where productivity has become a status symbol and even rest is measured with a data tracker, has self-optimisation turned into yet another curated aesthetic?
As Canada's federal election kicks off, the age-old political question comes forth: should a party appeal to its base, or shed controversial policies to draw in new voters? Still, in recent years I've found this framing to be misleading, and so decided to look closer into things myself.
Although the news is changing at a rapid pace and it may feel hopeless to even try to stay in touch with the endless stream of jibber-jabber, this article has fallen into your hands and will cover the state of politics in Canada as efficiently and clearly as possible. Who is this Mark Carney guy, and how did he become the Prime Minister of Canada without a federal election?
What do we still not know about the UBCO campus? What stories, ideas, and histories about the land where we study, work, and socialise are still unfamiliar? That’s the question Lesbians For Liveable Futures and SVPRO answers through their collaborative event.
Developing as an artist in or outside of an arts specific major is difficult. The Drawing and Discourse club is here to give space to all artists with their live drawing events.
When a student union overturns democratically passed resolutions in a low-turnout meeting, questions of transparency and fairness arise. Did the SUO act in the best interest of students, or was this a calculated move to silence dissent?
Ramadan is an important month for Muslims of all different faiths and identities. But how does this holy month impact Muslims who don’t feel like they belong in their religion and community anymore?
I have been asking myself what makes Canadians of all backgrounds unite under the flag, and what it means to be patriotic at all. What is the glue that holds us all together, especially now?
James Baldwin was a world-renowned author and civil rights activist who wrote intensively about his African-American experience. He continues to be an author that incites intrigue and curiosity. But what do we not know about Baldwin today?
Every week, there's at least one story of a catastrophic plane crash, be it on the tarmac or a mid-air collision. Looking into this case, however, I found something incredibly interesting, and contrary to everything I'd heard.
Why have so many students transferred to UBC Vancouver? Was our campus not good enough for them? The answer was — as it so often is — a complicated yes-and-no.
With students searching for new housing in the shadow of a new academic year, the nearby establishment of Academy Hill serves as but one possible place to live. But what is Academy Hill? I asked some people living there now to find out just that.
You may have seen the remarkable uptick of people — on campus and off — adorning themselves with little keychains and tools of all kinds. So what are these ‘trinkets’ and how can you use them to make life a little more fun?
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Out of all the forms of protest art we consume, music is easily the most prevalent. While our listening habits are an everyday and comparably ordinary aspect of life, it is exactly this mundanity that makes it such an effective form of mobilization in social movements.
From rats floating around in space to ones that drive miniature cars, scientific experimentation often teeters the line between necessity and absurdity.
Can listening to Mozart actually improve your grades?
Vancouver-born Tony McAleer travels across Canada and the United States speaking to communities about the interrelationship between pride, compassion, and hatred. He has founded the not-for-profit group Life After Hate and authored The Cure for Hate in his mission to help extremists abandon their movements and usher compassion into their lives.
In reality, we are all so unlike each other that the phrase loses its significance. Of course we are not like other girls — that is what we have in common.
Ever felt energized right after walking out of the doctor’s office? Your brain is running the biggest con ever, but in your favour.
Women in science have had their brilliance quietly written out of history for years. While their names might not be in the textbooks we read, their fingerprints are still all over the technologies we use today.
Learning can happen anywhere. Explore the different learning spaces at and beyond the UBCO campus.
Art in the modern age — especially online — has faced many unexpected challenges. This can be seen largely in the development of its relationship with modern propaganda-like ads, but what is that relationship really like? And how does it affect you?
Last month, I explored the Kelowna Lantern Festival, a wholly new experience for me. From a newcomer’s perspective, here is what I found out, and here is how I capped off a very eventful Lunar New Year.
UBCO is one of the only campuses of its size without a dedicated graduate students association — so what is being done to address this?
While it can be easy and entertaining to sensationalize crime and threats of murder, it brings with it a hidden potential danger.
Have you ever walked into a store that seemed almost empty? There are a couple of racks dawning old shirts, sweaters, hoodies, and pants, some even with holes and tears. When you flip the tag on one of the shirts you find it costs upwards of a hundred dollars. What brought about the prevalence of these stores and what impact do they have on fashion as a whole?
With the New Year starting and Valentine’s Day right around the corner, people are turning to horoscopes and astrology. What makes us place faith in these ideas that have no proof to back them up? As it turns out, our brains are just wired to find meaning in the stars, even if that means logic has to take a backseat.
There is a name you will hear in artists’ circles that sticks in your head. It’s punchy and it creates an image before you even know who it belongs to. The name is David Lynch.
In a way, placing bets on a game has become integrated with the game itself. If something does not go the way you had planned, it does not only affect the players — your own money is on the line.
“The most important thing about being a student-athlete is being passionate about your sport.” Read about Bess Chan’s journey as a student-athlete and her efforts to make golf an inclusive sport.
Dealing with hate speech and a possible hate crime is agitating and frustrating. While it is important to ensure personal safety, it is also necessary to make sure the perpetrator is held accountable and appropriate action is taken against them.
People love to say, “never judge a book by its cover.” But does this actually apply to books?
Explore the integration of Indigenous tradition and contemporary art in Taylor Baptiste’s Off the Rocks exhibition. By turning pictograph into a sculpture larger than the human body, Baptiste visually communicates the story’s significance. In practicing and sharing art, Baptiste finds an absence of barriers between cultures.
With the completion and construction of new buildings across UBCO, it can be easy to lose track of what the campus’ plans look like for the imminent future. In the spirit of that sentiment, what follows is a recap of UBCO’s plans for the coming years.
We often separate our personal lives and our work lives simply for the sake of self-preservation. Can there ever exist a balance between the two?
The Canadian Tax Holiday seems to be a move for political popularity, as economic benefits remain unclear. Dr. Ross Hickey explains the motivations and implications of this GST/HST break.
Find affordable and easy ways to be fashionable through UBCO’s fashion clubs.
What has me so opposed to holding myself accountable? Do I have a poor understanding of myself and my personality? Am I bad at committing to things? Or, even worse — am I just lazy?
As the Government of Canada decides to cap international students, universities face challenges with their budgets.
Land acknowledgements are supposed to be a respectful way for settlers to respect and honour the land that they are on, but these acknowledgements have become increasingly standardised, which begs the question: How can UBCO’s campus reflect and respect Indigenous identity beyond symbols and gestures?
The reusing of concepts in film as a way to draw in more fans and make more ticket sales has become apparent in unexpected ways.
Donald Trump is a twice-impeached convicted felon elected for two non-consecutive terms who, at the time of his inauguration, will be the oldest president in history to take office. His win is evidence of a shift to the right within the United States, a pattern political scientists are also witnessing across Europe alongside democratic backsliding in every corner of the globe. What does this mean for people living in Canada?
How a question about menstruating astronauts led me to uncover a gap in space health research.
The misconception that classical music is ancient is one that has stopped many in seeing the beauty of its contemporary explorations. So where is this beauty to be found?
The digital world has become unmistakable as a part of life. Most of us interact with some form of digital media every day. But how does it contend with the world of art?
From club events to skills workshops, UBCO’s THRIVE program highlights the many resources available for students to thrive at university.
There are systemic flaws in UBCO's staythrough program, but none are so pressing as the most inherent issue with staying on-campus: isolation.
Writer’s block is similar to having a sneeze that keeps slipping away or a yawn that never comes. I could gain so much from simply sitting down and writing about something – anything – if only I could find something good enough to write about.
An examination of how the military-industrial complex molds the ethics of our students: will they be another generation of engineers who are ‘just following orders’?
On November 6, the Students’ Union of Okanagan held its Annual General Meeting and demonstrated increasing student engagement, robust debate, and a commitment to improving the union’s governance practices.
Amid growing concerns over Artificial Intelligence replacing software developers, UBC Okanagan’s tech-based clubs empower students to thrive in the competitive tech industry.
Making friends in university is challenging, lonely, and confusing no matter what. The strongest connections, however, might very well come from places you least expect.
Voices Unleashed is a program that allows people of all types to get on stage, speak, and perform. But what is the merit in this? And should you take on the pursuit of performance?
Why are Canadians so enamoured with what happens in America? Is it because the political puppet show of our southern neighbours simply makes good entertainment, or is our fascination rooted in something deeper?
There is immense value of niche clubs on campus, particularly for students seeking to carve out their futures in specific fields.
A UBCO engineering capstone group is at the forefront of innovative healthcare, developing a wearable medical device to mitigate Parkinson’s tremors.
StratoLaser, a student capstone group, is launching an experiment to study how we can transmit data in space to satellites using optical lasers.
While human beings have always been wired for social connection, digital media has transformed how we create new spaces for friendship, intimacy, community, and conflict.
“What is a zine?” is a question I was asked for the last few weeks after talking about having to do zine projects for both my creative writing class and my cultural studies class.
Halloween may be my favourite time of year… right in the thick of fall and the perfect time for snuggling up and putting on a good halloween movie.
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When the stress of school weighs you down, literally climb your way out of it.
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For me, the particular joy of a commonplace book is the pure creative freedom. Whether it is poetry, to-do lists, sketches, or song lyrics, my commonplace book is a unique reflection of my identity and mental health in some of its rawest forms.
If you walk for ten minutes from your home, will you find all that you need within that short walk's distance? Or do you find yourself only deeper in the labyrinth, surrounded by still more soulless suburban housing?
Self-expression in art has been around for as long as art has. We have always had the desire to connect and understand the complex feelings that each of us have. In the modern age, where the self is more the focus than ever, is self-expression still the path to take?
The petition discusses various issues regarding SUO meetings, elections, investments, Smart Meals, Resource Centres, and the Graduate Student Society.
Throughout those last 75 years, an American and Canadian student movement has coalesced around support for the establishment of a Palestinian state, and UBCO has been but one of countless campuses witness to this movement.
At UBC Okanagan, dance isn’t just about movement—it’s a vibrant way to connect, express, and celebrate. From hip-hop to Bollywood, UBCO’s dance clubs invite you to step into a world where every move brings you closer to a community that moves with purpose and passion.
The ever-discussed literary canon … Should we keep it in the name of tradition or is it off with the canon!
British Columbia finds itself staring down the barrel of an election this October 19th, and it is shaping up to be a uniquely contentious one.
There has been one significant and unavoidable struggle in immersing myself in my new hobby: affordability. Fortunately, there are ways to make memories and try new activities without having to drain your bank account.
Unfortunately, the challenges of university life are inescapable, along with the fear of growing up and the persistent yearning for home that I myself still feel. There is nothing I can change about those experiences. The only thing I can change is how I choose to handle them.
The tiny, terrible doodle in your notebook may hold the key to your life, if you can embrace the silliness of such a statement.
Ever wondered what lies behind the doors of UNC132A? Discover why this space deserves your attention!
As the weather is warming up, the sports season is cooling down, and we want to recognize some of the athletes and fans who made the 2023–24 season one to remember.
I’ve made plenty of mistakes when it comes to travelling. Here's what I learned.
In search of stories similar to mine — where my love for creative writing [CRWR] as a program and discipline was established even more fully through the courses offered at UBCO — I interviewed a few of my friends who are CRWR majors.
UBC Okanagan is a constantly growing school. Sometimes, however, there are growing pains involved.
The StEARing AI photovoice project is a major step in shaping the way that we can integrate AI by truly seeing the institution's most important stakeholder perspective: the students.
This club is bringing students together through the game of kings.
The Student Representative on the Board of Governors speaks about the functioning of the board and student issues like award funding, divestment, and parking, and encourages students to vote in the upcoming elections.
After signing a professional soccer contract in Denmark, UBCO alumna, Molly Race, reflected on her time as a Heat soccer player and discussed her path to playing pro overseas.
Check out these eco-friendly tips!
Things can hold memories that the mind cannot harbour.
‘Lesbians for Livable Futures’ recount their experience with SUO as they struggle to get their club ratified.
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