Category Archives: Campus
Meet the Editors: Matthew Ward
My name is Matthew Ward and I am a 5th year queer Cree student from Driftpile First Nation. I am in the First Nations Studies Program and Political Science here at UBC. I left my home in Northern Alberta on the shores of Slave Lake to study theatre and music in Edmonton at the age […]
UBC, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Divestment Update
Isn’t it a shame when your perceptions of something end up being ill-founded? I suppose that’s just a reality of growing up—things are not always as they seem, and UBC’s commitment to sustainability is no exception to this truth. One of the driving forces behind my choice to attend UBC was its progressive environmental approach, […]
May Anne Then’s Teach-In Speech: Ask yourself, “What is my philosophy on access?”
I’d like to begin by acknowledging that what I say today will no doubt be influenced by my personal experiences and may not represent all international students. I am May Anne, an International student from Malaysia/Brunei. I joined the Science faculty 4 years ago and have since transferred to Forestry. I came to UBC in […]
Capitalism vs. the Climate: Naomi Klein is Coming to UBC on October 26th!
This is cross-posted from the Canadian Center for Policy Alternative’s website. This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein will be addressing the Vancouver Institute on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British Columbia. Naomi Klein is the author of […]
Anne Kessler’s Teach-In Speech: ‘We must hold the university to account’
Hi UBC, My name is Anne Kessler, I’m your AMS VP academic and university affairs, and I’ve been asked here today to give you some background information on the proposed tuition and housing increases. I’m going to be giving a recounting of our meetings with the university so far and some sense of how the […]
Who is Subsidizing Whom? Rethinking the “Domestic”/”International” Divide
A few days ago, The Talon UBC released information about UBC’s bold move to increase international undergraduate tuition by 10% and residence fees by 20%. The university’s proposals have been met with outrage. Students are now organizing resistance efforts on a massive scale, with upcoming initiatives that include a mass-teach in on Tuesday, emergency AMS […]
Dr. Elvin Wyly’s Teach-In Speech: “You are students, not $tudent$”
In the last thirty years, higher education has been transformed. While education has been promoted and celebrated as the source of innovation and advances in “human capital,” the public missions of education have slowly been abandoned and replaced with the cold calculus of supply and demand. Every year brings a few more changes that make […]
Gabriel D’Astous’ Teach-In Speech: “This is just the beginning”
Hello everybody, my name is Gabriel. I am a member of the Social Justice Centre here on Campus. I am also a student from Quebec and I have experienced mass student mobilization and witnessed first hand the power of student movements. I am not here to debate whether the Quebec student strike was good or bad, but rather […]
Ivan Leonce’s Teach-In Speech: “That’s not consultation; that’s notice”
Thank you so much for having me speak, and there’s so much to speak to but so little time, so I’m just going to dive right into it and share my thoughts on two things today. The first is on what the university will have you believe is a “democratic” consultation process. A process, in […]
Photo Essay: UBC Students for Accessible Education Teach-In
Today, around 400 students gathered at the Martha Piper Plaza on Main Mall for a Teach-in hosted by UBC Students for Accessible Education, The Calendar and the Social Justice Centre. With many students confused, frustrated and angry about the recent announcement of a 10% tuition increase for international students and a 20% increase in residence fees for […]
