Category Archives: Campus
Meet the Editors: Cicely Blain
My name is Cicely Belle Blain and I’m a third year Modern European Studies and Russian student from London, UK. I’m a Global Lounge Community Animator, Vice President of the British Club of UBC, founder of the Celebrating Women at UBC initiative and an editor at your trusty alternative student press. I’m into British history, […]
Rad Bike of the Week 2: Britta
“My bike doesn’t really have a name, but it says LRT on it and I don’t really know what that stands for, so in my brain it stands for Little Red Thing.” Britta Antonsen – 5th year biology Britta lives on campus, so the Little Red Thing usually only ventures into the city once or […]
A Few Questions About the $1,000,000 “Safety Improvements”
Trigger Warning: discussions of sexual assault and rape culture. “Don’t be a creep” posters are still peppered across the Point Grey campus, serving as tattered reminders of the series of sexual assaults that occurred at UBC last year. In August, the university published the final recommendations from the Safety Working Group that was established to address and […]
Meet the Editors: Maneo Mohale
“…It is not difference which immobilizes us but silence. And there are so many silences to be broken.” – Audre Lorde [1] My name is Maneo Refiloe Mohale, and I was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. I relocated to the country commonly known as Canada to complete my Bachelor of Arts degree, and […]
Reflections on “Student Leadership”
DISCLAIMER: This reflection is not on the individuals who work tirelessly to foster community-building, safe and inclusive spaces and respectful language. On the contrary, I greatly value, respect and appreciate the staff that I have worked with during my time at UBC; they have been inspirational, captivating and some have been profoundly life-altering. My concerns […]
New information about UBC’s mining institute
Repost from Stop the Institute. More information about the Institute is available there. There is a lack of public information about the Canadian International Institute for Extractive Industries and Development (CIIEID, or simply “the Institute”), a new mining institute headquartered at UBC and led by UBC, Simon Fraser University (SFU), and the École Polytechnique de […]
An Introduction to Settler Colonialism at UBC: Part One
This three-part series on settler colonialism is co-authored between two people: one who identifies as a michif (Métis) man from Saskatoon, the other who identifies as a racialized, non-Indigenous female settler. As co-authors, we are speaking from our own perspectives as an Indigenous person (Justin) and as a settler (Kay). This series is informed through an […]
Rad Bike of the Week
“I’ve had two bikes – the first one had a sad story, the front wheel got stolen and… I never took it anywhere.
But this one is a year and a half old. I got the seat stolen… and someone tried to steal the front wheel so it got all bent and I had to replace [it]. I’ve had to replace pretty much everything on this bike but I still love it.”
The Top 10 Talon-Approved Initiatives on Campus
Do you find yourself rapidly muttering expletives under your breath every time you engage in any type of mainstream media? Have the phrases “in solidarity with”, “hegemonic” and “social construct” come to replace filler words like “um” and “like” in your daily lexicon? Is there a collective groan from your closest comrades every time you […]
Meet the Editors: Justin Wiebe
tansi justin wiebe nitisikason michif nâpew niya saskatoon ohci niya I am michif (Métis) from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I moved to the unceded territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh, sel̓íl̓witulh, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm nations to complete a master’s degree focusing on Indigenous Community Planning. I love my sash, beer, and garage sales. Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back by Leanne […]
