BREAKING: UBC to Increase International Tuition by 10% and Residence Fees by 20%
Sources with connections to the UBC Board of Governors and the Alma Matter Society have revealed to The Talon that tuition for incoming international students will be raised by 10%, and residence fees on 8-month contracts will be similarly raised by approximately 20% effective next Fall. The university will be making the announcement over the […]
Meet the Editors: Justin Choi
Like so many immigrants to Turtle Island, I have several names. I am Justin Choi to some, 최승민 (Choi Seung–Min) to others, and, according to my Scene card, T-Bone Choi (as far as Cineplex is concerned). Though I have come to see Vancouver as a home, I still witness injustice and oppression all around me […]
Taking Capitalism to Court: An interview with Kshama Sawant
Kshama Sawant made headlines last year as the first socialist elected to the Seattle city council in over a century. Along with her party, Socialist Alternative, Sawant led the charge to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in Seattle. Last week Sawant was in Vancouver for her first post-election visit to Canada. She […]
3 Talon-Approved Events this Week
Here are 3 (out of many) awesome events you should check out this week: PANEL – Embracing Food Justice: Transforming Our Food Systems from Seed to Table @ SFU Harbour Centre The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) hosts a panel discussion (and Q & A) on the complex relationship between food, consumers, […]
To Exist is to Resist: a look at Palestine solidarity activism at UBC
This article is the second in a 3-part series that investigates Israel’s massacres in Gaza from a UBC perspective. It examines the challenges to Palestinian solidarity activism on campus. This first part provided a general overview of Canada’s relationship with Israel. The last piece will focus on Hillel UBC. In yet another harrowing series of […]
Meet the Editors: Jane Shi
my english teachers in china assigned me with the name jane. under most circumstances i’m okay with being called jane, though sometimes I can’t help but think of the more famous english janes (Eyre, Austen, Goodall, Grey), all of whom surely owned its meaning – “Yahweh is gracious/merciful” – far better than i, a chinese […]
The Knoll Interview Series Part 2: The New SUB Saga
This is part two of an interview series on The Knoll, a grassroots student press that was active on campus from 2006 to 2010. Former editors Nathan Crompton, Tristan Markle, and Bob Neubauer sat down with The Talon to talk about the original grassy knoll, real-estate development at UBC, the history of their activism on […]
Social Justice Synonyms #2: “Man Up”
Welcome back to Social Justice Synonyms, a column at The Talon that encourages inclusive language and provides alternative words or phrases for some of the words we use in our everyday language that can be offensive or problematic. For more insight, see last week’s SJS article. This week’s phrase is man up. It seems pretty […]
The Youth Rise Up Manifesto
Note: This piece was written and submitted by a group of individuals who are all involved with the Coalition of Progressive Electors. Ilana Shecter and Talon editor Urooba Jamal are COPE candidates in the upcoming election. Alex M, also a Talon editor, is on the COPE Executive Committee. Roshak Momtahen and Shawn Vulliez are active […]
