Sports by the numbers

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The Ubyssey & Miriam Celebiler
March 23, 2023

From jersey numbers and advanced analytics to championship records, numbers are everywhere in sports. Our latest issue features our 2023 sports supplement, “Sports by the Numbers,” full of articles so good, they will make you want to sprint to our nearest stand to grab a copy.

Besides the nine-page supplement, the Ubyssey sports section also covered the Thunderbirds women’s volleyball team’s national championship victory this past weekend!

So as the term wraps up and the exam period comes closer and closer, remember to get active and enjoy the nice weather! It helps you more than you think.

— Miriam Celebiler
Sports + Rec Editor

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SPORTS

By Iman Janmohamed

Isabella Falsetti / The Ubyssey

Seventh-seeded UBC women’s volleyball defeated top-seeded Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans in five sets to win the program’s 13th national championship on Sunday night.

NEWS

Sikh students hold protest at UBC, downtown Vancouver against human rights violations in Punjab

A small group of Sikh students silently protested ongoing human rights violations in Punjab in front of Koerner Library on March 20 before joining a larger rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.

By Aadya Arora

UBC not commenting on residence safety policy review amid calls from province, community

UBC is not commenting on whether it will review its safety policies after BC Minister of Public Safety Mike Fanworth said he expected a review following the death of a student in late November 2022.

By Bernice Wong

Senate Summed Up: Senate passes cost cap for students on digital assessment tools

The new policy limits digital assessment tools' cost to 12 per cent of the per credit tuition fee, and says that digital assessments can be used for only up to 20 per cent of their final grade.

By Spencer Izen

New forestry undergraduate program aims to offer students flexibility, community

New students will no longer need to choose which Bachelors of Science program they want to pursue before coming to UBC.

By Rhea Beauchesne

'Everyone has a role to play': UBC students are protesting deep sea mining

UBC students protested outside the headquarters of the Vancouver-based The Metals Company (TMC), which is an industry leader of deep sea mining exploration, on February 4.

By Carter Dungate

CULTURE

By Julian Forst

Ezra Gillera / Dance Horizons

March in Vancouver is a month of expectation — everyone seems to be waiting for something. Students coming out of midterms gear up for the long trek toward finals, optimistic couples lay on the hard-packed grass waiting for the thaw. But those things aren’t here yet, and waiting always makes time crawl. So instead of wasting away in pre-spring limbo, why not do some stretches, find a bamboo pole, and make the limbo work for you?

OPINION

By Shanai Tanwar

Anya Anber Ameen / The Ubyssey

Since you’re reading this, I’m going to assume that you, at least to some degree, identify as a romantic. The problem for romantics like us is that we are often labelled cliché. Rightfully so, too — when you’re in love, everything feels like it’s out of a fairytale, every moment is a tableau and every word is poetry.

BLOG

By Talia Peck

Isabella Maggiore / The Ubyssey

It’s ten minutes before your next class and you’ve just eaten some questionable poutine from Triple O’s when you feel it.

The rumbling in your tummy, the gurgling of your bowels, the urge to take the biggest shit of your life consumes you and you don’t know where to go. Fear not my friend, for here are the nine best reasons why you should take your life-altering dookies at IKB.

THROUGH THE VIEWFINDER

 

Isabella Falsetti / The Ubyssey

Libero Kacey Jost (#17), teary eyed post-victory, hypes up the crowd after the UBC women’s volleyball team is named U Sports national champions

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