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Hi all!

I hope you are all doing well (and basking in the sun whenever it makes a rare appearance).

This is a busy time of the year and I’m sure you are all doing amazing so far. Even if it doesn’t feel like it, to even be attending your lectures, taking your exams and chipping away at your essays is a win. You’re doing great. :)

A special shoutout to everybody who voted this year. We saw the best turnout for an AMS presidential race EVER. That’s all thanks to you for making your voices heard.

We’re deep into midterm season and things are getting intense. As an elderly graduate student, I remember these periods well and want to encourage you to focus on wellness along with your studies.

Data suggests a strong link between self-care activities and lowered stress in students. Self-care has also been shown to reduce academic stress.

You can destress in whatever way works for you, be it journaling or a rousing game of science Jeopardy. This lovely Harvard article gives some good insight into self-care practices and why you should take time for yourself and just put down the cue cards for a night.

I know you are all doing wonderful, so keep it up!

Sincerely,

— Sophia Russo
Science Editor

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NEWS

AMS Elections 2023: Results

By Ubyssey news staff

Here are the winners of the 2023 AMS Elections.

PRESIDENT: Remy the Rat (Esmé Decker)

VP ADMINISTRATION: Ian Caguiat

VP ACADEMIC AND UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS: Kamil Kanji

VP EXTERNAL: Tina Tong

VP FINANCE: Abhi Mishra

SENATE: Davey Li, Kareem Hassib, Sultana Razia, Mathew Ho and Kamil Kanji

BOARD OF GOVERNORS: Eshana Bhangu, Kareem Hassib

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AMS Elections results analysis: High voter turnout, higher abstention rates

By Charlotte Alden

For the first time since 2017, students have elected someone from outside the AMS (and a “joke” candidate) to serve as their AMS president: Remy the Rat, (Esmé Decker), will take control of the proverbial AMS kitchen starting May 1.

This year’s AMS elections also saw four referendum questions pass — mostly with wide margins — and some interesting abstention trends. Here are some key takeaways from the unofficial election results. Results will be approved and made official at the next AMS Council meeting on March 22.

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IN OTHER NEWS

CULTURE

Lindsay Wong's new immigrant horror story collection will come back to haunt you

By Jasmine Cadeliña Manango

Author and UBC creative writing alum Lindsay Wong started writing her new book, Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality, by accident. She started working on the manuscript while querying for her debut award-winning memoir, The Woo-Woo. It was only after noticing an emerging pattern in her work that Wong realized she had a short story collection coming along.

The pattern?

A lot of dead people.

SPORTS + REC

Places to Be: Reifel Bird Sanctuary

By Niki Booker

When I was a kid, my parents would dress me in my Muddy Buddy overalls and my tiny rainboots and take me out to Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta. Splashing through puddles, we’d wind our way through lazy trails, encountering the sanctuary’s many feathery inhabitants. My sister and I would feed the birds with delight, their little talons tickling the palms of our hands. My dad would lift me onto his shoulders and point out the blue herons that balance in the shallows, their silhouettes cutting colourful figures against the Fraser River in the distance.

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Women’s volleyball honours graduating seniors while looking to U Sports Nationals

By Iman Janmohamed

UBC women’s volleyball lost against the University of Winnipeg Wesmen in four sets on February 10 and 11. But, both games culminated in head coach Doug Reimer honouring the team’s six graduating seniors — Elise Petit, Kayla Oxland, Cara Kovacs, Brynn Pasin, Jayde Robertson and Courtney Hiller.

After the game, though the team lost, the energy in the room was palpable. The War Memorial Gym was filled with T-Bird alumni in their Big Block sweaters, students and the families of the seniors celebrating the work of the team.

The Ubyssey spoke to three of the seniors about their time with the team.

THROUGH THE VIEWFINDER

A visitor is reflected in the pond during a quiet moment at Nitobe Memorial Garden.