Dingbat Mail is hot off the press

Our first issue of the year is on stands now!

Aaaaaand we’re back!

The Ubyssey’s 105th editorial has been hard at work starting in their new roles, and we’re so excited that our first issue of the year is out now. Pick up a copy on stands across campus, or read it online.

On the cover is a beautiful feature about UBC’s Asian Canadian and Migration (ACAM) program. In 2012, 76 Japanese Canadian students who were forcibly interned during WWII received honorary degrees from UBC. Alongside the honour, UBC’s Senate committed to developing more educational initiatives about internment — which would eventually become ACAM. Read more here.

More highlights from the issue:

— Anabella McElroy
Coordinating Editor

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NEWS

Breaking down UBC’s $3.57 billion 2023/24 budget

Non-operating funds have more than doubled in eight years, from $500 million in the 2016/17 budget to $1.1 billion this upcoming year.

By Spencer Izen

Decoding UBC’s international major entrance scholarship

Every year, UBC offers merit-based scholarships to international students based on their academic achievement and extracurricular involvement.

By Himanaya Bajaj

UBC Trans, Two-Spirit and Gender Diverse Task Force releases key recommendations for supporting inclusivity

The task force was formed in March 2020 to create actionable recommendations for UBC leadership on gender identity, gender expression and human rights.

By Bea Lehmann

FEATURES

'She will continue to inspire’: Deb Hope, Ubyssey alum and former Global BC journalist, dies at 67

Besides her journalism skills and anchoring abilities, former Global BC anchor and reporter Deb Hope was known for her laugh — a sentiment that family, colleagues and fans recount when they think of her.

CULTURE

'A tricky place to be': Navigating Canada’s classical music scene with Luka Kawabata

Though Kawabata has paved a way for himself in classical music, receiving recognition is not common for Asian singers.

By Elena Massing

SPORTS + REC

Places to Be: Winter Backcountry Camping in Garibaldi Provincial Park

We began hiking from the Rubble Creek trailhead at 11 a.m. on a Saturday. Wet, heavy snow fell around us as we pulled crampons around our hiking boots and began our ascent.

By Tori Fitzpatrick

SCIENCE

Undergrad research on BC sex ed wins national Map the System competition

On paper, BC’s province-wide sexual education curriculum covers everything from contraception to conflict resolution. But, according to a team of UBC undergraduate researchers, cracks start to show when you look at what’s actually happening in classrooms.

By Tova Gaster

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