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The Ubyssey @ubyssey.ca · Nov 26
The review comes after a provincial post-secondary funding review was quietly shelved, and the federal government’s recently passed budget included plans to further cut the number of new international students across Canada by nearly 50 per cent.

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B.C. student unions reject new provincial post-secondary review as ‘too short, too opaque’
The review comes after a provincial post-secondary funding review was quietly shelved, and the federal government’s recently passed budget included plans to further cut the number of new international...
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The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! is a Russian romantic comedy that is equal parts silly drunken misunderstandings, reflections on how deeply the transitory nature of time is felt on New Year’s Eve and the reminder of how fate can change our lives suddenly.

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Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: The Irony of Fate is a Soviet solstice classic
The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! is a Russian romantic comedy that is equal parts silly drunken misunderstandings, reflections on how deeply the transitory nature of time is felt on New Year’s E...
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December 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Bluntly-titled, Hot Frosty follows a widowed diner owner who wraps a magic scarf around the neck of a ripped snowman, not knowing he would come to life and bring joy to the small town.

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Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Hot Frosty is a movie about a sexy snowman come to life, and it’s good, actually
Bluntly-titled, Hot Frosty follows a widowed diner owner who wraps a magic scarf around the neck of a ripped snowman, not knowing he would come to life and bring joy to the small town.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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UBC came to the conclusion that the way to increase student morale was simple: host a campus-wide talent show inspired by everyone's glory years — elementary school!

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'UBC's Got Mediocrity' is a morale-building showcase of diverse student talent
After sitting down with relevant experts in student engagement, UBC came to the conclusion that the way to increase student morale was simple: host a campus-wide talent show inspired by everyone's glo...
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December 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Is there anything more quintessentially suburban/middle class/North American in December than your parents powering down your Wii and telling you to “log off that game already,” only to turn on those relaxing, soothing, mind-numbing flames for hours on end?

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Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Fan the flames of holiday frenzy with The Yule Log
Is there anything more quintessentially suburban/middle class/North American in December than your parents powering down your Wii and telling you to “log off that game already,” only to turn on those ...
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December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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It’s a regular afternoon for Nazreen Cameron as she prepares roti and chicken curry in her kitchen, when she gets the sudden urge to check her phone.

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‘This will be with me forever’: UBC custodial worker Nazreen Cameron receives 2025 President’s Service Award
Cameron is a building service worker in custodial services with UBC Facilities, and is one of five recipients of the 2025 President’s Service Awards for Excellence. The top honour presented to staff a...
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December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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“The first time someone saw me, they screamed … they called me an ‘abominable snowman.’ It really hurt.”

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Ralph the Yeti's climate activism begins with journey towards belonging at UBC
Ralph’s journey to UBC, similarly, hasn’t been easy — people are afraid of the unknown, but we at The Ubyssey tell the important stories. It is my honour to be the first person to interview Ralph the ...
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December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Students will be forced to opt into the UBC Battle Pass as a part of their student fees, effective at the start of the new term, Jan. 5, 2026.

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UBC launches new student battle pass, XP system and more
To capitalize on this totally new, epic gamer trend, students will be forced to opt into the UBC Battle Pass as a part of their student fees, effective at the start of the new term, Jan. 5, 2026.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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The sets at Shindig, the annual Battle of the Bands hosted by CiTR/Discorder Magazine, spanned genres and aesthetics that drew in a crowd of all demographics.

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Chopping Spree, Plotting and Kers shake up Shindig 2025
The sets at Shindig, the annual Battle of the Bands hosted by CiTR/Discorder Magazine, spanned genres and aesthetics that drew in a crowd of all demographics.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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UBC recently sent 14 students, staff and faculty — some attending in-person and others virtually — to COP30, held in Belém, Brazil from Nov. 10 to 22.

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UBC sends delegates to a ‘disappointing’ COP30
UBC recently sent 14 students, staff and faculty — some attending in-person and others virtually — to COP30, held in Belém, Brazil from Nov. 10 to 22.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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On the last day of classes, hundreds of students gathered on Wreck Beach for the Calendar's annual polar bear swim. Here are photos from the catharsis.

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The polar bear swim 2025
On the last day of classes, hundreds of students gathered on Wreck Beach for the Calendar's annual polar bear swim. Here are photos from the catharsis.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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On the heels of their annual provincial lobbying trip, AMS executives said their campaign for pushing student-run food bank grants and voicing concerns for the provincial post-secondary education review went “quite successfully.”

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AMS pleased by results of provincial lobbying trip
On the heels of their annual provincial lobbying trip, AMS executives said their campaign for pushing student-run food bank grants and voicing concerns for the provincial post-secondary education revi...
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December 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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This holiday season, UBC has generously decided to give students and faculty the biggest gift of all — learning — which is why all finals will be scheduled on Dec. 25, effective immediately.

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UBC moves all exams to Dec. 25, 'learning is the biggest gift of all'
This holiday season, UBC has generously decided to give students and faculty the biggest gift of all — learning — which is why all finals will be scheduled on Dec. 25, effective immediately.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Emily Tang has loved governance since long before she got involved with UBC’s Graduate Student Society. She thinks her passion started in elementary school, when she was involved in student council. But politics aren't everything to the master’s student.

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Emily Tang brings passion and jokes to the Graduate Student Society
Emily Tang has loved governance since long before she got involved with UBC’s Graduate Student Society. She thinks her passion started in elementary school, when she was involved in student council. B...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Every season of Gilmore Girls has one dedicated holiday episode and every rewatch, I reconfirm my opinion that season 2, episode 10 “The Bracebridge Dinner” is the best of them.

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Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Björk, sleigh rides and snowbound drama make “The Bracebridge Dinner” the best Christmas episode of Gilmore Girls
Every season of Gilmore Girls has one dedicated holiday episode and every rewatch, I reconfirm my opinion that season 2, episode 10 “The Bracebridge Dinner” is the best of them.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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This holiday season, I was hoping for more Muppet-induced joy. But with Letters to Santa, that spark just wasn’t present the way it had been in the past.

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Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa has too little time and not enough Muppet
This holiday season, I was hoping for more Muppet-induced joy. But with Letters to Santa, that spark just wasn’t present the way it had been in the past.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Nearing the end of the fourth quarter, UBC held a slim lead against the UBCO Heat — but with 52 seconds left, a foul call would seal their defeat, sending the 'Birds to their third straight loss.

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Foul trouble dooms T-Birds in one-point loss to Heat
Nearing the end of the fourth quarter, UBC held a slim lead against the UBCO Heat — but with 52 seconds left, a foul call would seal their defeat, sending the 'Birds to their third straight loss.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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The Board of Governors voted to increase tuition fees by two per cent for domestic students and between two and four per cent for international students at their last meeting of 2025.

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Governors approve tuition increase for next year
The Board of Governors voted to increase tuition fees by two per cent for domestic students and between two and four per cent for international students at the last board meeting of 2025.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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The inaugural Black Graduate Spotlight Initiative symposium was held Nov. 7, hosted in the Graduate Life Centre in Thea Koerner House.

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Inaugural Black Graduate Spotlight Initiative symposium connects Black-focused research to community
The inaugural Black Graduate Spotlight Initiative symposium was held Nov. 7, hosted in the Graduate Life Centre in Thea Koerner House. The symposium was held for six award recipients to share their wo...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother is the Museum of Anthropology’s latest exhibition featuring work from artist Jaad Kuujus–Meghann O’Brien, a weaver of Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish descent.

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Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother melds tradition and technology at the MOA
Jaad Kuujus: Everyone Says I Look Like My Mother is the Museum of Anthropology’s latest exhibition featuring work from artist Jaad Kuujus–Meghann O’Brien, a weaver of Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw and Irish de...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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In the Room details the stories of five Afghan women, each with their own experiences living under the rule of the Taliban.

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In the Room is a cautionary tale well told
In the Room details the stories of five Afghan women, each with their own experiences living under the rule of the Taliban.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Protesters indicated further disruptions will continue unless UBC commits to divestment — but the university says it's already been communicating its progress on a "human rights framework" for responsible investment.

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University has little to say after pre-exam divestment protest halts traffic, transit
Protesters indicated further disruptions will continue unless UBC commits to divestment — but the university says it's already been communicating its progress on a "human rights framework" for respons...
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December 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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At this point in the year, all of UBC’s varsity sports have played their last games of 2025. With the courts, rinks and fields going silent until January, our Sports + Rec team is here to recount how each varsity team has performed thus far.

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The Ubyssey sports team’s end-of-term report
At this point in the year, all of UBC’s varsity sports have played their last games of 2025. With the courts, rinks and fields going silent until January, our Sports + Rec team is here to recount how ...
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December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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ADAM SANDLER, have you watched Eight Crazy Nights on Crave? Have you sat down with a bucket of popcorn to enjoy it? Did you laugh at the movie? Did it live up to your expectations?

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Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide: Eight Crazy Nights is the second worst thing to happen to the Jewish People in the past two centuries
ADAM SANDLER, have you watched Eight Crazy Nights on Crave? Have you sat down with a bucket of popcorn to enjoy it? Did you laugh at the movie? Did it live up to your expectations?
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December 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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The future of the Friendlier reusable container pilot program is up in the air after months of negative feedback, lower-than-expected return rates and concerns about its financial and environmental impacts.

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AMS Council weighs scrapping reusable container program after mixed results
The future of the Friendlier reusable container pilot program is up in the air after months of negative feedback, lower-than-expected return rates and concerns about its financial and environmental im...
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December 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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His knowledge transcends the boundaries of what could conceivably be known. Or, at least, his voice makes you consider smacking him with a chair.

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Oswald Flan is campus's most illustrious academic-maxxer
I, like many others, have failed in the quest for academic success. In my quest to reclaim my title as Academic Weapon, I had to go to my worst enemy: the kid who sat next to me in ENGL 348.
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December 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM