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Fiona Sjaus
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2024/25 Features Editor at @ubyssey.ca
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Little has been said about post-secondary education this election. But students themselves are paying attention.
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What Post-Secondary Students Want this Election | The Tyee
They fear US-style deportations for political expression and want federal funding to fix higher ed’s deficit ‘crisis.’
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April 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Communist ideologies are gaining momentum on Canadian university campuses — what does that shift look like at UBC? Contributor Kylie Xi & Features Editor Fiona Sjaus talked to UBC students and experts to find out.

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‘A genuine rejection of the system’: Why communist ideology is rising at UBC
Communist ideologies are gaining momentum on Canadian university campuses — what does that shift look like at UBC?
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April 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Two months-long student encampments, a student referendum, a two-day student strike and a 12-day student hunger strike have not persuaded the University of British Columbia’s board of governors to denounce Israel’s military response and divest from the institution’s financial ties to the country.
Did Divestment Protests Succeed at UBC? | The Tyee
Students have fought hard to get UBC to divest from Israel. In response, the university has promised a ‘human rights framework.’
thetyee.ca
April 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Back on the road, we zipped past Victorian-era cottages, taking in the scenery, writes contributor Nazanin Sadoughian and features editor Fiona Sjaus. Read our latest Places to Go on Bath, England.

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The road to Bath knows no present
We were experiencing Bath looking from the outside in.
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March 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Last Friday, about two-dozen protesters called from outside the locked and guarded Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre for UBC to divest from companies they say are complicit in genocide and human rights abuses in Gaza and the West Bank.

Read more here:

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Divestment protest held outside March Board of Governors meeting
As UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG) met in the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre to approve the university’s 2025/26 budget last Friday, a group of about two-dozen protesters called on the BoG from outside th...
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April 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Every year, The Ubyssey breaks down the 60+ page document that is UBC's annual admissions and enrolment report.

Here’s a summary of some of the information filed for UBC’s 2024/25 academic year.

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UBC’s 2024/25 enrolment report shows fewer applicants, higher admission rates
Each year, UBC compiles and releases a report on student admission, enrolment and retention rates. The Ubyssey, in accordance, annually breaks down that 60+ page document for our readers. Here’s a sum...
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April 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Many organizations posted in solidarity with the AMS-endorsed, two-day strike for Palestine this past week.

Despite Campus Security at times restricting The Ubyssey's press freedom, we reported on the events that occurred across the two days.

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Two-day strike for Palestine sees bus loop blocked, Koerner Library occupied
As students filtered into UBC on March 24 and 25 they were met with the booming chants — and at times songs — of pro-Palestine protesters.
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March 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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This year, 17.4 per cent of eligible students voted in the 2025 AMS Elections, marking a drop in turnout compared to 2023 and 2024, according to a voting report sent to The Ubyssey by AMS Elections.

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AMS election sees high abstention rates, varied voter turnout
This year, 17.4 per cent of eligible students voted in the 2025 AMS Elections ballot, marking a drop in turnout compared to 2023 and 2024, according to a voting report sent to The Ubyssey by AMS Elect...
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March 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Year after year, TransLink ridership data indicates routes to UBC carry the highest passenger volumes in the region — so how will TransLink ensure future funding models consider commuter student needs? writes contributor Amardeep Bains.

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Is it time to hop off? How cuts to TransLink could impact commuter students
Year after year, TransLink ridership data indicates routes to UBC carry the highest passenger volumes in the region — so how will TransLink ensure future funding models consider commuter student needs...
ubyssey.ca
March 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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The national and local Conservatives have reportedly been at odds at times over candidate selection.

But what is unique with this #CdnElxn2025 is the number of candidates who were seemingly chosen in spite, or because, of their proximity to controversy or extreme views. Christopher Holcroft writes.
Extremist Candidates Welcomed on Poilievre’s Team | The Tyee
Radical views, including ties to JD Vance, seem to offer an edge instead of a barrier to being selected.
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March 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Despite five years of police in schools coverage, I'd never asked: how many B.C. school districts have School Liaison Officers? How do they work? What are students rights?

Part 1 of @thetyee.ca two-part cops in explainer covers the basics. Next week: the controversies. thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...
Police in Schools in BC: An Explainer | The Tyee
Why do some districts have them, and some don’t? What, exactly, do they do? We dig in.
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March 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM