Sep
15
A Forensic Examination of the War on Fun, Part 2
Posted by: Neal Yonson | September 15, 2009 | 4 Comments
Yesterday, UBC Insiders released a database of Special Occasion Licences (SOLs) granted at UBC that revealed 1 in 5 SOLs granted at UBC were approved by the RCMP despite being in breach of provincial liquor regulations. The overwhelming majority of these events were not student-run. There is another area to explore about how the RCMP […]
Sep
14
A Forensic Examination of the War on Fun, Part 1
Posted by: Neal Yonson | September 14, 2009 | 12 Comments
Last year, former Ubyssey reporter Bryan Zandberg wrote a piece for the Tyee examining whether there was a “War on Fun” at UBC. A year later, the piece is as dated as it is current. Sgt. Dan Wendland is no longer with us at UBC, but his legacy lives on through the policies he implemented. […]
Sep
9
Summer News Recap
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | September 9, 2009 | Comments Off on Summer News Recap
Happy First Week all. Here’s what happened while you were out. On Campus The Student Board of Governors representatives turned over. Tim Blair bids farewell, as Michael Duncan takes his place. Bijan Ahmadian and Alexandra Caldwell (UBC-O) were re-elected for their respective second terms. The University approved a plan to in-fill Totem residence. This was met with surprise […]
Sep
3
St. John Hospice
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | September 3, 2009 | 29 Comments
Last September, in partnership with the Vancouver Hospice Society, the Order of St. John and Vancouver Coastal Health, the Board of Governors passed a partial Board 1 to build a hospice. The building will only cost UBC marginal maintenance costs, the management will be undertaken by VCH, and the building is forfeited to UBC in at […]
Jul
31
Koerner’s Pub Patio Project
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 31, 2009 | Comments Off on Koerner’s Pub Patio Project
At the last GSS Council meeting on July 23, 2009, a plan to expand Koerner’s Pub came up for council approval. However, before it could be dealt with quorum was lost for the third month in a row and no decision could be made. This project has been on the table for quite a while […]
Jul
23
Did The Killers Kill the Liquor at Thunderbird Arena?
Posted by: Neal Yonson | July 23, 2009 | 10 Comments
The new Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre is currently applying for an amendment to their liquor-primary licence. The matter will be coming before Metro Vancouver’s Electoral Area committee for approval this Friday and there seems to be a significant hurdle in the way: as a result of past violations, the RCMP does not support it. Read […]
Jun
21
More from the CIS AGM
Posted by: Neal Yonson | June 21, 2009 | Comments Off on More from the CIS AGM
The Coles notes version of this post was already published: CIS restricts dual membership with NCAA. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), the organization that governs high-performance sport at the post-secondary level, held its Annual General Meeting from June 8-12 in Gatineau, Quebec. When UBC decided to defer its decision on NCAA membership until at least 2010, […]
Apr
20
Want chairs? Perhaps… 99 of them?
Posted by: Neal Yonson | April 20, 2009 | 10 Comments
In case you were unaware, 99 Chairs and Trek Express will be closed for the summer in order to undergo renovations. 99 Chairs is kaput, to be replaced by a White Spot. Pizza Pizza and Timmy’s will be staying put and the sandwich place will get a new name familiar to those in Vanier: Stackables. […]
Sep
24
Two fun promos!
Posted by: Neal Yonson | September 24, 2008 | 2 Comments
Thought I’d drop by to share a couple cool clips. This is from Terry*, an interdisciplinary project at UBC that runs a course (ASIC 200) and an amazing speaker series. The newest branch of the project is Terry Talks, a one-day conference modeled on the popular TED Talks. It’ll bring UBC’s most dynamic students to […]
Sep
11
RBF's triumphant return
Posted by: Neal Yonson | September 11, 2008 | 27 Comments
As you were wandering about campus this week, you might have noticed people strutting about in army fatigues, bright red shirts, and megaphones shouting vaguely about fun, beer, parties, beer, campus life, beer, politics, and beer. These are not drunk Russians left over from the soviet era. Nay, these are the members of the Radical […]