By Jonathan Amanatidis, Senior Residence Advisor
The next time you’re at the grocery store, wondering what sounds good for dinner, consider the following top five reasons to go vegetarian (or at least cut down on your meat consumption) today! Continue reading
Don’t know what to eat when you are in a rush to get to classes? Come see a Nurse On Campus for great healthy breakfast ideas that are ideal for those in a rush. Without a protein and carbohydrate filled breakfast, your mind may not be able to keep up with your body! Dieticians of Canada state that breakfast helps to improve concentration, manage weight, and reduce hunger. One quick breakfast that will get your mind in gear is peanut butter and jam on whole wheat bread with a banana. This gives you a grain, a meat alternative and a fruit; 3 out of 4 food groups from the Canada Food Guide.
Whether you have already had sex or not, this is a topic for you. If you haven’t had sex, how do you know when you will be ready? You don’t need to have sex to be intimate with another person. There is more to sex than just having it. Are you emotionally ready? Do you know how to prevent the spread of STI’s? Condoms are great and dental dams are an excellent way to prevent STI’s when having oral sex. And, did you know that a person cannot give consent to sexual contact when intoxicated? Continue reading
How do you feel about yourself, your accomplishments and your mistakes? Did you know that poor self-esteem can negatively impact your physical and mental health? Health Canada states people with high self-esteem are secure and confident because they view their abilities positively and thus have a tendency to take care of themselves. While those with low self-esteem tend to do things that are not good for their health because they don’t feel worthwhile. Do you ever wonder how people cope with a break-up or a bad grade? Likely it is positive self-esteem. Come by to visit a Nurse On Campus to learn more about self-esteem
Struggling with your courses? Not getting the grades you want? Not sure how to study? Are your courses stressing you out? Did you know that stress can impact your health, both mentally and physically? Continue reading
Your 6th Roommate by Kacper Wardynski, Residence Advisor
There are many rules in the Residence Contract, and surely there are many ways to bend them, but if you keep reading I will let you in on how to break the most important rule:
3.21 Pets and Guide Animals
Residents are not permitted to keep pets or animals in the accommodation or on the residence property, even temporarily.
There is one small exception to this rule, but please keep it a secret; you can have a pet in a container, as long as this is a kind of animal that will not survive outside the container. The first thing that probably comes to mind is a fish. But fish are boring. They swim. They eat. That’s about it; unless your fish is a shark. “Pet Sharks” as they are commonly known, are not real sharks, but fish in disguise. They look like miniature sharks and can be purchased for roughly $10 at any pet store (not including the tank, but they’re freshwater fish so that won’t be too expensive). Common species are Bala Sharks, Red Tailed Sharks and Black Sharks.
You might want to consider an Axolotl. This aquatic critter looks like a mix of a newt and a Pokemon, and the albino breeds make good pets. You just feed them some ground beef and salad, or to mix it up you can buy them mealworms or dried fruit. Care is fairly simple, feed and clean. Cleaning is fairly simple, pour out water and scrub the tank, but buying an automatic filtration system does most of that for you.
But if you’re the kind of person that’s too busy to invest time in the care of a pet but want to liven up your living room, get an aquatic snail.
The University is participating in ShakeOut BC on October 20 at 10:20 a.m. and would like everyone on campus to practice “Drop, Cover and Hold” and learn what to do in the event of an earthquake. ShakeOut BC is the largest earthquake drill in Canadian History. Earlier this year, more than 470,000 people participated in the first ShakeOut BC. The drill will be on the third Thursday of October annually.
Even though there haven’t been large earthquakes along the coast in recent years, small earthquakes happen often. More than 1,200 are recorded each year across the province.
For more information on how to participate in ShakeOut BC and emergency preparedness, visit www.riskmanagement.ubc.ca
By Johanna Webber, Residence Life Manager
It’s great to see so many students using the new spaces in the Commonsblock. Here are some updates for you about the space. Continue reading
by Roshni D’Souza
What kind of building can 37 million dollars buy you? The most sustainable, innovative and high performance building in North America also known as the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). If you haven’t yet checked out this gem at UBC, there is no better time than the present. Continue reading
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