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SFU vs. UBC: the decades-old rivalry lives on today
February 20, 2017An ongoing, light-hearted feud between my grandfather and I is whose alma mater is better. When I bought him an SFU T-shirt for Christmas, I was pleasantly surprised he didn’t burn it. I was also surprised that when I asked him where this rivalry came from, he wasn’t able to tell me. Despite not knowing why he scoffs at SFU, after a short conversation, it’s evident that he does and probably always will. “I was 35 when I started second year at UBC and being much older than my fellow students, there wasn't much of a bond. I don't remember…
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A hard pill to swallow
January 16, 2017[dropcap]A[/dropcap] 2013 survey conducted by the Canadian Organization of University and College Health found that 90% of students feel overwhelmed by their schedules, and 50% of students reported feeling “hopeless.” All of us experience enormous amounts of stress during our…
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Universities should adopt a uniform grading scale
May 24, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tuart Rojstaczer is not exactly a household name, but he has caused quite a frenzy. A retired professor from Duke University, he has titled himself as “America’s grade inflation czar.” Rojstaczer left his teaching position at Duke to pursue researching…
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Student-faculty romance. Sorry, where’s the problem?
May 9, 2016[dropcap]L[/dropcap]eave it to the UBC administration to consider a means for sexual assault control that’s so shortsighted it’ll leave you questioning the professional competency of the institution. The Globe is currently frolicking in a sticky story that involves potentially ‘legislating…
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Shrum Bowl on Ice
September 14, 2015Thursday night was the annual preseason showcase between the UBC and SFU men’s hockey teams. With a Shrum Bowl unlikely this year, it was a rare occasion to see sports teams from the province’s two biggest universities go head to…
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Shrum Bowl still up in the air
February 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_368" align="alignnone" width="3216"] The Shrum Bowl was last held at Thunderbird Stadium on October 8, 2010. Image Credit: Bai Lin[/caption] If you search the schedule of events for SFU’s 50th Anniversary, you will notice that the Shrum Bowl is…
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University Briefs
January 24, 2015Athletic program brings inner-city kids to UBC Through the program “I’m Going To UBC,” currently in its seventh year, elementary students from East Vancouver got to drop by UBC’s basketball courts for a taste of university life. “It opens their…
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University Briefs
January 11, 2015U of T students aim for infinity, and beyond! The University of Toronto Aerospace Team (UTAT) is reaching for new heights with their latest project: a small-scale spacecraft. Jeffrey Osborne, UTAT president, told The Varsity that the team is designing…
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University briefs
November 21, 2014Student vote to end pop quizzes and early classes Students at Ryerson University are tired of 8:00 a.m. classes and pop quizzes, and they’re hoping to see the end of both unpopular practices. The Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) passed two…
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Universities must prioritize their budgets for existing students
November 17, 2014CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that UBC will increase tuition fees by 20 per cent. Rather, UBC will increase housing fees by 20 per cent. This factual error has now been corrected. Facts are taken from a…
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