Demonstrators set up Pro-Palestinian encampment at UBC

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Demonstrators have set up an encampment at the University of British Columbia campus to show support for Gaza and Palestinians. In a news release, organizers said they are “calling on the University of British Columbia to divest from Israel’s settler colonial occupation, ethnic cleansing, and genocide of … Read more

UBC tackle, Penn State tight end, Illinois lineman among Canadians selected in NFL Draft

It didn’t happen when Canadian Theo Johnson thought it would, but he landed where he wanted to. The New York Giants selected the Penn State tight end as the seventh pick of the fourth round, No. 107 overall, of the NFL draft on Saturday. Johnson had been projected as a possible second-day selection. “(That) wasn’t … Read more

Bugs in your brownies? University students dish it out in Great UBC Bug Bake Off

If anything was bugging the judges at the University of British Columbia’s baking competition on Tuesday, it wasn’t the ingredients of the dishes. According to the school’s executive chef, there were other issues with submissions to the Great UBC Bug Bake Off, but the insects — including ground mealworms and cricket powder — weren’t among … Read more