Fiona Sjaus

2024/25 Features Editor at @ubyssey.ca [email protected] || [email protected]

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At least 51 people have been killed and dozens injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, the interior minister says https://t.co/yLtUfObMN4

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Protest u Srbiji svetskim medijima udarna vest: Navode da građani protestuju zbog represije i korupcije https://t.co/H6UQiq4QN3

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With graduation approaching, seminar coordinator Aatisha Avasthi hopes being a student educator can inform a career where she can continue to explore the pedagogies she is experimenting with. Features Senior Staff Reporter Shubhreet Dadrao has the story.

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For global resource systems student & artist Naomi Leung, their art is a space to centre their experiences and reflect. Ubyssey contributor Krishna Narayanan sat down with Leung to learn about how their creative process and climate advocacy intersect.

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Kwagiulth Hereditary Chief and UBC alumnus Bill Wilson died on January 24 “surrounded by love,” his daughter Jody Wilson-Raybould wrote on X. The Ubyssey spoke with UBC Indigenous legal studies student Kristofer Charlebois about Wilson's life and legacy.

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INTERVIEW CALL-OUT: The Ubyssey is looking to speak to students who have experienced medical emergencies in UBC residence for an article about residence safety and policy. For more details please email [email protected]. Anonymity can be discussed on a case-by-case basis.

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“Interdisciplinarity is not easy, but it's the way forward," said UBC honorary degree recipient and geography scholar Dr. Rosemary Ommer. Read about her career in our latest Our Campus today, written by our Managing Editor, Mahin E Alam.

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The Nest was evacuated on October 28, 2024 after what was later revealed to be reports of an armed man. The threat’s status wasn’t initially known by evacuees, igniting calls for UBC & the AMS to develop more appropriate & robust emergency plans.

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.@harrisauthor: Viewed from so far still sovereign Canada, identifying Trump’s worst picks to help run his government is difficult.

They range from unqualified to deranged. Together they bode massive disruption, bound to roil our own reality here.

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Nocturne, this year’s creative non-fiction supplement, is here!

This collection of personal essays and poetry explores various interpretations of nighttime. Check it out on our website or pick up a copy at a newsstand on campus now!

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Last night, AMS Council voted to remove VP Academic and University Affairs Drédyn Fontana six months into his term, effective immediately.

Read more here: https://t.co/qXAUGZipbd

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INTERVIEW CALL-OUT: were you at Lollapalooza at UBC in 1992/93? Myself and @Ubyssey writers Stella and Trinity want to interview you for a long-form historical feature on the cultural significance of the festival being held on campus! For more details, email [email protected]

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Ahead of the final voting day, Vancouver-Point Grey candidates gathered in the Life Building's Norm Theatre for a debate hosted by the AMS and moderates by The Ubyssey.

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How has David Eby served students as premier? I (@FionaSjaus) delve into this in @UbysseyFeatures’s latest long-form piece for @Ubyssey’s provincial election issue out now on all campus news stands — don’t forget to vote!

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Our senior staff writer Caleb is writing a long-form feature on how students interact with campus influencers. Have some thoughts on influencer culture at UBC? Fill out this form to share them for the piece!

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The Ubyssey is at @UBC's Imagine Day! Come visit us in Zone 4 near MacMillan to learn about how we operate and how to get involved! 💙

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Leader Kevin Falcon suspended his party's campaign and urged 'all free-enterprise voters to come together' to defeat the NDP. Read more. https://t.co/XqODxEBZOh

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.@FionaSjaus wrote about how activism, law enforcement and free press converge on Canadian university campuses as Palestinian solidarity encampments conclude nationwide. https://t.co/7RorUQs2Uz

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INTERVIEW CALL-OUT: we’re looking for UBC students who have any thoughts about their experiences with Jump Start — its role in their university experience, whether it compromised finances, why they may or may not have attended etc. Email [email protected] for details.