Enjoy the Holidays!

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Unwinding Over the Winter

“Pencils down.” The invigilator’s voice resonated in the room, only to be replaced by an eerie hush of silence. That voice in the SRC gymnasium marked my final exam of 2017W Term 1. Yet somehow, I left the exam room with an uneasy feeling in my gut. Sometimes, it can be difficult to feel resolved […]

On Burning Out

On Burning Out The 2016-2017 Winter Session marks the first academic year over the course of my undergrad during which I have not felt like a student. I feel more like a sad, perpetually tired 22 year old slowly sucking the passion, energy, and will to learn from the younger, real students in my classes. […]

Grad Student Diaries: “So, what’s your plan for after graduation?”

Sometime over the course of your time as a student, you’ve probably encountered this: A well-meaning friend/acquaintance/teacher/auntie/barista asks so, what’s your plan for after graduation? Perhaps you answer with pride and certainty, or perhaps you feel a sinking sense of anxiety and impending doom which you express through a meek I’m not sure or Maybe […]

#ProfWalks Feb 6-9 in IKB

#ProfWalks in partnership with Move UBC We have all heard the one about how life is more about the journey than the destination. This is often a lot easier said than done in life and at UBC once we are in the routine of running to classes, seminars, office hours and meetings – not to […]