The Ubyssey
| The Ubyssey | |
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| Type: | Independent, nonprofit student newspaper |
| Publication frequency: | Bi-weekly |
| Founded: | October 1918 |
| Headquarters: | 2208-6133 University Boulevard, Student Union Building, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 |
| Website: | https://www.ubyssey.ca/ |
The Ubyssey is the student-run newspaper of the University of British Columbia[1]. It is published bi-weekly every other Tuesday[1].
History
UBC saw its first student-run publication in December 1916, which was a monthly magazine called Anon[2][3]. In 1917, the magazine changed its name twice in two months - Anonymous in January, and then Ubicee in February[2][3]. After the Alma Mater Society (AMS) rolled out a mandatory $2 student fee, the Ubicee turned into a weekly newspaper and rebranded as The Ubyssey in October 1918[2]. The Ubyssey operated under the AMS until 1994, when a controversial issue of its bi-annual spoof edition (The Ufeces) caused the paper to be shut down[4][5]. The Ubyssey reemerged as an independent body in 1995, and remains so ever since[4][5].
Structure
The Ubyssey is run by a Board of Directors and an 11-member Editorial Board[6]. The Board of Directors is comprised of the business manager, coordinating editor, alumni representative, treasurer, staff representative, plus five members-at-large[6]. The members-at-large are elected annually through the AMS elections[6]. The Editorial Board comprises of student editors who are elected annually by the staff[6].
The Ubyssey states, "All UBC students are welcome to join the staff of the paper; absolutely no experience is necessary."[1]
Notable Contributors
- Bruce Arthur[1]
- Pierre Berton[1][7]
- Earle Birney[1][7]
- Allan Fotheringham[1][7]
- Sarah Galashan[1]
- Tony Gallagher[1]
- Justin McElroy[1]
- Katherine Monk[1][7]
- Vaughn Palmer[1][7]
- Joe Schlesinger[7]
- John Turner[1][7]
- Michael Valpy[1][7]
- Jeff Wall[8]
- Jon Woodward[1][7]
- Peter Worthington[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 "What's our story?". The Ubyssey. January 4, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 O'Donnell, Thomas (October 16, 2018). "Exposing the Ubyssey: 102 years of lies". The Ubyssey.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The University of British Columbia - Twenty-First Anniversary 1915-1936" (PDF). UBC Library. January 4, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hudes, Sammy (January 25, 2013). "Relations Between Student Unions and University Newspapers Across Canada". The Charlatan.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Livingstone, Emma; O'Donnell, Thomas (October 17, 2018). "Here are some of our favourite Ubyssey stories to celebrate 100 years of hard-hitting journalism". The Ubyssey.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "How we run". The Ubyssey. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Schmidt, Randy (December 6, 2007). "The Ubyssey School of Journalism". UBC News.
- ↑ "Jeff Wall . . . Cartoonist?". Vancouver As It Was: A Photo-Historical Journey. August 31, 2022. no-break space character in
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