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“We were shocked to learn that Professor Tucker was recently abruptly removed from this teaching assignment and are deeply concerned that the decision for the removal relates largely to his advocacy for more learning and discussion about Palestine and Israel. We are aware that the university is being lobbied intensely to silence discussion of what is happening in Gaza, and we strongly suspect that the decision regarding Professor Tucker is linked to his activities in this regard.”

Months after Tucker’s event, the School adopted a new bulletin board policy, stating that posters that contributed to an “uncomfortable environment” would be restricted.

“This Palestine exceptionalism is just not acceptable. To me, the attitude of the school is itself anti-semitic because it implies that to talk about what’s going on in Gaza offends Jews,” another member said.

“There should be a recognition that there’s a diversity of opinion. Don’t stereotype Jews as people who are all expected to have values that are supremacist and racist and who don’t care about the suffering of Palestinians. We find that offensive.”

cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/63506

EML is thrilled to welcome Pierre Friquet, artist and award-winning digital experience designer. Tested at the Paris 2024 Olympics, his latest project, Captain Nemo, aims to use VR to increase ocean literacy, using stunning visuals, immersive soundscapes, and captivating interaction mechanics to illustrate the interdependence of our environment.

Join us in the Pena Room (IKB 301) on November 27th, from 3-4:30, to learn more about this incredible educational resource, as well as Pierre's internationally recognized artistic work!

and I'm a part of that problem

Link: https://github.com/Panopto-Video-DL/Panopto-Video-DL-browser?tab=readme-ov-file

Instructions:

1. Install the TamperMonkey browser extension if you don't have it already

   • Firefox
   • Chrome

2. Install this script from GreasyFork

3. Open a lecture on Panopto, look for this button in the bottom right:

4. A video will open. Download it with ctrl+S

5. watch the lecture offline without having to deal with panopto's bs

Use the videos for yourself, don't upload them anywhere else. UBC will get yo ass if you do

Hey! This is Matcha, the easiest way to meet someone new at UBCV.

Sign up and get matched with another student in your year group across faculties by text every Friday.

Bring your match to Great Dane for a free pastry! :)

Sign up: https://forms.gle/AfFWdUSqqMi9rWBx5

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This post was originally written by u/KareemHassib, who gave the ok to share it here!

The writ has dropped and BC's provincial election is fully underway!

For students living in Vancouver or on-campus but are originally from other regions of BC, you can vote in either your hometown's riding or in your campus/living residence's riding.

For students who are from outside of BC (but still from Canada), as long as you've been a resident of BC for more than 6 months, you can vote!

And because I've seen some confusion about this, although the age of majority in BC is 19, the voting age is 18 for all elections (municipal, provincial, federal).

For those of you voting in Vancouver-Point Grey (which includes UBC, Point Grey, and most of Kitsilano), here’s where we can vote on/near campus:

Early voting:

The Nest (Oct 15-16)

University Golf Club (Oct 10-13, 15-16)

Voting Day (Oct 19):

The Nest

UHill Secondary School

To register to vote go to: https://eregister.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/ovr/welcome.aspx

For a full list of voting locations across BC: https://elections.bc.ca/2024-provincial-election/where-to-vote/

Cheers!

https://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/registration/course-change-dates

Check your course list within the next 2 hours if you haven't already.

Don't get stuck with the course you were planning to toss

Steps:

1. Login to workday
2. Menu > Academics > Registration & Courses > View my courses
3. Drop what you need to

See this post from 2 years ago for more info

https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/comments/xa8doj/free_clipboards/

Some busses load on all 3 doors

• Make 3 lines
• Enter on all 3 doors
• Don't stand in the long line if the other lines are clearing up, move to those doors and enter

Cross posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24881080

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/19034584

When STEM tutorial YouTube channels were “popping off” in the early 2010s, Uytae Lee wondered how he could address the lack of comprehensive videos dedicated to teaching people about their cities.

“If people can make physics so compelling and interesting, surely we can make transit policy interesting,” said Lee, now a UBC journalism adjunct professor.

If you’re a connoisseur of all things local policy, — finding the solution to gentrification, bringing back front yard businesses, considering a non-capitalist approach to housing shortages — you may well have already run into Lee’s work before. He’s the mind behind the YouTube channel About Here. In his corner of the internet, Lee taps into virtually any issue that public buzz is attending to at a given moment.

A collaboration of researchers including UBC scientists have observed gravitational waves from the collision of what is most likely a neutron star and an object likely to be a light black hole, 650 million light-years from Earth.

Location: UBC Robson Sq. C680 HSBC Hall

Join the CS department in a public lecture to learn more about the societal effects and implications for regulations in the development of Generative AI systems from the advancements of machine learning and cloud computing! The panel will include Prof. Lilian Edwards (Newcastle University), Prof. Christopher Millard (Queen Mary University of London), and Prof. Vered Shwartz from UBC Computer Science. For more info on the event and panel keynotes or to register, please visit myCS.

cross-post from parallel community: https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/comments/1bsx1jv

After years of reading the really weird stuff you all do in your free time, we have come to the conclusion that deep down, you are all flawed, generally terrible (but sometimes wonderful) Canada geese.

For this reason, we've decided to rename the subreddit UBC Confessions, and embrace chaos. Get whatever it is off your chest. Just don't be terrible and don't post admissions questions.

Oh, and if you don't like it, go post in r/SFU.

In loving memory of UBC Confessions, I guess.

Sincerely,

🧹Broom Admin