Virtual Burnout: You Are Not Alone
UBCO students are exhausted at the end of another virtual term during a pandemic. Online burnout is felt significantly more than when school…
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Rachel Macarie - Opinions Editor
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Opinions
Features
Professor Profile: Dr. Jodey Castricano and Critical Animal Studies
With the hope of getting to know our professors more intimately and to learn what they do outside of grading and teaching, The Phoenix start…
Opinions
How Do UBCO Students Feel About Returning to Campus This Fall?
It is not a secret that it has been a tumultuous and unexpected school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced universities to transit…
Opinions
Resist The Structures of Standardized Testing by Resting
In my ENGL 309 class, Modern Critical Theories, we were asked to theorize the concept of testing—as a test. I had never truly considered the…
Features
SUO Candidates in the Hot Seat: Director At Large
The Directors at Large are part of the Board of Directors within the Students’ Union Okanagan (SUO). With four Director at Large positions, …
Arts & Culture
Professor Profile: UBCO’s Tania Willard and BUSH Gallery, A Land-Based Gallery Grounded in Indigenous Knowledges.
With the hope of getting to know our professors more intimately and to learn what they do outside of grading and teaching, The Phoenix start…
Opinions
Honouring Black History as an Ally
As Black History month comes to a close, The Phoenix wanted to express the importance of honouring Black History and engaging in anti-racism…
Campus Life
Spotlight on UBCO’s New Self-Care Club: The Grow n Glow Club
The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped the apparition of new clubs at UBC Okanagan. In fact, in the case of The Grow n Glow Club, the pandemi…
Opinions
Why do Students Procrastinate?
Students procrastinate often. This is not a secret; it is a fact. What is procrastination? By definition, it is “the action of delaying or p…
Opinions
Professor Profile: Dr. Jennifer Gustar and Women Writing Resistance: History's F(r)ictions
It is not a secret that our professors are the pillars of our education. However, it is not often that we as students get to know our instru…
Opinions
Take ‘Rate My Prof’ With a Grain of Salt
The website RateMyProfessors.com, commonly known by students as ‘Rate My Prof,’ is a tool used to determine the effectiveness of particular …
Opinions
Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Students
It is no surprise that students often compare themselves to one another. While the extent of comparison may vary from student to student, st…
Opinions
2021 Won’t Be Drastically Different to 2020—But The Semester Might Be
Students should not get their hopes up about the year 2021 being significantly better than 2020 simply because it is a new year. The global …
Opinions
Proctorio Polices Students
Proctorio is a remote monitoring service advertised as “the world’s first learning integrity platform.” It has been used by many universitie…
Campus Life
Insider’s Scoop on the 2020 By-Elections and SUO: Jose Carvalho
Jose Carvalho is currently on the SUO’s board for Director at Large, as appointed by the board, and was a candidate in the SUO fall 2020 By-…