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Confessions of a former unemployee

Confessions of a former unemployee

By guest contributor on March 20, 2023

The faster you realize you are unemployable, the quicker you can make yourself employable.

Posted in Careers, UBCO Life, Uncategorized | Tagged career planning, degree planning, graduation, motivation, student life, tips | 1 Response

Business spotlight: Grey Hearts Denim

Business spotlight: Grey Hearts Denim

By guest contributor on March 15, 2023

For them, it’s important to ensure that you have a quality piece that fits you well and will last you a lifetime—a piece you can pass down to your kids. With Sean and Paul’s expertise, attention to detail, and care, that’s exactly what you get at Grey Hearts—an opportunity to buy the right piece the first time.

Posted in Health & Wellness, UBCO Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Black History Month, student life, Wellbeing, wellness | 1 Response

Business spotlight: This Space Belongs To You

Business spotlight: This Space Belongs To You

By guest contributor on February 23, 2023

“I wish that queer and IBPOC business owners knew that they can do it too. The system tells us that we can’t and continues to push against us, but we are capable of being in leadership roles. We are capable of building services and businesses and empires in this community.”

Posted in Health & Wellness, UBCO Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Black History Month, student life, Wellbeing, wellness | Leave a response

Ideja’s Declassified School Survival Guide

Ideja’s Declassified School Survival Guide

By guest contributor on January 27, 2023

Navigating university in your first year can be challenging! Here are five things I wish I knew.

Posted in New to UBC, UBCO Life | Tagged student life, tips | 2 Responses

Confessions of a raging bedtime procrastinator

Confessions of a raging bedtime procrastinator

By guest contributor on December 12, 2022

Staying up late to scroll on your phone? Losing sleep? Too many things to do? No time for yourself? This sounds like a classic case of revenge bedtime procrastination.

Posted in Academic, Health & Wellness, UBCO Life | Tagged health, Sleep, student, student life, wellness | Leave a response

Five tips to take the struggle out of your meals

Five tips to take the struggle out of your meals

By guest contributor on December 7, 2022

It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the idea of eating well. The good news is that managing a nutritious diet doesn’t need to be expensive or time-consuming. Here are five tips that you can follow to help your meals better fuel your body. 

Posted in Health & Wellness, UBCO Life | Tagged nutrition, student life, wellness | Leave a response

Four ways to enhance your UBCO experience when on a student budget 

Four ways to enhance your UBCO experience when on a student budget 

By guest contributor on November 16, 2022

I know for myself personally, when it comes to school, I stress over the price. Tuition, books, classes, technology… there’s a price for everything that gets me a degree. At the end of the day, I want to be able to enjoy myself outside of school without feeling the stress of it being costly. Here […]

Posted in UBCO Life | Tagged budget, student discounts, student life | Leave a response

A series of unfortunate events

A series of unfortunate events

By guest contributor on October 6, 2022

Oftentimes small misfortunes are enough to instantly ruin the vibe and can distract from whatever it is you were focused on before. I’ve compiled a list of three unfortunate events and presented solutions that can help you be resilient the next time you experience something similar.

Posted in Health & Wellness, UBCO Life, Uncategorized | Tagged student life | Leave a response

What to do, where to go

What to do, where to go

By guest contributor on August 24, 2022

Some people come into university knowing exactly what they’re going to do with their lives. I relate more with everyone who has come into university with a murkier vision of their final destination. Most of us are looking to better educate ourselves and find out what our future lives as professionals could look like. With this said, I personally have some strategies that I think can help me and many others to at least start the process of “figuring it out”.

Posted in Careers, Health & Wellness, UBCO Life | Tagged career planning, graduation, motivation, student life, wellness | Leave a response

I think I can, I know I can, I don’t have time 

I think I can, I know I can, I don’t have time 

By guest contributor on July 7, 2022

Our generation is overexposed to the world of media. A few clicks present us with endless streams of entertainment. Our preoccupation with school and its never-ending demands provides all the incentive we need to spend the rest of our waking time trying to find some sort of peace.  It’s time to make time for creative outlets instead of getting sucked into our screens.

Posted in UBCO Life | Tagged motivation, student life | 4 Responses

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