Sarah Nabila

Freelance writer.

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New Cheeze finally opens

After years of hard work, the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) and the Faculty of Applied Sciences officially opened the new Cheeze on Thursday.

The Engineering Student Centre (ESC) totals 10,000 square feet — four to five times bigger than the old Cheeze according to Scott Pidzarko, EUS VP Administration. Pidzarko also noted that this is the first time in years that EUS executives will have offices.

“We used to have our offices in the attic of the old Cheeze. It wasn't really accessibl
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AMS Tutoring Services partners with Vancouver education start-up Helphub

AMS Tutoring Services has partnered with Helphub – a Vancouver-based start-up that liasons between students to tutors – with noticeable results.

HelpHub connects the two parties through instant messaging, phone calls and video calls. The initiative was launched in 2014 and has since been used by students in over 1,200 schools around the world.

The idea for the start-up came in 2013 when CEO Miguel Kudry failed several classes at Douglas College.

“I’ve always been a bad student,” said Kudry. “
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VIFF: Mother (Emma) examines the complexities of family and polygamy in Indonesia

Surrounded by controversial social issues like polygamy and economic turbulence, Mother (Emma) is an eye-opening domestic drama that tells a story about a family through a mother’s perspective. The name itself, Emma', actually means “mother” in Indonesian.

Directed by Indonesian filmmaker Riri Riza, Emma' tells a story through the eyes of Athirah Kalla. She is the mother of Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla. The film was adapted from the novel Athirah, by Alberthiene Endah. Emma' largely fo
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SASC making operational changes to support more students

Beginning this fall, the Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC) has decided to make several operational changes to their support service at UBC. It will soon be extending its operational hours to meet the demand of UBC students for sexual assault consultation.

According to Marina Bochar, outreach director at the SASC, these changes will include extended operational hours and additional supporting staff — changes which will effectively take place in October — and forming partnerships with Vancouve