The Vilest Rag

This week, host Sophie Clark speaks to Juan Pablo Sastoque Vega , The Ubyssey ’s News Editor, Saba Majd , The Ubyssey ’s Deputy News Editor and Senior Copy Editor about how to vote, municipal governance framework, party and candidate platforms, and why your vote matters.

This week, host Sophie Clark speaks to Suhani Dosanjh, The Ubyssey ’s Community Reporter about the nearly 2 year construction delay of Orchard Commons Childcare Centre and community concerns regarding the necessity for on-campus childcare spaces. This episode previously stated that Anna Dawczyk is a professor. This was wrong — Dawczyk is a lecturer. The Ubyssey apologizes for this error.

In this week's episode of The Vilest Rag, host Sophie Clark, speaks to Quyen Shroeder, the Ubyssey 's Opinion editor, and Maneli Moghbeli, the Ubyssey ’s Deputy Opinion editor on the first iteration of the editorial board, and an inter-faculty student perspective on GenAI’s impact on students.

In this weeks episode, host Sophie Clark, speaks to Juan Pablo Sastoque Vega, the Ubyssey ’s News Editor, and Simon Jian, the Ubyssey ’s governance reporter, on recent updates on UBC's collective agreements, CUPE 2278's vote to strike, and what this means for students. 

This week, host Sophie Clark speaks with The Ubyssey's Sports Editor, Caleb Peterson, about the tumultuous turnover in UBC’s football program, and the changes that need to be made in order to come out on top.

In today's episode, host Sophie Clark speaks to The Ubyssey 's opinion editor, Quyen Schroeder, on the contextual history behind Drédyn Fontana suing the Alma Mater Society and the respective trial.

Claire Donnan, the Ubyssey’s Arts and Culture Editor, on the making of UBC alum Kat Jayme's directorial feature, Naomi Osaka: The Second Set, and it's refreshing take on motherhood.

This week, host Sophie Clark speaks to Juan Pablo Sastoque Vega, The Ubyssey's News Editor, about the Centre for Accessibility's transition from peer notetakers to AI software platform Genio Notes sparks concern from students and faculty.

Welcome to The Vilest Rag. This week, Caleb Peterson speaks to External Politics Columnist Maya Tommasi about career politicians and whether youth politicians bring inherent change.

This week, host Sophie Clark speaks with The Ubyssey's Sports Editor, Caleb Peterson, about playoff shootouts, consolation brackets, and the inspiration behind his USports column.

Welcome to The Vilest Rag. This week, host Sophie Clark speaks with The Ubyssey’s Deputy Sports Editor, Sofia Campanholo, about the FIFA World Cup’s impact and atmosphere on UBC’s campus and in Vancouver.

Welcome to The Vilest Rag. This week, host Sophie Clark speaks with The Ubyssey's Arts and Culture Editor, Claire Donnan, about Vancouver's 32nd iteration of Music Waste and the future of the independent music festival.

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Quyen Schroeder, The Ubyssey's AMS columnist, about who the newspaper will be endorsing in this year's AMS elections.

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Quyen Schroeder, The Ubyssey's AMS columnist, about this year's AMS elections. Video credits:Host: Elena MassingVideo Editor: Saumya KamraVisuals: Ayla CilliersMusic: Aleesha ChaudhryFollow The Ubyssey on:Instagram: @ubyssey.caBluesky: @ubyssey.caSpotify: The Vilest Rag

Welcome back to The Vilest Rag! This week, host Elena Massing seeks with Ayla Cilliers, The Ubyssey's illustrations and print editor, about redesigning our print product after about a decade.

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Caleb Peterson, The Ubyssey’s sports and recreation editor, about women’s hockey and ducks. Also, what is the SJC? Columnist Quyen Schroeder sifts through the archives to find the answer.

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Kyla Flynn, The Ubyssey’s humour editor, about building community and deciding what makes something funny. Also, what is the Great Trek? Columnist Quyen Schroeder sifts through the archives to find the answer.

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Sidney Shaw, The Ubyssey’s photo editor, about birding and leaning into the awkwardness of photojournalism. Also, why are we called the Thunderbirds? Columnist Quyen Schroeder sifts through the archives to find the answer.

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Elita Menezes, The Ubyssey’s research editor, about her long-lost manuscript and her strange affinity for InDesign. Also, why were Ubyssey editors getting kidnapped? Columnist Quyen Schroeder sifts through the archives to find the answer.

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Spencer Izen, The Ubyssey’s deputy managing and opinion editor, about developing a training program and his love for Kathleen Kingsbury. Also, what is the OTEU? Columnist Quyen Schroeder sifts through the archives to find the answer.

This week, Caleb Peterson steps in to interview Elena Massing, The Ubyssey’s features editor, about ice sports, the value of long-form journalism and the Frank Slide. Also, has The Ubyssey really been around since 1918? Columnist Quyen Schroeder sifts through the archives to find the answer. Video credits: Host: Elena Massing Video Editor: Saumya Kamra Visuals: Ayla Cilliers Music: Aleesha Chaudhr...

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Julian Coyle Forst, The Ubyssey’s arts and culture editor, about his deserted island album and what it’s like to do arts reporting as someone who has a background as an artist. Also, who is Mac? Columnist Quyen Schroeder sifts through the archives to find the answer.

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Stephen Kosar, The Ubyssey’s news editor, about how he left childhood film stardom behind to pursue a career in journalism. Also, how did The Ubyssey gain its independence? Columnist Quyen Schroeder sifts through the archives to find the answer.

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Saumya Kamra, The Ubyssey’s managing editor, about finding her way to journalism through photography. Also, how many bottles of pop can the average UBC student drink? Columnist Quyen Schroeder sifts through the archives to find the answer. Hosted by Elena Massing. Edited by Saumya Kamra. Visuals by Ayla Cilliers. Music by Aleesha Chaudhry.

This week, host Elena Massing speaks with Aisha Chaudhry,  The Ubyssey’s  editor-in-chief, about newsroom management and the trials and tribulations of making a vegetarian lasagna from scratch. Also, what’s the deal with our podcast’s name? Columnist Quyen Schroeder sifts through the archives to find the answer. Hosted by Elena Massing. Edited by Saumya Kamra. Visuals by Ayla Cilliers. Music by Al...