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January 3, 2024

Things I Wish I Knew: Fall 2023 Roundup

by Christa Agoawike, SASC Educator You asked, and we answered! Below you'll find a recap of all of the anonymous Things I Wish I Knew qu...

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December 21, 2023

What Men’s Circle Taught Me About Community

by Luke Forrester, SASC I glanced at my watch: 6:25pm. Five boxes of fresh pizza filled the room with the smells of late-night movies du...

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June 1, 2020

The SASC Affirms, Unequivocally, That Black Lives Matter

[Content warning for anti-Black violence, police brutality - including names of those victimized by police] The AMS of UBC Vancouver’s S...

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February 19, 2020

SASC Stands with Wet’suwet’en

As an organization which operates on the unceded, traditional, ancestral, and occupied lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (Halkomelem) speaking xʷ...

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December 22, 2019

How to Survive the Holiday Season with Your Conservative Family Members

By Christina Daudlin The holiday season is upon us, which of course means chestnuts roasting by open fires, winter wonderlands, reindeer...

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December 22, 2019

Consent, Sexism and Colonialism in Popular Christmas Songs

By Christina DaudlinOn the day after Halloween (or Remembrance Day if you're lucky), it's safe to say that the music on the radio changes a...

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November 20, 2019

Trans Day of Remembrance

Written by Maren Tergesen, peer-edited by SASC Volunteers and Staff. In November of 1998, Rita Hester lost her life to anti-tran...

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February 13, 2019

Will you be my Platonic-Valentine?

By Maren Tergesen When I was younger, Valentine’s Day signalled two things: corny but endearing cards from friends, and heart-shaped swe...

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February 7, 2019

Emotional Abuse and (Netflix’s) You: Overlooking Emotional Abuse in the Name of Love

Written by: Emily Van Ryn TW: emotional abuse, physical abuse, violence What are you more afraid of?: Emotional Abuse That ro...

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January 11, 2019

January 17th is Denim Day

Written by SASC Volunteer Amy Higgins What’s Denim Day, you ask? Good question. First, a little history (content warning for sexual assa...

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