As the semester draws to a close, stress is heightened more than ever not only because of academic factors but also through our personal lives as well. With all of these stresses, one of the first things to fall through the cracks for a lot of people is their health and wellbeing.

In this episode, Pauline and Tristan try to unpack what student health means and how differently it looks for everybody. With a guest appearance from Yadu, a former co-host, they discuss if a healthy student really exists in the world of midterms, papers, and final exams prep.

Sometimes the thought of UBC offering an academic course that covers any area of my personal interest sounds way too good. Furthermore, the thought being able to take the initiative to create a course like that and have  students sing up, pay and participate, sounds completely unrealistic-BUT that is not the case!

In this episode, Pauline and Tristan have a conversation with Jemma, who is a facilitator of a Student Directed Seminar (SDS) centered on the social, political, theoretical and philosophical implications of Disney representations. We have an insightful conversation on what it takes to facilitate/be in a SDS here at UBC.

It's that time of the year again when courses start to get to the point where you have to apply what you've learned so far in a collaborative group project. For many of us, the thought of bringing together a bunch of people who at face value, share only the commonality of being in the same course, sounds daunting.

In this episode, Tristan and Pauline have a real talk with Yadu, returning podcast host, about why students dislike partaking in group work. Yes, making plans, to-do lists and Google Docs can help with collaboration, but what happens when all that fails and you're left stranded with group members who lack motivation to put in equal effort?

It's that time of the year again when courses start to get to the point where you have to apply what you've learned so far in a collaborative group project. For many of us, the thought of bringing together a bunch of people who at face value, share only the commonality of being in the same course, sounds daunting.

In this episode, Tristan and Pauline have a real talk with Yadu, returning podcast host, about why students dislike partaking in group work. Yes, making plans, to-do lists and Google Docs can help with collaboration, but what happens when all that fails and you're left stranded with group members who lack motivation to put in equal effort?

In this episode, Pauline & Tristan have an enriching discussion on the significance of Black History Month at UBC and within Canada. They are joined by Nena, a Ghanaian student and Mastercard Scholar, as well as Professor Annette Henry in the Faculty of Education, who heads the David Lam Chair in Multicultural Educaion.

To check-out Nena's on campus Black History Facebook Events:

https://www.facebook.com/events/153657101960002/

In this episode, Pauline & Tristan have an enriching discussion on the significance of Black History Month at UBC and within Canada. They are joined by Nena, a Ghanaian student and Mastercard Scholar, as well as Professor Annette Henry in the Faculty of Education, who heads the David Lam Chair in Multicultural Educaion.

To check-out Nena's on campus Black History Facebook Events:

https://www.facebook.com/events/153657101960002/

As you might expect, partaking in a graduate program is quite different from an undergraduate degree. On this episode, Tristan and Pauline speak with three graduate students about their experiences in their respective programs: Masters of Library and Information Studies, Masters of Political Science, and Masters of Neuroscience.

We hope that this episode helps shed light on what you can expect as you consider heading down the path of a graduate degree.

As you might expect, partaking in a graduate program is quite different from an undergraduate degree. On this episode, Tristan and Pauline speak with three graduate students about their experiences in their respective programs: Masters of Library and Information Studies, Masters of Political Science, and Masters of Neuroscience.

We hope that this episode helps shed light on what you can expect as you consider heading down the path of a graduate degree.

Welocme back to a new and an exciting year!As they say, witih a new year comes new challenges. In this episode, Pauline and Tristan discuss and share various ways on confronting the feeling of demotivation and how we can channel that feeling into a postive mindset for the start of a new semester. 

At a time when students and faculty are extremely busy, it is comforting and optimistic to have conversations centered on self-reflection. In this episode, Pauline and Tristan briefly share their own personal journeys they have experienced from the start of the term to the dawn of the New Year. They are then joined by three guests: Dr. Neil Armitage, a sociology professor, Charles, a 1st year Bachelor of Internationl Economics (BIE) student and Tabby, a 4th year student majoring in Urban Forrestry. Our guests share their own personal growth over the winter 2017 term, giving us insight into their challenges and future endeavors.