University of British Columbia Vancouver

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University of British Columbia Vancouver
View of UBC campus (February 2010).jpg
Coordinates: 49°15′54″N123°14′31″W / 49.265°N 123.242°W / 49.265; -123.242
CountryCanada
Province British Columbia
Regional District Greater Vancouver
Government
   MP Joyce Murray
   MLA David Eby
Area
[1]
  Total402 ha (993 acres)
Population
[2]
  Estimate 
(2017)
23,000
  Daytime Population
80,000
Website ubc.ca/vancouver

The University of British Columbia Vancouver (abbreviated as UBC Vancouver) is the main campus of the University of British Columbia, located on the Point Grey Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada.

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The campus is home to close to 55,000 undergraduate and graduate students. [3] The 402-hectare (993-acre) campus is also home to a numerous residential housing developments that were built by UBC in conjunction with private developers. [4] The campus is adjacent to, but not part of, the City of Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands. [5] [6]

Housing

Private residential neighbourhoods

The following residential neighbourhoods are situated on UBC's campus: [7]

Student housing

There are numerous student housing residences throughout UBC's campus. These residences serve varying demographics. For example, some serve just first-year students, while others serve students with families and visiting scholars.

First-year housing

  • Place Vanier
  • Totem Park
  • Orchard Commons

New and returning student housing

  • Ritsumeikan–UBC House
  • Walter Gage

Upper-year and graduate housing

  • Fairview Crescent
  • Marine Drive
  • Iona House
  • Brock Commons Tallwood House
  • Fraser Hall
  • Ponderosa Commons
  • Thunderbird
  • Acadia Park
  • Green College
  • St. John's College
  • Exchange
  • tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬ (The Houses of the Ones Belonging to the Saltwater)

Campus academic facilities

Student Union Building (SUB)

The SUB is home to most of the student clubs at UBC, as well as UBC Food Services (which include fast food services such as A&W and Starbucks), a Travel Cuts location, a salon, both a bar and a pub, a movie theatre, and other student services. It is owned and operated by the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia.

Museums and galleries

There are also several museums and performing arts theatres on campus, including the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, the Frederic Wood Theatre, and the Chan Centre.

Sports and recreation

There are many sports facilities located on the UBC campus. UBC's sports teams are called the UBC Thunderbirds and they play at various locations on campus, including War Memorial Gym, Thunderbird Stadium, UBC Aquatic Centre and Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre. The Student Recreation Centre (REC) is home to intramural sports for students.

2010 Winter Olympics

For the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre was replaced by a newer building, named the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. Demolition of the old arena began in April 2006 and the arena opened on July 7, 2008. The new structure houses three ice rinks, with the main rink accommodating 6,800 spectators. [8]

Economy

Film industry

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Wind Chill filming on location at the UBC campus
Chan Centre at UBC as "The 4400 Center" during filming of The 4400 4400Ctr2.jpg
Chan Centre at UBC as "The 4400 Center" during filming of The 4400
Fringe filming at UBC Fringe Filming UBC.jpg
Fringe filming at UBC

Because many films require university scenes, the campus area is a desirable filming location. Combined with the fact that the Vancouver area is the third-largest film production centre in North America, this has made UBC a popular location for many productions. Production companies that wish to shoot on-campus must pay a fee to the university, which goes to the film and theatre departments[ citation needed ].

Some notable movies and television shows shot on campus include:

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