The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...
In the school year of 2004-2005, there are officially 20 teams:
Alpine Skiing (m/w)
Baseball
Basketball (m)
Basketball (w)
Cross Country (m/w)
Cheerleading
Debating (m/w)
Field Hockey (w)
Football
Golf (m)
Golf (w)
Ice Hockey (m)
Ice Hockey (w)
Nordic Skiing (m/w)
Rowing (m/w)
Rugby (m)
Rugby (w)
Soccer (m)
Soccer (w)
Swimming (m/w)
Track (m/w)
Volleyball (m)
Volleyball (w)
See also Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. ...
UBC, along with Pacific Spirit Regional Park and the residential community of University Hill form the University Endowment Lands.
In 2001/2002, UBC had one of the lowest undergraduate tuition rates in Canada, at an average of $2,181 CAD per year for a full-time program.
Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre: when unused during final exam periods (December and May), hundreds of chairs and tables are placed inside for students to take tests.
At the same CIAU championships, the western champion UBCThunderbirds executed another first in that by defeating the Sherbrooke University team they were winners of the National Junior (under 21) championship.
UBC qualified for the nationals when it earlier won the western open title by defeating the top teams of Alberta, BC and Washington state.
The fact this UBC team was the first to initiate this metamorphosis and the resulting impact not only at UBC but provincially and nationally, has to rank as important as its victories on the court this season.
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