The Phoenix News

The Phoenix News is UBC Okanagan’s editorially independent student newspaper in Kelowna, with current music and arts reporting, print and online editions, a newsletter, and The Phoenix Files podcast and video series.

The Phoenix News is the editorially independent student newspaper of the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna. Its official About page identifies it as the Okanagan’s student newspaper since 1989, the official students’ free press of UBC Okanagan and independent from the institution and student governments. The outlet publishes online and released a current print issue dated April 14, 2026. Its site carried current reporting through May 2026 and current original music editorial inside the 180-day activity window. An April article examines K-pop’s musical identity, performance culture, vocal and dance training, pop and hip-hop influences, and the UBCO K-pop Dance Team. A February feature interviews UBCO’s competitive a cappella group about its repertoire, musical direction, rehearsals and performances. The current first-party Phoenix Newsletter archive published through April 2026, and dated issues announce new episodes of The Phoenix Files on the outlet’s YouTube channel and Spotify podcast, supporting current newsletter, podcast and video-editorial formats. The separate Flame page says its first issue is still coming soon, so it receives no current format credit. The About page’s general invitation to submit material and the linked Volunteer Submissions form belong to a student newsroom-contributor workflow. An older 2024 article routes student submissions to an address now labelled for advertising, while the current site exposes staff, editorial and advertising contacts without designating any as an artist, release or organization music-submission route. The public submission policy is therefore not stated and no contact is published. Named staff, all inboxes, the volunteer form’s private fields, phone numbers and street-address details are excluded.

Editorial profile

Outlet type

Publication

Editorial languages

English

Editorial formats

Editorially independent student newspaper, current print newspaper, online publication, music and arts reporting, editorial newsletter, podcast, video editorial, campus reporting, student journalism

Coverage

UBC Okanagan, student life and campus news, music and arts, a cappella and campus music, K-pop and popular music, Kelowna and Okanagan communities

Genres

A cappella, K-pop, pop

Coverage region

UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, Okanagan, British Columbia

Community focus

UBC Okanagan students, UBC Okanagan campus community, student journalists and contributors, Okanagan student community

Services

editorially independent student newspaper, current print newspaper, online publication, music and arts reporting, editorial newsletter, podcast, video editorial, campus reporting, student journalism

Remote services

editorial newsletter, podcast, video editorial

Service territory

UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, Okanagan, British Columbia

Submissions

Submission policy not stated· Last checked July 26, 2026No direct route

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